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China Pavilion Expo Milano 2015

Milan, Italy

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Expanding on Expo Milano 2015’s theme, Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life, China Pavilion focuses on sustainability and coexistence of nature and city. The undulating roof structure appears to float above the “Land...

Services:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, BIM, Digital Fabrication, Heavy Timber, International, Long-Span Structure, Metal-Steel, Wood

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Design Center, Tectonics of Transparency: The Wall

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

The sculpture, designed by Cristina Parreño, is located on the second floor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Museum on Massachusetts Avenue as part of their International Design Center. Acting as a symbol of the...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Adhesion Testing, Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Structural Glass

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Framework Pavilion

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

The Framework Pavilion, a temporary installation at MIT, was designed by Architecture graduate students, Robert White, David Moses, Barry Beagen, and Trygve Wastvedt. The students describes the themes of the installation to reflect those...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Wood Frame

Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center, Field Guide

Palo Alto, CA

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian

Displayed outside the Veteran’s Administration Polytrauma & Blind Rehabilitation Center, Field Guide initially appears to be an abstract latticework. As they approach, visitors can see or feel that this form comprises twenty-two images...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Health Care

Keywords:Art Work, Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, Finite Element Analysis, Metal-Steel, Seismic Analyses

Boston Society of Architects, Step 7: Our Fathers at Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian

The 2015 exhibition, Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building, featured large-scale installations in the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Space. SGH provided structural engineering and materials science services for the three main...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure, Wood Frame

Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2016

Eindhoven, C0

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian

To promote three-dimensional (3D) printing advancements, Additive Industries launched Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge. The 2016 challenge invited professionals and students to redesign a machine or product part for 3D...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Computational Design, Curtain Wall, Digital Fabrication, Metal-Steel

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute Gala Exhibition

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

On display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) from May to September, the Costume Institute’s 2016 exhibit examined the balance of creating fashion both by hand and with new technology. To support the Manus x Machina exhibit, the...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Design-Build, Digital Fabrication, Dome, Revit/BIM, Temporary Structure

10up Competition, Periscope

Atlanta, GA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Periscope was the winning entry in the 2010 10up Competition organized by the Young Architects Forum of Atlanta. Taking advantage of the competition parameters, SGH worked with Matter Design to help them create a submission to fit within the 10...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Plastic/Composite

Symphony Park Sculpture

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: John Thomsen

As part of Symphony Park’s redesign, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department collaborated with the Boston Art Commission and the Friends of Symphony Park to select Jacob Kulin to design a sculpture for the park. Celebrating the nearby...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Digital Fabrication, Metal-Steel

Formwork Optimization

Various Locations, United States

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Concrete formwork must be easy to produce, structurally stable, stiff enough to prevent deflections, and removable. Traditionally, formwork has been labor-intensive and challenging for complicated structures. By capitalizing on our experience...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Other

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Computational Design, Construction Engineering, Digital Fabrication