December 2007

A Royal Addition
By Shahé Sagharian, P. Eng.
A modern, angular addition to Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum uses steel to augment the existing historic structure. (196 KB)

A Garden of Steel Flowers
By Mauricio Gutiérrez Villa
Hollow structural shapes help Medellín’s Botanical Gardens blossom into a new icon for the city. (187 KB)

Building in Beijing
By Mark Sarkisian, P.E., S.E., Neville Mathias, P.E., S.E., and Aaron Mazeika, P.E.
Steel provides the support for two new high-profile atriums in China’s capital. (251 KB)

Essential Elements
By Ken Jones
London’s new O2 Arena uses a steel roof, erected with an innovative lifting operation, to top what was designed to be Europe’s most acoustically advanced concert venue. (178 KB)

Pushing the Envelope
By James C. Parker, P.E., Alec S. Zimmer, P.E., and Christopher M. Hewitt
Careful attention to façade attachment details pays off in the long run. (220 KB)

Listening to the Customer
By Sheila Alegria, Kim Swiss, and Bobbi Marstellar, P.E.
Feedback from AISC Certified companies is making a difference in daily operations for AISC’s independent auditing company. (121 KB)

Quick Response
By Aaron Franklin, P.E., Mazen Wahbeh, Ph.D., P.E., Daniel Speer, P.E., and Martin Pohll, P.E., S.E.
A Caltrans-led construction team was able to quickly repair a damaged Bay Area interchange following a major explosion. (201 KB)

Beauty and the Beast
By Dennis Gowins, P.E.
In taming congestion, Orlando’s Lake Underhill Bridge widening project will be beautiful—and beautifully effective. (111 KB)

Steel Bridge News - December 2007
A quarterly feature highlighting the latest news from the National Steel Bridge Alliance. (293 KB)

A Tale of Two Yanktons
By Dan Sharp
A new steel span over the Missouri River replaces a National Historic Register bridge to route auto traffic between South Dakota and Nebraska. (88 KB)

Fabrication Products and Software
(63 KB)