Gateway Student Residence, MICA
In a heavily trafficked location bordering one of Baltimore’s main highways, a new, unconventional residential building meets the challenges of the small site, addresses the urban context and creates a fitting gateway to the art school’s campus. Conceived as the result of an RTKL interoffice design contest, the 100,000-SF structure provides a stunning new landmark for downtown Baltimore.
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Warsaw Trade Tower
This mixed-use tower, which was commissioned by the Daewoo Corporation to serve as a signature headquarters building, has a complex geometry that structural designers responded to using a lateral load-resisting system with concrete core shearwalls and a perimeter structural steel “framed tube." Special consideration for Polish standards and extensive wind tunnel testing was also necessary.
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Baltimore Hilton Convention Center Hotel
The new Hilton Baltimore will play a key role in the continued success of the Inner Harbor Entertainment and Convention Center District in downtown Baltimore. Split into two structures, the western 20-story tower includes the main lobby, grand ballroom, and L-shaped guest room tower. The three-story eastern portion engages the street and contains a variety of amenities.
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Tysons Corner Center Expansion
The latest expansion to a booming Northern Virginia retail center required the conversion of an existing anchor space into retail space, dining and a cinema. To create a skylit, two-level galleria along the middle of the mall, extensive structural alterations, including new columns and foundations, were required. In addition, new 60’ long roof girders were installed by helicopter.
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U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
The design of the new underground Capitol Visitor Center included numerous structural challenges, including a new service tunnel beneath the existing Capitol subway tunnel; slurry wall construction that goes beyond the lowest floor into a layer of clay soil; and the design of the top-level structure to support helicopter landings and grandstands among other uses.
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