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William J. Faschan

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WILLIAM J. FASCHAN
P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, M. Eng.


Education

Cornell University, Master of Eng. (Civil), 1978 Cornell University, B.S. with distinction, 1977




Professional Experience

A partner at LERA since 1987, Mr. Faschan joined the firm in 1978. Mr. Faschan has been involved in the structural design of the entire spectrum of building types ranging from high-rise buildings to long-span structures.


Professional Licenses

Professional Engineer - New York. Licensed or eligible in all 50 states. N.C.E.E.
Structural Engineer - California
Civil Engineer-CA. Licensed or eligible in all 50 states.


Honors and Awards

Cited by Engineering News Record as one of "Those Who Made Marks in the Construction Industry" in 1989 for his work on Meyerson Symphony Center, Mr. Faschan was awarded the World Trade Center Medal for Exceptional Service for his work in helping to get the World Trade Center re-opened after the 1993 bombing.


Professional Activities

A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Mr. Faschan served on the Advisory Council of the Cornell University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was an Advisor for the Cornell University Master of Civil Engineering Design Project in 1983-84. Mr. Faschan is currently a member of the AISC Blast and Impact Resistant Design Committee. Additional professional activities include:

  • Chairman of the Structural Codes Committee for the New York Association of Consulting Engineers
  • Past-Chairman of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Committee CL-5, Gravity Loads and Temperature Effects
  • Low Income Housing Development Committee, Alliance of the Building Community


    Selected Publications, Papers and Talks

  • “Bitexco Financial Tower,” Structure Magazine, June 2009
  • “Structural Design for Tall and Iconic Buildings in the Aftermath of 9/11,” Princeton University, 2004
  • Co-Author, “Considerations For Retrofit of Existing Steel Buildings For Resisting Blast And Progressive Collapse”, AISC/SINY Blast Design Symposium 2003, New York, NY
  • Co-author, “Rising High”, Urban Land Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000
  • “Successful Exposed to View Structures,” Structural Engineering Association of Texas, 1999
  • "The Art of Structural Engineering," Texas Society of Architects Annual Convention, Dallas, TX, 1995
  • "The World Trade Center Bombing & Reconstruction," Boston Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
  • Contractor-Engineer Collaboration, Dutch National Steel Construction Convention, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1991


    Office Buildings / Retail

  • Mixed-Use Tower at Oberoi Garden City, Mumbai, India
  • Splendor Commercial Tower, Mumbai, India
  • Hyderabad Office Tower, Hyderabad, India
  • World Trade Center, Tower 4, New York, NY
  • Oberoi Skyz, Mumbai, India
  • Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
  • Bitexco Financial Tower, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Repsol - YPF, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Publix on the Bay Supermarket, Miami, FL
  • Regional Justice Center, Las Vegas, NV
  • Graha Kuningan, Jakarta, Republik Indonesia
  • Office Buildings/Retail (continued)
  • BASF Headquarters, Mount Olive, NJ
  • Korean Mission, New York, NY
  • Torre Picasso, Madrid, Spain
  • FERC Building, Washington, DC
  • Emirates Headquarters, Peer Review, Dubai, UAE
  • Publix on the Bay Supermarket, Miami, FL



    Hotel / Residential

  • World One Tower, Mumbai, India
  • Dani Sadan Residential Tower, Walkeshwar, Mumbai, India
  • Townhouses at Oberoi Woods, Mumbai, India
  • Splendor Hotel Tower, Mumbai, India
  • Canal Point, Dubai, UAE
  • Marriott International Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Trump International Hotel, New York, NY
  • Monument Center, Reno, NV
  • Fantasyland Residential Towers, Mumbai, India
  • Oberoi Island Towers, Mumbai, India
  • Oberoi Skyz, Worli, Mumbai, India
  • Flatiron Condominium, New York, NY
  • Cooper Square Hotel, New York, NY
  • Waterfront Condominiums, Reno, NV
  • Espirito Santo Plaza, Miami, FL
  • Tregunter Path, Hong Kong, China
  • Olympic Heights, The Philippines
  • Vista Hotel Renovation, New York, NY
  • Conrad Hilton Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong
  • Island Shangri-La Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong



    Sports / Entertainment Facilities

  • Baseball Hall of Fame Renovation, Cooperstown, NY
  • Chicago Bears Fieldhouse, Lake Forest, IL
  • Chicago Bears Stadium, Chicago, IL
  • Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
  • IZOD Center(fomerly Continental Airlines Arena), East Rutherford, NJ
  • The New Play House Theater, Cleveland, OH



    Museums / Libraries

  • Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar
  • German Historical Museum Addition, Berlin, Germany
  • National Library of France, Paris, France
  • Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME


    Education / Renovations

  • New Academic Facility, CUNY John Jay College, New York, NY
  • Butler College Dormitories, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • Integrated Sciences Building, SUNY-Geneseo, NY
  • SUNY Purchase ADA Elevator Addition, Purchase, NY
  • Five Elementary Schools, Passaic, NJ
  • P.S. 166 Modernization, New York, NY
  • World Trade Center-1993 Bombing Reconstruction, New York, NY
  • IZOD Center Renovations, East Rutherford, NJ
  • World Trade Center Renovations, New York, NY


    Peer Reviews / Structural Audits

  • 1 World Trade Center, Freedom Tower, New York, NY
  • 7 World Trade Center, New York, NY
  • World Trade Center, Tower 2, New York, NY
  • World Trade Center, Tower 3, New York, NY
  • Intercontinental Hotel Peer Review, Mumbai, India
  • Russia Tower, Moscow, Russia
  • AOL Time Warner Centre, New York, NY
  • Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, NY
  • First Bank Place, Minneapolis, MN
  • Office Tower Peer Review, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Pacific Plaza Towers, Manila, Philippines
  • The Tequesta and Courvoisier Courts, Miami, FL



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