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Massachusetts State House

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The State House was constructed in three phases. The original Federal/Georgian building was designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. In 1896, a renaissance revival Annex with yellow brick and marble features was added onto the back of...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Dome, Emergency Response, Historic, Masonry, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics, Roofing, Water Leakage

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 10 Great Dome

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Peter Babaian, Emily Hopps

MIT’s Main Group Buildings, dedicated in 1916, include Building 10 with its prominent limestone- and copper-clad Great Dome. SGH investigated leakage into the Barker Library below the Great Dome and developed a durable repair solution...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Dome, Library, Masonry, Metal, Metal-Copper, Mockup, Preservation Technology , Signature Project, Stone-Limestone, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Waterproofing

University of Chicago, Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri

Balancing the need for more space with a commitment to keeping the growing collection on campus, the University of Chicago undertook constructing a new library building that connects to the existing Regenstein Library. The design takes advantage...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Grade, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Building Science, Dome, Glass and Glazing, Library, Peer Review, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Waterproofing

Salt Processing Dome

Savage, MN

Project Contacts: Neal Anderson, Dominic Kelly

The salt processing dome, with an inside diameter of 173 ft and a dome peak of 65 ft, houses equipment for processing and packaging bulk rock salt for commercial sale. The shell structure was constructed in 1985 by placing a nominal 3-1/2 in. of...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Manufacturing & Industrial

Keywords:Award Winning, Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Concrete, Concrete Rehabilitation, Concrete-Post-tensioned, Condition Assessment, Dome

New Hampshire State House

Concord, NH

Project Contacts: Jeffry Ceruti

The monumental dome on the New Hampshire State House is gilded in gold leaf. After regilding in the early 1990s, the gold leaf started discoloring. The state wanted to understand the cause of discoloration and identify any inherent problems prior...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Materials Investigation

Markets:Office

Keywords:Award Winning, Deterioration, Dome, Materials Analysis, Metal-Copper, Roofing

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

Kansas State Capitol

Topeka, KS

Project Contacts: Nick Floyd, Niklas Vigener

Officially completed in 1903, the Kansas State Capitol is the impressive home to the state’s government offices. The building is topped with a striking copper dome over a central rotunda that joins four wings. As part of a major...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Dome, Historic, Metal-Copper, National Register of Historic Places, Peer Review, Preservation Technology , Roofing

U.S. Pavilion, Expo '67 World's Fair and Exposition

Montreal, QC

Project Contacts: Mehdi Zarghamee

With a theme of Creative America, the U.S. Pavilion at Expo ‘67 required a structure that would showcase the country’s innovation and design accomplishments. Conceived by R. Buckminster Fuller, the 250 ft dia. transparent...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Analytical Studies, Award Winning, Dome, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Metal-Steel, Signature Project

Smithsonian Institution, Multiple Mirror Telescope

Mount Hopkins, AZ

Project Contacts: Frank Kan

With the advent of economical large spun cast mirrors, the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Arizona wished to convert the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) to a telescope with a single 6.5 m dia. mirror to retain its position as one of...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Science & Defense

Keywords:Construction Administration, Dome, Foundation, Mechanical/Electrical System, Spaceframe/Shell Structure, Telescope

California State Capitol Security Improvements

Sacramento, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger, Stephen Harris

Modeled after our nation’s capitol, the California state capitol building was built between 1860 and 1874. The building features a dome rising 210 ft above the street and a stately granite facade. As home to the executive and...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Government

Keywords:Blast Analysis & Resistance, Dome, National Register of Historic Places, Office, Security

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Massachusetts State House

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 10 Great Dome

University of Chicago, Joe and Rika Mansueto Library

Salt Processing Dome

New Hampshire State House

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Costume Institute Gala Exhibition

Kansas State Capitol

U.S. Pavilion, Expo '67 World's Fair and Exposition

Smithsonian Institution, Multiple Mirror Telescope

California State Capitol Security Improvements

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