About the author  ⁄ Nathan C. Roy, P.E.

Nathan Roy is a Principal with LeMessurier (nroy@lemessurier.com).

Design-Assist and Temporary Conditions

Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences

How do you build a 19-story, 305-foot-tall tower with 25-foot cantilever volumes offsetting in a counter-clockwise arrangement every two to three stories around the perimeter? Early discussions with Boston University, the design team of KPMB Architects, structural engineering firms Entuitive and LeMessurier, and construction manager Suffolk Construction identified the means and methods of erection as critical to the success of the Boston University’s Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building. Design-Assist, starting after the submission of Schematic Design, was utilized to identify the temporary erection procedures required to construct the tower. Steel fabricator, Canatal Industries, erector Prime Steel Erecting, and their engineer Simon Design Engineering were engaged to partner in the Design-Assist process with the design team.

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Boston University

Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building

Located on Commonwealth Avenue, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences rises dramatically above the central campus of Boston University. Consisting of a 19-story, 305-foot-tall tower, and 5-story podium, the building is a hub for the campus and a showcase for the departments of Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Science, the interdisciplinary faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, and the Rafik B Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering. Designed by internationally renowned design firm KPMB Architects of Toronto, Canada, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences capitalizes on its location in the heart of campus to create an inviting meeting place. The design of the building encourages collaboration and innovation between disciplines by creating vertically stacked research “neighborhoods” with staggered green-roofed terraces, interconnecting feature stairs, and generous public spaces.

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Jan, 2022 By , , and In Feature Comments 0

Night Moves on Boylston

Means and Methods for Renovation of the Boston Public Library Johnson Building

The recent $78 million transformation of the Boston Public Library by William Rawn Associates of Boston, Massachusetts, opens up the Library’s Johnson Building to become a more inviting public space. It improves the connectivity between the Johnson Building, 1972, and the Library’s original McKim Building, 1895. …

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Oct, 2018 By and In Construction Issues Comments 0

Handle with Care

Renovation of the Boston Public Library Johnson Building

The Boston Public Library’s Central Library is located on the historic Copley Square of Boston, Massachusetts, which also includes other historic structures such as Trinity Church by H.H. Richardson, the Fairmont Hotel by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, and the John Hancock Tower by Henry Cobb. …

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Sep, 2018 By and In Feature Comments 0
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