** CANCELLED** The Art of Engineering Art (Virtual)

Art often challenges the status quo, and nothing challenges a structural engineer more than art that challenges the laws of physics.

For these types of projects, structural engineers help with several challenging questions: If people can interact with this, what loads should we design for? How do we work with non-standard geometries? How do we design with non-standard materials? What are the right discussions to have related to client or public expectations?

We will explore these questions through several art and sculpture project examples and discuss how participants can apply these themes to any project with unique elements.

Objectives include:

• Explain how to approach the structural design parameters of non-standard projects
• Identify atypical or unexpected risk and life safety issues, and how to discuss them with clients and owners to make a project successful
• Recognize the wide range of opportunities in both structural form and materials that are now possible
• Apply design thinking and lessons learned to projects such as canopies, pavilions, landscape structures, and unique residences

Engineering sits at the core of ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants and users. The same can be said for the importance of structural engineering when it comes to creating art, such as landscape structures or pavilions. These non-standard projects present their own set of risk and life safety issues. Developing a deeper comprehension of these considerations and strategies to implement solutions is key to ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of all individuals who may pass through or interact with these structures.

Presenter:
Rebecca Lubrano P.E.| Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

This session is part of the BSA Summer CE Workshop series, which provides opportunities to earn HSW credits before the state licensing deadline on August 31. Stay up to date on industry issues with these professional workshops, offered Tuesday, August 1 through Thursday, August 10, 2023. BSA members save 50 percent and have their credits reported on their AIA transcript.