How do you support a 580-ton Ferris Wheel on the top of a parking garage, on a marine pier, a half-mile into Lake Michigan? Can you build a new steel theater under a tent? What would it take to make Navy Pier a 21st Century destination for visitors and locals alike? Learn this and more on a guided tour of Navy Pier’s recent redevelopment led by the structural engineers most familiar with the past and present construction.
Image courtesy of Thornton Tomasetti
The tour will be led by representatives from Thornton Tomasetti:
- William D. Bast, P.E., S.E., SECB
- Ken Maschke, P.E., S.E., LEED AP
- Eric Wheeler, S.E.
- Albert Mena
The Navy Pier Ferris Wheel Infrastructure is a finalist in the 2016 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards.
Free for SEAOI Members
Sponsored by AIA Chicago, Thornton Tomasetti and SEAOI