With over 50,000 runners in 2014, the TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world. Turning city streets into a raceday event requires eye-catching graphics and signage. SGH evaluated the structural design for...
As part of a broader initiative to enhance the lakefront, the Chicago Architecture Biennial solicited design submissions for four new kiosks. These new kiosks complement more than forty existing kiosks, offering recreational, social, retail, and...
With a 21-acre footprint, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest convention center in New England. The facility features nearly a mile of elevated roadway partly over occupied space and a barrel-shaped, metal roof...
The Central Artery/Tunnel Project moved one of Boston’s major elevated highways underground and created usable ground-level spaces, such as the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy undertook a project to build a...
Designed by McKim, Mead & White, Symphony Hall opened in 1900. The auditorium, a National Historic Landmark, is home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The BSO hired SGH to investigate the condition of the building enclosure and design...
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) wanted a new marquee at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). This 76 ft tall tower includes two levels of digital displays to advertise events and broadcast video art...
The entertainment complex includes a three-story hotel building, a four-story hotel tower, and a conference center. SGH evaluated code requirements for existing fire and life safety systems and identified numerous deficiencies, including...
For the new Athletic and Fitness Center at Grinnell College, the design team needed to address the combination of high internal temperature and humidity of the natatorium set in a cold climate. To minimize problems, such as staining, icicle...
Campbell Sports Center, located at the northernmost edge of Manhattan, serves as a gateway to the Baker Athletics Complex and is the first new athletics building commissioned by Columbia University since the 1970s. The five story, 48,000 sq...
Constructed in 1929, Boardwalk Hall has hosted many legendary entertainment icons and events. In 2002, following a major renovation, the venue installed an aluminum truss assembly to support rigging for show or event equipment. While...
Abstract: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) W33 Cage Building is a 32,000 square foot athletic facility, located on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The facility is a functional space for many of MIT's athletic...