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New York City Marathon Displays

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

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...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Metal-Aluminum, Sport/Entertainment, Temporary Structure

2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Lakeshore Kiosk Competition

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Terrence McDonnell

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...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Retail

Keywords:Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Preengineered/Prefabricated/Modular, Retail, Sport/Entertainment, Wood

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Scott DiFiore, Paul Kelley, Aaron Lewis

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Investigation

Markets:Other

Keywords:Building Science, Commissioning, Construction Administration, Drainage, LEED Projects, Roofing, Sport/Entertainment, Water Leakage, Waterproofing

Greenway Carousel

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

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...

Services:Materials Design, Materials Investigation, Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Concrete, Feasibility Study, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Railing, Sport/Entertainment, Tunnel

Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown, Dean Rutila

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Award Winning, Chimney/Stack, Industrial Rope Access, Masonry-Brick, Sport/Entertainment, Stone-Granite, Stone-Limestone, Theater/Performing Arts, Windows

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Marquee

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, Paul Kelley

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Art Work, Concrete, Construction Administration, Drainage, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Metal-Steel, Sport/Entertainment, Waterproofing

Entertainment Complex

Project Contacts: Christopher Decareau, David Jacoby, Carolyn Searls

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Code Consulting, Fire, Fire Engineering, Fire Protection, Fire/Smoke, Hotel, Renovation, Sport/Entertainment

Grinnell College, Athletic and Fitness Center

Grinnell, IA

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Jason Der Ananian

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Air Barrier, Air Infiltration, Building Science, Natatorium, Sport/Entertainment, Thermal and Moisture Drive

Columbia University, Campbell Sports Center

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Normandeau

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Arena/Stadium, Award Winning, Bridge, Pedestrian, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Roofing, Sport/Entertainment, Walls, Waterproofing

Boardwalk Hall

Atlantic City, NJ

Project Contacts: Dominic Kelly, Joseph Zona

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...

Services:Structural Investigation

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Collapse, Failure Investigation, Metal-Aluminum, Sport/Entertainment, Theater/Performing Arts

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New York City Marathon Displays

2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Lakeshore Kiosk Competition

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Greenway Carousel

Symphony Hall

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Marquee

Entertainment Complex

Grinnell College, Athletic and Fitness Center

Columbia University, Campbell Sports Center

Boardwalk Hall

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