Author Archives : Erik Kneer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C

About the author ⁄ Erik Kneer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C

Erik Kneer is a Principal at Holmes in San Francisco, CA (erik.kneer@holmes.us).

Pan American Unity

Securing Historic Artwork through Structural Ingenuity

Pan American Unity is the largest contiguous mural created by Diego Rivera and his last work in the United States. Timothy Pflueger invited Rivera to paint the mural for the Golden Gate International Exposition, which took place on Treasure Island, San Francisco, in 1940. He participated in a special exhibit called Art in Action, where the spectators could experience the artistic process firsthand as muralists, painters, sculptors, and other artists performed their work live.

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Apr, 2022 By Erik Kneer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C, Alejandro C. Ramírez-Reivich, Ph.D., Miguel Adrián Michel-Juárez and Suraj Patel, P.E. In Feature Comments 1

Black Rock Lighthouse Service

A Shining Beacon in the Desert

The Black Rock Lighthouse Service (BRLS) was the tallest independent art installation at Burning Man in 2016. The installation consisted of an array of four main, occupiable lighthouses. Three leaning lighthouses (ranging in height from 15 to 40 feet tall) surround a central, 60-foot tall lighthouse, all interconnected by three 20-foot long cable and rope suspension bridges (Figure 1). Holmes Structures was engaged to assist the artists with the structural design of the project. …

Jun, 2018 By Erik Kneer, S.E., LEED AP BD+C, Erik McGregor, P.E., C.P.Eng. and Mary Kretschmar, P.E. In Feature Comments 0

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