https://www.enr.com/rss/714 en-us Five decades into a multistoried career, ENR Legacy Award winner Silvian Marcus continues to design unique structures for clients

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51020 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:11:36 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51020-engineer-stands-as-tall-as-his-buildings Silvian Marcus Although known for slender skyscrapers, the work of Silvian Marcus is widely varied. He poses in the 1970s at Morrisania Houses in the Bronx, N.Y., affordable housing that was built over a railway. PHOTO COURTESY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus Silvian Marcus can see a number of his engineering projects from his window along Central Park West. The tallest building is 111 W. 57 St., with 53 West 53 behind that, and to the left, the 432 Park Ave. skyscraper. PHOTO BY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus Marcus, far left, attends the groundbreaking of the 7 WTC office tower, part of the post- 9/11 rebuild at Manhattan’s former World Trade Center site. PHOTO BY WSP USA Silvian Marcus It’s no surprise that structural engineer Silvian Marcus names Johann Sebastian Bach as his favorite composer, with the latter well known for a complex oeuvre that boggles the mind, from solo keyboard preludes for “The Well Tempered Clavier” to the fully orchestrated “Brandenburg Concertos.” PHOTO COURTESY SILVIAN MARCUS Silvian Marcus From left, Silvian Marcus works with former colleagues Israel Seinuk and Irwin Cantor. PHOTO COURTESY WSP USA Silvian Marcus and Ahmad Rahimian Ahmad Rahimian, right, was hired by Silvian Marcus, left, at Cantor about 40 years ago, and they have continued to work together after the firm was acquired by WSP USA. PHOTO COURTESY WSP USA Goldman Copeland’s leader has spent half a century creating energy efficient mechanical systems all over NYC—and beyond

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/48477 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:31:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/48477-sustainablity-is-engineers-passion Goldman Copeland President and CEO Charles “Charlie” Copeland Goldman Copeland President and CEO Charles “Charlie” Copeland speaks at ENR New York’s 2019 Regional Best Projects breakfast after receiving the Legacy Award. PHOTO BY STEVE HILL Building in Manhattan In 1975, Copeland created a solar energy system to heat water at the behest of “semi-hippies,” he says, who fixed up a building in Manhattan, a project that led to the creation of the federal PURPA law. PHOTO COURTESY GOLDMAN COPELAND Copeland Copeland says he worries about global warming, one reason he’s passionate about creating systems that are as energy efficient as possible. PHOTO COURTESY GOLDMAN COPELAND Goldman Copeland Associates PC staff The Legacy Award winner (front row center) is surrounded by staff during his firm’s 50th anniversary celebrations. PHOTO COURTESY GOLDMAN COPELAND Mechanical engineering work for theaters The firm has also done mechanical engineering work for theaters all over Broadway. PHOTO COURTESY GOLDMAN COPELAND postn@enr.com (Nadine M. Post) http://www.enr.com/articles/41312 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:19:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/41312-enr-ny-legacy-award-winner-irwin-cantor-is-a-legend-in-his-own-time Irwin Cantor Irwin Cantor’s overlapping experience as a structural practitioner, a city planning commissioner and a consultant to developers and builders gives him a unique perspective, he says. PHOTO BY NADINE M. POST/ENR Lipstick building Cantor’s well-known projects in Manhattan include the so-called Lipstick building, the Helmsley Palace and Trump Tower. PHOTO BY NADINE M. POST/ENR Helmsley Palace Cantor’s well-known projects in Manhattan include the so-called Lipstick building, the Helmsley Palace and Trump Tower. PHOTO BY NADINE M. POST/ENR Trump Tower Cantor’s well-known projects in Manhattan include the so-called Lipstick building, the Helmsley Palace and Trump Tower. PHOTO BY NADINE M. POST/ENR Irwin Cantor Irwin Cantor (left) with a group including his former partner, the late Ysrael Seinuk PHOTO COURTESY OF IRWIN G. CANTOR Irwin Cantor Cantor (left) with his wife, Gloria, and Lipstick building architect, the late Philip Johnson. PHOTO COURTESY OF IRWIN G. CANTOR Irwin Cantor Irwin Cantor has long put great stock in relationships, beginning with family. PHOTO COURTESY OF IRWIN CANTOR Irwin Cantor He lines up with members of the Tishman Speyer team, including longtime fan DeBenedittis (far right), who gave him his start in high-rise design. PHOTO COURTESY OF IRWIN CANTOR Irwin Cantor and Tishman Speyer Irwin Cantor (right), a consultant to Tishman Speyer for nearly two decades, saved the developer millions of dollars over the years, says DeBenedittis (left). PHOTO BY NADINE M. POST/ENR rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) http://www.enr.com/articles/38690 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/38690-below-grade-guy-rises-on-innovation Tamaro oversaw efforts to stabilize World Trade Center foundation On the Job Tamaro oversaw efforts to stabilize the critical “bathtub” foundation at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack. He was also key in its original construction in the 1960s. Photos Courtesy of George Tamaro Tamaro now is consultant On Tap After retiring from Mueser Rutledge in 2006, Tamaro has served as a consultant and industry expert. Photos Courtesy of George Tamaro Tamaro worked on George Washington Bridge Up High and Down low: Tamaro worked on the design of the George Washington Bridge’s second deck in the 1960s, and in a circular slurry wall cofferdam at the Ignatius Caruso pump station in east Boston in 1990. Photos Courtesy of George Tamaro circular slurry wall Up High and Down Low: Tamaro worked on the design of the George Washington Bridge’s second deck in the 1960s, and in a circular slurry wall cofferdam at the Ignatius Caruso pump station in east Boston in 1990. Photo Courtesy of George Tamaro Tamaro and Pier Luigi Nervi From Student to Teacher Tamaro worked with noted architect Pier Luigi Nervi in Rome in the early 1960s. Photos courtesy of George Tamaro Tamaro leads WTC site recovery meeting From Student to Teacher Tamaro leads a World Trade Center site recovery meeting in 2001. Photos courtesy of George Tamaro