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Building Design and Construction's 40 Under 40 Award

Wing-Pin (Winnie) Kwan, a Senior Associate at LERA, has been honored as one of the 40 accomplished individuals under the age of 40...

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Bitexco Financial Tower, Structure Magazine, June 2009

"Due to the rapid population growth of Ho Chi Minh City and the dynamic economic development of Vietnam, the need for office space has exceeded supply in Vietnam's largest city..."

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Newsmaker, Civil Engineering, April 2009

"On Inauguration Day, as President Obama rode down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol toward the White House, the new Newseum, brimming with visitors, was on prominent display for the entire world..."

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Getting Back to Nature...in Las Vegas, Modern Steel Construction, August 2008

"When you think of Las Vegas, the first thing that probably comes to mind is, of course, the strip, in all its flashy, over-the-top glory..."

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Exposed Structural Systems Enhance Sustainability, Structure Magazine, April 2008

"Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978, the Springs Preserve is a 180-acre plot of land located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas..."

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Case Study: Shanghai World Financial Center, CTBUH Journal

"Strategically located in the heart of Pudong's Lujiazui district, an area that has emerged as China's commercial and financial capital, the 492 meter Shanghai World Financial Center is destined to become a symbolic icon of Shanghai..."

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The Shanghai World Financial Center: Welding Brilliant Architecture to Imaginative Engineering, Structure Magazine, June 2007

"This is an extraordinary building, one that will attract the eye of all in Shanghai..."

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Rising to the Challenge

IStructE Gold Medal Address presented at a lecture and dinner held at The East Winter Garden,Canary Wharf on 9 March 2005.

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Commanding Presence: Clinton Presidential Center, Civil Engineering, March 2005

"The William J. Clinton Presidential Center is much more than a presidential library. Thanks to its bold architecture and siting, it is a dramatic addition to Little Rock's design landscape..."

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A More Perfect Union: The National Constitution Center, Civil Engineering, May 2004

"Established to promote greater public understanding of the United States Constitution, the National Constitution Center facility in Philadelphia is a structure of complex geometries articulated in limestone, granite, and glass..."

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Espirito Santo Plaza, Miami, FL, Structural Engineering International, February 2003

"Espirito Santo Plaza is a sparkling 37-story glass tower with an attached 13-story parking garage..."

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Rising High, Urban Land

While skyscrapers long have been commonplace in large cities like New York and Chicago, tall buildings now are being designed and constructed around the world...

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Redefining the Supermarket: Publix on the bay, Structural Engineer, July 2000

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

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The Miho Museum Bridge: A Bridge Between Function and Beauty, Structure Magazine, Winter 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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The Miho Museum Bridge: A Post-Tensioned Steel Space Frame

1998 World Steel Bridge Symposium, Chicago, IL,
September 2-4, 1998

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Baltimore Convention Center Expansion, Modern Steel Construction, September 1997

"The original 1979 Baltimore Convention Center helped establish tourism as one of Baltimore's major industries..."

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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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