About the author  ⁄ Carlos de Oliveira, M.A.Sc., P.Eng

Carlos de Oliveira, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., is a Co-founder and President and CEO of Cast Connex Corporation. The firm supplies both standardized and customized steel connector products. Carlos may be reached at carlos@castconnex.com.

Expansion of Concourse A

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

A primary feature of Destination CLT the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, NC, the expansion of the airport’s Concourse A is now under construction. The overall goal of the Concourse A Explansion – Phase I (Phase I Expansion) is to enhance the arrival and departure experience of regional and connecting travelers while providing new gates to accommodate existing and future growth at CLT, ranked among the nation’s 10 busiest airports. …

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Aug, 2018 By , and In Feature Comments 0

Queen Richmond Centre West

Composite Cast Steel Nodes Suspend 11-Story Office Building above Two Heritage Structures

Although the Queen Richmond Centre West (Figure 1) in Toronto offers a brilliant example of adaptive re-use through its integration of two existing heritage buildings into the construction of a new 11-story office building, it’s the fact that the 11-story tower springs from above both existing buildings that makes Phase One of this development a truly unique structure. Critical to the realization of the design from both a structural and architectural perspective is the use of elegantly shaped 31,500-pound cast steel nodes in the architecturally exposed structural steel framework supporting the building. …

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Feb, 2013 By , and In Feature
STRUCTURE magazine