About the author  ⁄ Matthew Melrose, P.E.

Matthew Melrose is an Associate Partner at LERA. He was the Project Director of the CUMGEB project in Construction and served as Project Manager in the design phases. Matthew can be reached at matt.melrose@lera.com.

Leslie E. Robertson Associates was an Outstanding Award Winner for the Columbia University Medical Center Graduate Education Building project in the 2015 NCSEA Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering awards program (Category – New Buildings $30M to $100M).

The Columbia University Medical and Graduate Education Building (CUMGEB) is a 100,000 square-foot, 15-story, state-of-the-art medical education facility, whose multifaceted goals include the linking of students and teachers, of interdisciplinary study and interactive learning, and of function and experience, all while providing an identity and focal point for Columbia University’s Washington Heights campus.

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