As a gateway to the expansive forty-five acre sanctuary, the Trailhead House offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the area’s woodlands and wildlife. Given the sanctuary’s focus on preserving the natural environment, the...
The “bathtub” slurry wall at the World Trade Center (WTC) site survived when the WTC towers collapsed in 2001, making it a symbol of endurance. WTC site redevelopers wanted a section of the wall incorporated and exposed within the...
The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and adjacent Opera House are aesthetically-similar, Beaux-Arts structures commemorating U.S. veterans of World War I. The Veterans Building provides office and meeting space for veterans...
The Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the National Park Service wanted the first permanent structure on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to act as a beacon, attracting people to Boston’s Harbor Islands. In collaboration with Utile, SGH designed...
Union City sought to develop a civic plaza with a featured centerpiece and commissioned a terraced fountain with three bronze Danseurs on platforms positioned within the fountain. With the fountain located only 0.6 mi northeast from the Hayward...
Designed by Philip Johnson, the house at 9 Ash Street was his Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) thesis project. He studied modularization and used prefabricated wood-framed panels for the home’s floor, walls, roof, and...
Davis McCarty, a Chicago-based artist, exhibits his sculptures at museums, iconic buildings, and art festivals around the world. As part of Mayor Emanuel’s 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project, the Beverly Area Arts Alliance and 49th Ward...
The Phillips Collection opened in 1921. The four-story Georgian Revival residence was constructed in 1897 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum wanted to upgrade their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning...
The Providence Public Library includes the original 1900 renaissance masonry building and the 1953 neoclassical Empire Street Addition. SGH investigated the condition of the building enclosures, prioritized repair recommendations, and identified...
In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to demonstrate that a modular, cost-effective, and...
The August 2015 issue of Structure magazine features the article, “Pushing the Boundaries of Timber Design,” by Holger Schulze-Ehring, Filippo Masetti, and Matthew Johnson. The article discusses their work on the China...
Structural designs that include post-installed, bolted connections between steel and concrete elements can lead to challenging field issues and RFIs because: -The steel and concrete elements are typically fabricated and installed by different...
Abstract: College football's 2008 season ended last month with its traditional plethora of bowl games, culminating in the national championship game in which Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, quarterback for the University of Oklahoma, fell...
Abstract: In 1984, a seminar at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine called "Teaching about the Nazi Holocaust in Maine Schools" inspired a number of participants to found the Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) of Maine the...
Online content only|Abstract: Museums, archives, and art storage facilities require special design consideration for a number of reasons, most notably that the value of the building's contents often exceeds the value of the building itself....
Abstract: The new home of New York City's New Museum of Contemporary Art was designed as a unique and bold showcase for the museum's avant-garde permanent collection. The resulting design - which resembles a tall stack of offset boxes -...
Many historic buildings are subject to deterioration from water penetration through the building envelope and into the building components. Unless the underlying structure is inspected and repaired concurrently with the failed building envelope...
Abstract: Built circa 1895 and listed on the state and national registers of historic buildings, the First Virginia Volunteers Battalion Armory, also known as the Leigh Street Armory, is the oldest armory building standing in Virginia. Simpson...