FEATURES
24 Fab Five
A college building with a teaching tool as a design feature, a 1960s office building modernized with new steel elements, and the world’s largest spherical structure are among the 2025 IDEAS2 award recipients.
- 200 Park, San Jose, Calif.
- PENN 2 Redevelopment, New York
- Pima Community College – Advanced Manufacturing Center, Tucson, Ariz.
- Sphere, Las Vegas
- Top of the Rock Redevelopment, New York
54 Cantilever Creativity
By Raleigh Fisher, PE and Ethan Nichols, PE
Two-story steel trusses support unorthodox cantilever geometry in a new medical school building.
COLUMNS
SteelWise
14 Entering the Mainstream
By Frank Artmont, PE, PhD, Justin Dahlberg, PE, Terry Logan, Ronnie Medlock, PE, and Sougata Roy, PhD
A new guide explains why orthotropic steel deck bridges are a sound option in most applications.
Field Notes
18 Achieving a Dream
Interview by Geoff Weisenberger
Growing up near Philadelphia helped shape Jill Lavine’s childhood architectural aspirations. Decades later, she’s a prominent figure in the area’s architecture scene.
Business Issues
20 Specifying Sustainability
By Max Puchtel, SE, PE
A new AISC publication provides strategies for specifying structural steel embodied carbon reduction—helping achieve your project’s sustainability goals.