Thornton Tomasetti

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Thornton Tomasetti
Type Private company
Founded 1956
Headquarters 51 Madison Avenue New York, Flag of the United States
Key people Thomas Z. Scarangello (Chairman)
Daniel A. Cuoco (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Bob DeScenza (Chief Operating Officer)
Jeffrey R. Schreier (Chief Financial Officer)
Steve Ross (Chief Information Officer)
Industry Structural Engineering
Services Consulting
Building Evaluation
Forensics and Advanced Analytics
Integrated Modeling
Exterior Wall Consulting
Historic Preservation
Multidisciplinary Design
Employees 650+ (2008)
Website thorntontomasetti.com

Thornton Tomasetti (formerly The Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, LZA Technology) is a 650+ person structural engineering consulting firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1956 as Lev Zetlin & Associates, the 50-year old company has office locations throughout the world.

The engineering firm provided the structural design for several of the world's tallest building structures, including the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Taipei 101 in Taiwan. Other recognizable structures designed by the firm include Soldier Field in Chicago, PETCO Park in San Diego, and the Minneapolis Public Library in Minneapolis. Thornton Tomasetti has collaborated with several high profile architects including Cesar Pelli, Santiago Calatrava, and Rafael Vinoly.

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[edit] History

Thornton Tomasetti came into existence in 1975 when Charlie Thornton and Richard Tomasetti purchased LZA Associates from Gable Industries, to which Lev Zetlin had sold LZA in 1973. Thornton Tomasetti immediately begins to branch out and enter the highrise market with several innovative designs. [1]

[edit] New York Office

The company was founded in 1956 as Lev Zetlin & Associates (LZA) by Lev Zetlin upon the completion of his PhD at Cornell University. LZA pioneered the use of the double layer bicycle wheel roof system used in the Utica Civic Auditorium and other structures, as well as the hyperbolic (hypar) roofs utilized in American Airlines 747 super-hangers at LAX and SFO. LZA also embraced the creative use of materials, most notably shown in a bridge design made entirely of paper products for an International Paper ad.[2]

1964 World's Fair New York State Pavilion

1964 World's Fair General Electric Pavilion

International Paper Ad

One Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PN, USA

[edit] Chicago Office

Eli Cohen
Eli Cohen

The Chicago office was created in 1993 when Cohen-Barreto-Marchertas (CBM) was acquired by Thornton Tomasetti. CMB was created in 1965 under president and principal, Eli Cohen. Under his leadership, CBM pioneered the use of a composite steel structural system. This involved the integration of a reinforced concrete core wall, to resist lateral loads, with a light steel floor framing. The development of 50 to 60-story buildings became more feasible and efficient because the lighter framing reduced construction time and expense, and allowed for large, column-free spans, giving architects greater freedom in exterior expression. In the early 1960s his adaptation of the concrete cooling tower design to the design of high rise offices required a change in the way the unions worked. Until that time ironworker contracts forbid members of other trades to work at higher elevations at job sites. But the proposed system was reviewed with them and they agreed to let concrete workers work above them. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

77 W Wacker Drive, Chicago

Leo Burnett Building, Chicago

181 West Madison, Chicago

[edit] Notable TT Projects

Taipei 101
Taipei 101
Petronas Towers
Petronas Towers
New York Times Building
New York Times Building

[edit] Skyscrapers

  • Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Menara Maxis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Times Square, New York, NY, USA
  • 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA
  • 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, USA
  • 546 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA
  • 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, USA
  • Bloomberg Tower, 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, USA
  • Americas Tower, New York, NY, USA
  • Continental Center, New York, NY, USA
  • Lehman Brothers Building, New York, NY, USA
  • McMahon Hall of Fordham University, New York, NY, USA
  • New York Times Building, New York, NY, USA
  • Random House World Headquarters, New York, NY, USA
  • Times Square Tower, New York, NY, USA
  • The Westport, New York, NY, USA
  • 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA
  • Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5 & Plaza 10, Jersey City, NJ, USA
  • One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • One Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • One Pennsylvania Plaza, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Westin Hotel at Copley Place, Boston, MA, USA
  • 30 West Oak, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 55 East Erie, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 181 West Madison (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • 191 North Wacker, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 401 East Ontario (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • 550 West Jackson, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 840 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 1111 South Wabash, Chicago, IL, USA
  • AMA Building (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • ABN AMRO Plaza, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Chase Center, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Citicorp Center (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • City View Tower, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Conrad Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Erie on the Park, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Kingsbury on the Park, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Leo Burnett Building (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • Park Alexandria, Chicago, IL, USA
  • R R Donnely Building (as CBM ENGINEERS), Chicago, IL, USA
  • UBS Tower, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Optima Views, Evanston, IL, USA
  • 717 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, USA
  • Fifty South Sixth, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Miranova Condominiums, Columbus, OH, USA
  • One Indiana Square, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Chifley Tower, Sydney, Australia
  • Plaza 66, Shanghai, PRC
Ford Field
Ford Field

[edit] Stadiums & Convention Centers

  • Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
  • United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Pac Bell Park, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, USA
  • PETCO Park, San Diego, CA, USA
  • Ford Field, Detroit, MI, USA
The New Minneapolis Central Library, designed by César Pelli, completed in 2006
The New Minneapolis Central Library, designed by César Pelli, completed in 2006

[edit] Buildings

  • Embassy Suites New York, New York, NY, USA
  • Furman Hall, New York, NY, USA
  • Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Optima Horizons, Evanston, IL, USA
  • Optima Towers, Evanston, IL, USA
  • The Plaza at PPL Center, Allentown, PA, USA
  • University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Building, Chicago, IL, USA

[edit] Rehabilitation

  • Chrysler Building - Facade Rehabilitation, New York, NY, USA
  • US Capitol Dome - Structural Rehabilitation, New York, NY, USA
  • Winter Garden Reconstruction - Structural Repairs, New York, NY, USA

[edit] Notable TT Projects Under Construction

Chicago Spire
Chicago Spire
  • Chicago Spire, Chicago, IL, USA
  • The Clare at Water Tower, Chicago, IL, USA
  • CBS 2 Broadcast Center, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Winspear Opera House, Dallas Texas
  • Moscow International Business Center Lot 13, Moscow, Russia
  • Diamond of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Block A, MGM CityCenter - "Project CityCenter", Las Vegas, NV, USA

[edit] Community Projects

In addition to founding Thornton Tomasetti, Charlie Thornton founded The ACE Mentor Program, which is a not-for-profit organization, formed to enlighten and motivate students toward architecture, construction, engineering, and related careers by providing mentoring opportunities for future designers and constructors [8].

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Thornton Tomasetti, Thornton Tomasetti Corporate Website, <http://www.thorntontomasetti.com>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  2. ^ Forrest Wilson (1975), merging Form in Architecture: Conversations with Lev Zetlin, Boston, MA: Cahners Books 
  3. ^ Trevor Jensen, Eli W. Cohen: 1927-2007, <http://www.topix.net/content/trb/0589394212013616625916681589553971673306>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  4. ^ Clyde N. Baker Jr., Thoughts on Eli Cohen, <http://www.seaoi.org/documents/x07-0513-ec.htm>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  5. ^ Lynn Becker, Thoughts on Eli Cohen, <http://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2007/05/eli-cohen-passes-away.html>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  6. ^ ZweigWhite Information Services, Eli W. Cohen, structural engineering pioneer, <http://www.gostructural.com/article.asp?id=2232>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  7. ^ Emporis.com, Thornton Tomasetti, <http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=thorntontomasettiengineers-newyorkcity-ny-usa>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007 
  8. ^ ACE Mentor Program

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