About the author  ⁄ Michael Hopper, P.E.

Michael Hopper is an Associate Partner with LERA in New York, NY. He serves on PTI’s DC-20 Building Design Committee and teaches the Design of Concrete Structures at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ (michael.hopper@lera.com).

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The Efficient Form of the David Rubenstein Forum

The David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago is a new center for intellectual exchange, scholarly collaboration, and special events. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Architect of Record) and Brininstool + Lynch (Associate Architect), in collaboration with LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, the 97,000-square-foot structure consists of a 2-story podium and a 10-story tower of meeting room and social space neighborhoods, which are staggered to varying degrees. Conceived as a scholarly retreat from the hustle-and-bustle of downtown Chicago, the bold new conference center shifts the paradigm from traditional sprawling conference centers and hotel ballrooms.

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Oct, 2022 By In Feature Comments 0

Columbia Medical Center’s Vertical Campus

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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Apr, 2016 By , , and In Articles, Spotlight Comments 0
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