by s2desi5_lemessurier | Dec 5, 2023
Carefully planning the path of gravity and lateral loads in tall buildings allows for optimization of the design of individual elements within the structure. Strategic removal of core columns at individual stories diverts accumulated dead loads to columns at the...
by s2desi5_lemessurier | Apr 12, 2023
A 485,000 sf mixed-use complex includes 1,200 beds for undergraduate students, seminar and classrooms, a cybercafé, campus-wide dining facilities, fitness and billiard rooms, study spaces, faculty and administrative offices and retail on the ground floor.
by s2desi5_lemessurier | Apr 12, 2023
Ten months from the start of design, maroon and gold superfans funneled into a first-class 44,500-seat facility unrecognizable to most accustomed to the Big East’s smallest stadium. The daunting design and construction schedule for the renovation and addition required...
by s2desi5_lemessurier | Apr 12, 2023
Designing a new arena provides its own challenges, but shoehorning a multifunctional arena next to an adjacent active arena, two highways, a river, bridging an active train terminal and over subway tunnels, the planning, phasing and engineering become paramount. The...
by s2desi5_lemessurier | Apr 12, 2023
The main entrance is flanked by repeating arches along each sidewalk, grounding this courthouse in history, tradition, and fundamentals. Facing Boston Harbor is a 350-foot wide, 90-foot high conoid glass wall, recalling the classical arch shape with a sweeping...
