Richard L. Tomasetti, PE, Hon. AIA, chairman and co-founder of Thornton
Tomasetti Inc., will be honored with the Eugene M. Smith Technical Writing
Award during the 2006 Roger H. Corbetta Awards Program held at the Concrete
Industry Board’s 45th Annual Awards Dinner at the Marina del Rey in The Bronx
on Tuesday, November 14th. Mr. Tomasetti, who is currently Chairman of the
New York Building Foundation and Public Director of the AIA New York Chapter,
will be honored for his article on “Novel Advantages of Composite Construction.”

Richard Tomasetti has 35 years of experience as a structural engineer
including numerous major projects from the design of the World Financial Center
in New York to Plaza 66 in Shanghai, the tallest concrete building in China. His
firm has provided the structural engineering for the tallest buildings in the world, and is currently working on the new Yankee Stadium, The Nets Arena, the New York Times, Bloomberg LLP and Boston Properties’ high-rise buildings in New
York.

Mr. Tomasetti and his firm led the engineering efforts for the NYC
Department of Design and Construction’s response to the World Trade Center
disaster. He is co-author of “Chapter 22: Protective Design of Structures” in
Building Security; Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design, published by
McGraw Hill, 2004.

Mr. Tomasetti received his B.C.E. degree and an Honorary Doctorate from
Manhattan College, and his M.S.C.E. degree from New York University. He is an
adjunct Professor at Columbia and New York University. His numerous honors
and awards include election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 and
Engineering News Records citation “Those Who Made Marks” for developing the
“stressed skin” tube structure for high-rise buildings.

The Concrete Industry Board, Inc. (CIB) fosters the highest quality design
and construction of concrete structures through education, exchange and debate.
The CIB is dedicated to the practice of the highest professional ethical standards in all elements of the concrete construction industry, and promotes the use of quality concrete. The CIB was formed to provide a forum for the concrete industry and distribute information provided by the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), and other recognized applicable subject-related entities for design, construction and testing practices together with public codes and regulations which will foster quality plain and reinforced concrete.

About Thornton Tomasetti (www.ThorntonTomasetti.com)
Thornton Tomasetti provides engineering services to clients worldwide on buildings of all sizes and complexity. From the tallest buildings and the longest spans, to innovative building systems and materials, the firm is committed to creating the best solutions through its technical ingenuity, pursuit of excellence, and responsiveness to client needs. Our work is in three practice areas: Building Structures, Building Skin and Building Performance. Founded in 1956 as Lev Zetlin & Associates, today Thornton Tomasetti is a 650-person organization of engineers and architects collaborating from offices across the United States and in Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, and the Middle East.

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