March - 2019

LERA is currently the lead structural engineer for more than $12 billion, and over 50 million square feet worth of construction world-wide on projects ranging from public parks and interior renovations, to new courthouses and hospital facilities, and supertall residential and mixed-use towers. We invite you to learn more about some of our active and recent projects below.

WAVE - A New Urban Pathway

Experience the Wave video above. Wave is a new 1,580-ft long pedestrian bridge that would link the main artery of the redeveloped Moynihan Station with the start of the existing High Line in Manhattan’s new Hudson Yards neighborhood. S-shaped in plan, its form is a balanced blend of the dynamic and pragmatic, offering a narrow, direct connection to Moynihan Station on 31st Street before “breaking” around the corner on 9th Avenue and “splashing” onto 30th Street with wider pat

Engineer of the Moment: Rick Naumann

This month's "Engineer of the Moment" is Rick Naumann! A native of Rochester, NY, Rick joined LERA as a Design Engineer in 2011 and was promoted to Associate in 2016. Based in LERA's New York office, Rick is one of our most traveled engineers. In 2016, he relocated to LERA's office in Shanghai, China for six months, contributing to several projects in Asia and helping to open LERA's new Hong Kong office. He returned in 2018 for a four-month spell to help with a new office dev