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Loyola University, Alfie Norville Practice Facility

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Named for the wife of Loyola alumni and basketball player Al Norville, the Alfie Norville Practice Facility will offer state-of-the-art training spaces for the university’s athletes. The facility features basketball/volleyball courts on two...

Service:Structural Design

Keywords:Athletic Field, Fasteners and Connections, Metal-Steel

Willis Tower

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Designed by Gensler, Catalog is a five-story dining, retail, and entertainment hub located at the base of the 1970s Willis Tower. The repositioning project, which redevelops 388,900 sq ft of amenity space in this Chicago icon, also includes three...

Service:Structural Design

Keywords:Construction Engineering, Construction Staging, Fasteners and Connections, Interior Renovation, Metal-Steel, Tenant Improvements

Belmont Station Gateway

Chicago, IL

As part of the Your New Blue program, the Chicago Transit Authority is re-envisioning fourteen Blue Line stations. The new Belmont entrance, inspired by a waterfall from the bygone Olson Park, is animated when it rains and water cascades down the...

Service:Structural Design

Keywords:Canopy/Ceiling, Fasteners and Connections, Metal-Steel, Station

ClassAct Schools

Philippines

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian, Paul Kelley

In October 2013, the Philippines experienced a large (magnitude 7.2) earthquake and major typhoon in a span of three weeks. These events caused significant damage throughout the island chain. As part of the rebuilding process, actLAB, a New...

Service:Materials Design, Structural Design

Market:Education - K-12

Keywords:Fasteners and Connections, International, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Material-Related, School, Truss, Wood

Site Double, 2012 Venice Biennale

Venice, Italy

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Site Double, designed by Milligram-Office and commissioned for the 2012 Venice Biennale, translates the idea of a single-family house in Detroit (near the Architect's studio) to a Venetian gallery. Site Double, which invokes the Venice Arsenale,...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Fasteners and Connections, International, Residential, Wood

160 East Elgin Street

Ottawa, ON

The owner of 160 East Elgin Street wanted to revitalize the streetscape at their twenty-eight-story tower by creating a striking front entryway. The renovation includes a curved and insulated structural glass wall, which is approximately 35 ft...

Service:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Market:Office

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Curtain Wall, Fasteners and Connections, Glass and Glazing, Office, Renovation, Structural Glass

University of Massachusetts, John W. Olver Design Building

Amherst, MA

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Jeffrey Langlois

The university wanted to bring their design programs – Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and Building and Construction Technology – together in one creatively designed building exemplifying their focus on...

Service:Materials Design, Structural Design

Market:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Fasteners and Connections, Green / Sustainable Design, Heavy Timber, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Mockup, Stair, Wood, Wood Frame

Tubular Bells at Lafayette Square

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Let the Public Play, a project administered by the Cambridge Arts Council, brings playful environments to the city’s parks and playgrounds. As part of this project, Adam Simha, a Cambridge-based artist and metalsmith, designed Tubular Bells...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Art Work, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure

Boston Society of Architects, Catenary Compression: The Tensile Vault at Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, 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...

Service:Structural Design

Market:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure, Wood