Thornton Tomasetti: Project Updates

Penn State University, Pegula Ice Arena

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:46:24 +0000

Penn State University, Pegula Ice Arena
University Park, Pa.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Pegula Ice Arena—home to Penn State University’s new National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs—took place on campus Friday, April 20. The 6,000-seat arena will also feature training and performance space for figure skating and will host professional ice shows and National Hockey League and American Hockey League exhibition games. Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural design services to Crawford Architects/Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects and construction support services to Mortenson. The arena features an approximately 45-ft-tall glass and steel atrium and entrance. In addit…

Indiana State Fair Commission Investigation Report

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:47:07 +0000

In August 2011, Thornton Tomasetti was contracted by the Indiana State Fair Commission to conduct a forensic investigation into the causes of the August 13, 2011 collapse incident at the Indiana State Fair. On April 12, 2012, Thornton Tomasetti’s findings were presented to the Commission at a press conference in Indianapolis.

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Epic, Deep Space Auditorium

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:22:17 +0000

Epic, Deep Space Auditorium
Verona, Wis.

Steel erection started this month for the 600,000-sf auditorium on the 811-acre campus of medical records management company Epic. Thornton Tomasetti is providing structural design and building skin services to Cuningham Group Architecture and construction support services, including a Tekla model and erection engineering, to contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. Designed to have minimal impact on the farmstead site, the auditorium will extend 74 feet underground and will be covered by a six-acre green roof with up to 16 inches of soil and gravel as well as vertical glazing for daylight. The 275-ft, radial, column-free roof structure will be supported by 25-ft deep trusses specially designed fo…

Le Magnifique, Mario Lemieux Statue

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:46:07 +0000

Le Magnifique, Mario Lemieux Statue
Pittsburgh, Pa.

A statue that honors Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League team was unveiled Feb. 8 at a ceremony outside of the Thornton Tomasetti-designed CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. It depicts a play against two members of the New York Islanders, during which Lemieux scored his 500th career goal in his 605th game. Thornton Tomasetti designed the stainless steel armature that supports the 12-ft tall statue and the base structure on which it stands. The statue geometry was obtained from a scan of a smaller sculpture carved by the artist. We took this data into a Rhino model to define the exterior sk…

Torrance Memorial Medical Center Patient Tower

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:20:06 +0000

Torrance Memorial Medical Center Patient Tower
Torrance, Calif.

Structural steel topped out Feb. 23 for the 398,350-sf hospital tower. A total of 5,820 pieces of steel was used in construction. Thornton Tomasetti provided building information modeling services for the building skin to the general contractor, McCarthy Building Companies, and the construction team of AGA and Clark-Pacific. Initially working with HMC Architects, we also provided building skin consulting services during the construction documents phase. The seven-story building will serve as the medical center’s centerpiece and will replace a tower built in 1971. The new structure will house 256 private rooms, 18 surgical and interventional treatment rooms, a basement …