LERA Consulting Structural Engineers’ Jason Stone and Matthew Melrose both associate partners at the firm, volunteered to assist with the setup of the field hospital sponsored by a partnership between Mount Sinai, Samaritan’s Purse, a humanitarian aid organization, and FEMA at the East Meadow in Central Park. The facility is now treating COVID-19 patients in New York City. Jason described it as “an amazing experience” and was grateful to be able to help those in need and to give back to the city. LERA's Jason Stone, left with Matt Melrose right. LERA's Jason Stone, left with Matt Melrose right. LERA's Jason Stone at the site of the field hospital in Central Park. You can read more about the
LERA's Yun Luo has been named an Emerging Leader in the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation's 2020 program. Yun started at LERA in 2017 her recent work includes healthcare, residential, and commercial buildings in New York and Hong Kong. Congratulations to Yun on all of your accomplishments! Pictured Above: Yun Luo signing the beam at the Coney Island Hospital new building ceremony. Yun is one of 17 women professionals selected for the 2020 class. Begun in 2017, the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) Emerging Leaders program is a New York-based, selective professional development opportunity for women 5-10 years of experience. In small group format, invitees engage with signifi
The visually and spatially diverse Temple University Charles Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has received the 2020 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Award. The ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards honor excellence in library interior design and promote examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts. LERA would like to congratulate our partners and the project team, architects Snøhetta / Stantec JV and Temple University. More info: http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/2020-library-interior-design-award-winners Temple University Charles Library Interior at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LERA was the structural engineer for this new 225,000-sf (20,900-sm), visually a
LERA is a proud sponsor of the Westchester Biotech Project. We attended the Lab of the Future event on April 8, 2020 with presentations by Christopher D. Hillyer, MD, President and CEO of the New York Blood Center and Reza Agahian, Principal, Research & Academic Architecture. It was great to hear the innovative designs coming forth from the architecture and engineering industry to support the life saving research of the biotech and science industry.
