LERA is proud to announce that 2050 M Street has won the Platinum Award for Structural Systems at the 2020 ACEC NY Engineering Excellence Awards Program. The winners will be recognized at a black tie gala on Saturday, April 4, 2020 in the ballroom of the Hilton Midtown in New York City. LERA led the structural design of the new office building, owned by Tishman Speyer and located in Washington, D.C.'s "Golden Triangle" business district. The architect is REX Architecture. Click here to read the full list of winners. Home to CBS’s Washington Bureau, the 450,000-sf (42,000-sm) 2050 M Street combines the traditional typology of D.C. office buildings with an all-glass curtain wall made of curved
LERA's entry for this year's Canstruction New York, titled "Delicate Balance," was awarded Best Original Design, the top prize at the 27th installation of the annual charitable design competition. Team members were on hand to accept the award at the annual Canstruction Gala on Monday, November 11th at Battery Gardens Restaurant. Canstruction brings teams of architects, engineers, contractors and students together to create giant structures made entirely from unopened cans of food, which are then donated to those in need. This year, LERA's team of volunteers designed and constructed an 8-ft tall pair of ballerina feet posing in the classic sous-sous dancer's position. The structure is made fr
