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Newseum's Media Frenzy

"The content of the interactive museum, which has the media as its message..."

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Notable People

"The stories of a few of these PEs-both past and present-are a tribute to the broad spectrum of professional engineering's achievements..."

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Baltimore Convention Center Expansion

"Despite a tight site, an addition tripled the size of the center..."

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The Shanghai World Financial Center

"Welding Brillant Architecture To Imaginative Engineering..."

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A More Perfect Union

"Established to promote greater public understanding of the United States Constitution..."

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Leaning High-Rise Buildings

"What nature accidentally did to a famous tower in Italy, engineers are doing intentionally to create a new visual dimension in architecture...."

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Bellevue Hospital Ambulatory Care Pavilion, Architectural Record, Oct. 2006

"An estimated 10,000 people walk through the entrance to New York City's Bellevue Hospital every day..."

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Morimoto, Architectural Record, Sept. 2006

"...A nearly two-story-high water wall, angled off the plan's orthogonal lines, plunges....

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Bellevue Hospital Ambulatory Care Pavilion, Metals in Construction, Fall 2006

"A Glazed Pavilion Fuses Technique and Expression..."

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New York Hall of Science Addition, Metals in Construction, Spring 2006

"A Steel Structure Becomes Part of the Exhibit..."

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Design of Shanghai Skyscraper Altered, Civil Engineering News, December, 2005

"The distinctive opening at the top of the Shanghai World Financial Center has been reconfigured from a circle to a trapezoid..."

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AIG Tower - Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable Development, Building Journal Hong Kong China, Oct, 2005

"Different from the configuration of conventional buildings in Hong Kong..."

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Hall of Science - Innovative Project is Steel Showcase and Learning Center, New York Construction, Sept, 2005

"The $50 million, 55,000 sq.-ft. center expands on the museum's original building, built for the 1964 World's Fair, with an exposed steel frame that illustrates concepts of structural design..."

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SUNY-Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, New York Construction, August, 2005

"Construction on the $88 million, 290,000 sf, Buffalo Life Sciences Complex will finish on schedule..."

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New York Hall of Science - Architectural Record, May, 2005

"In a quest to bring the Hall of Science into the 21st century, the facility needed to expand its display, service,and administrative spaces for $55 million..."

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Clinton Presidential Center, Civil Engineering, March, 2005

"Situated winthin a new 28-acre recreational park, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center serves as the anchor for the vibrant River Market district..."

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Shanghai Tower, ENR, Jan, 2005

"The concrete mat for the planned 492-meter-tall Shanghai World Financial Center, on deck to become the world's second tallest building, is set to be completed next month..."

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National Constitution Center, Civil Engineering, May, 2004

"The design of the National Constitution Center relies on an elaborate frame of interconnected steel systems to achieve its bold structural form..."

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Bellevue Hospital Center, NYCN, March 2003

"New face for oldest hospital in the country..."

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Espirito Santo Plaza, Miami, FL, Structural Engineering International, Feb. 2003

"Espirito Santo Plaza, the newest addition of the Miami skyline..."

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Prada-Soho, 2002 Award of Merit, NYCN

"With the objective of creating a new shopping experience for Prada, a renowned fashion retailer, the project team for the Prada-Soho faced an onslaught of challenges..."

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Miho Museum, ENR, Oct. 2001

"Proposed 500-meter-tall tower in Shanghai readying to restart...

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Espirito Santo Plaza, Civil Engineering, October 2001

"The sloping face and graceful parabolic arch of the Espirito Santo Plaza..."

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Publix on the bay, Structural Engineer, July 2000

"With residents clamoring for a bigger, more modern grocery store, the City of Miami Beach, Fla. purchased a 1.92 acre property at 20th street..."

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495 West Street, New York Times, May, 1999

"11-Story, 9-Unit condo being built on West St..."

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Publix supermarket, Building Design & Construction, May 1999

"Steel facilitates construction of distinctive structures at a Miami Beach supermarket..."

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Publix Supermarket, Architecture, March 1999

"This season's most popular addition to the already edgy status quo is a supermarket, of all things..."

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Miho Museum, architecture, Jan. 1998

"I.M. Pei's modular space frame for the Miho Museum in Japan makes the most of an earthbound site..."

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The Miho Museum Bridge, Structure Magazine, 1998

"A harmonius union of aesthetic and technical considerations, the Miho Museum Bridge was designed as the processional entrance to the Miho Museum in Shiga-raki, Japan..."

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Baltimore Convention Center, Modern Steel Construction, September 1997

"Despite a tight site, an addition tripled the size of the center..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, AISC

"Overlooking Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland's North Coast Harbor, this bold new landmark is comprised of five main elements..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Modern Steel Construction, April 1997

"Rising boldly from the shores of Lake Erie - with part of the building actually extending out above the water - the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a vital part of the new cultural and recreational area being developed along the Cleveland waterfront..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Architectural Record, Nov. 1995

"Cleveland rocks..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Building Design & Construction, Oct. 1995

"Unusual requirements challenged the designers and builders of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Incorporating exposed structural steel extensively, the project utilizes bowstring trusses to support its sloped glass wall..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Progressive Architecture, Feb 1995

"Raising Rock's Reliquary..."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ENR, Oct. 1994

"The Sculptural house that rock built..."

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Puerta de Europa, Modern Steel Construction, May, 1991

"What nature accindentally did to a famous tower in Italy, engineers are doing intentionally to create a new visual dimension in architecture..."

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Bank of China, Architectural Record, Jan. 1991

"The new Bank of China Tower, designed by I.M. Pei & Partners and located in the center of Hong Kong, is the tallest building in Asia..."

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San Jose Convention Center, Arch. Record, 1990

"The 1.1-million-square-foot convention center establishes an actual and symbolic bridge between San Jose's business district and the future developments..."

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Leslie E. Robertson - Man of the Year, ENR, Feb. 1989

"He has a synthesizing mind, a creative mind. He can be challenged endlessly. But at the bottom line, the man is a genius..."

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The Bank of China, ENR, Oct. 1988

"Streching the art of composite structures..."

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San Jose Convention Center, ENR, July 1988

"Unusual arched roof for San Jose convention center creates a new landmark..."

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University of Iowa, Iowa Architect, 1986

"This fall marks the start of classes in the recently completed College of Law building on the southern edge of campus..."

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The Bank of China, Architectural Record, September 1985

"The Bank of China Building in Hong Kong is a stunning example of the logic of eccentricity..."

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AT&T Headquarters: Culmination of a Life's Work, Modern Steel

"A striking departure from the "glass-box" design of many high-rise office buildings is evidenced in the new $110-million AT&T corporate headquarters..."

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