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Perelman Performing Arts Center
Summer 2023 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
A new performing arts center opens at ground zero, Michigan Central Station nears completion, and an arboreal sculpture wins an engineer's choice award.
Powerhouse Arts
Spring 2023 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
A Brooklyn powerhouse is reborn as an artist hub, Boston preservation projects receive awards, and work begins at Buffalo Central Terminal.
Bronx Children's Museum
Winter 2022-23 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
Mass timber helps transform a powerhouse into a children's museum, a landmark Manhattan church solves its century-old dome conundrum, and more.
College of the Holy Cross, Prior Performing Arts Center
Fall 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The College of the Holy Cross gets a new performing arts center, Folger Shakespeare Library wins preservation accolades, and more.
Domino Sugar Refinery
Summer 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Domino Sugar Refinery conversion nears completion, two Silman projects win SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, and more.
670 Union Street
Spring 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
NYC's first mass timber condos unveiled in Brooklyn, the Charles River Speedway receives preservation honors, ambitious architecture comes to Church Hill North, and more.
1490 Southern Boulevard
Winter 2021-22 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
Sleek affordable housing opens in the South Bronx, three Silman projects win DC preservation awards, the Metropolitan Museum announces a gallery reimagining, and more.
Amant Foundation
Fall 2021 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Amant Foundation wins AN Project of the Year, the Battery Maritime Building completes its waterfront transformation, the Mycelium Project launches an augmented reality experience, and more.
Catskills Piaule Hotel
Summer 2021 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Darling Hotel and Trinity Church Wall Street win regional awards, construction is underway at the Palmer Museum of Art and Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a modular hotel opens in the Catskills, and more.
Shaker Museum
New York Times
A Hudson Valley home for the Shaker Museum
This project will convert a Victorian-era structure to create space for exhibition galleries and construct a new addition for back-of-house functions.
NYBG Haupt Conservatory
Silman preservation projects recognized at 31st Lucy G. Moses Awards
The Moses Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation.
Smith College Neilson Library
Designboom
Smith College’s reimagined Neilson Library is complete
This $120 million renovation and addition project reduced the overall building footprint by about 25%, returning green space to the adjacent grounds.
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
Architectural Record
Ecology and education meet on a corner in Greenpoint
With features including a native plant garden and rooftop solar panels, this new steel-framed library has a LEED Platinum certification goal.
UVA Memorial To Enslaved Laborers
Silman projects honored at 2020 AN Best of Design Awards
The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia won Project of the Year.
Domino Park
Domino Park, The REACH, and Krause Gateway Center selected as Architizer awards finalists
We are pleased to announce that three Silman projects have been recognized in the 2020 Architizer A+ Awards.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington Post
The triumphant reopening of DC’s MLK Jr. Memorial Library
Silman helped realize the modernist landmark's dramatic transformation through careful collaboration with the design team and a thoughtful understanding of the original architecture and structure. 
Menokin Glass House Project
The Architect's Newspaper
At Menokin, work begins to encase and display historic remnants
In collaboration with Machado Silvetti, Silman is working to preserve the remnants of Francis Lightfoot Lee's former Virginia home by replacing missing pieces with structural glass.
Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial
Boston Globe
Construction begins on Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial renovation
Silman is working with a partnership including the National Park Service to restore this bronze bas-relief monument, which commemorates Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment, the first African American Union Army regiment formed in the Civil War.
The Heights Building, Wilson Secondary School
The Architect's Newspaper
At The Heights, staggered cantilevers twist around a pivot point
Working in close collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Leo A Daly, Silman designed a truss-and-buttress system that optimized the load path and reduced the number of ground-level columns.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 20 Exterior
Fast Company
Silman projects recognized in Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards
One project was a finalist and two other projects received honorable mentions in the Spaces, Places, and Cities category.
Silman news
Company announcements
Project Montage Final Web
October 18, 2023
Silman’s DC office celebrates 25th anniversary
Since opening our doors in Georgetown in 1998, our DC office has carried on the firm-wide mission to bring structural engineering excellence to buildings of all types and scales.
JFT Headshot Web 1400px
October 12, 2023
Announcing the formal retirement of Joe Tortorella
And celebrating his 44 years with Silman
Perelman Performing Arts Center
Summer 2023 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
A new performing arts center opens at ground zero, Michigan Central Station nears completion, and an arboreal sculpture wins an engineer's choice award.
Powerhouse Arts
Spring 2023 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
A Brooklyn powerhouse is reborn as an artist hub, Boston preservation projects receive awards, and work begins at Buffalo Central Terminal.
ASU SkySong
May 19, 2023
TYLin adds lightweight structure expertise to Buildings Sector
We are proud to announce the creation of the Lightweight Structures Group, which will support the growth of Silman, A TYLin Company and the entire Buildings Sector.
Bronx Children's Museum
Winter 2022-23 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
Mass timber helps transform a powerhouse into a children's museum, a landmark Manhattan church solves its century-old dome conundrum, and more.
Promotions 2022 23 Web Final V3
February 2, 2023
Silman announces new principals, sector managers, and associates
Please join us in congratulating our new principals, sector managers, associates, and other recently elevated staff members.
College of the Holy Cross, Prior Performing Arts Center
Fall 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The College of the Holy Cross gets a new performing arts center, Folger Shakespeare Library wins preservation accolades, and more.
Domino Sugar Refinery
Summer 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Domino Sugar Refinery conversion nears completion, two Silman projects win SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, and more.
2022 IABSE Member of the Year
September 12, 2022
2022 IABSE Member of the Year: Joe Tortorella
We are proud to announce that Joe Tortorella has been awarded the 2022 IABSE Member of the Year Award!
670 Union Street
Spring 2022 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
NYC's first mass timber condos unveiled in Brooklyn, the Charles River Speedway receives preservation honors, ambitious architecture comes to Church Hill North, and more.
1490 Southern Boulevard
Winter 2021-22 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
Sleek affordable housing opens in the South Bronx, three Silman projects win DC preservation awards, the Metropolitan Museum announces a gallery reimagining, and more.
2021 Associate Promotions - Silman
January 5, 2022
Silman announces new associate and staff promotions
Please join us in congratulating our new senior associates, associates, and other recently elevated staff members.
Amant Foundation
Fall 2021 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Amant Foundation wins AN Project of the Year, the Battery Maritime Building completes its waterfront transformation, the Mycelium Project launches an augmented reality experience, and more.
Catskills Piaule Hotel
Summer 2021 Project Roundup: Openings, Awards, and On the Boards
The Darling Hotel and Trinity Church Wall Street win regional awards, construction is underway at the Palmer Museum of Art and Gansevoort Peninsula Park, a modular hotel opens in the Catskills, and more.
Shaker Museum
New York Times
A Hudson Valley home for the Shaker Museum
This project will convert a Victorian-era structure to create space for exhibition galleries and construct a new addition for back-of-house functions.
Illinois State Capitol Dome
May 30, 2021
Silman expands Midwest footprint, adds SoCal office
We are excited to announce that Silman has opened new offices in the Midwest and Southern California.
NYBG Haupt Conservatory
Silman preservation projects recognized at 31st Lucy G. Moses Awards
The Moses Awards are the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation.
Silman joins TYLI
April 8, 2021
Silman joins global infrastructure firm T.Y. Lin International (TYLI)
Some exciting news: Effective March 31, 2021, Silman has joined the global infrastructure firm T.Y. Lin International (TYLI) and will become the company’s platform for the structural design of buildings in the Americas.
Smith College Neilson Library
Designboom
Smith College’s reimagined Neilson Library is complete
This $120 million renovation and addition project reduced the overall building footprint by about 25%, returning green space to the adjacent grounds.
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
Architectural Record
Ecology and education meet on a corner in Greenpoint
With features including a native plant garden and rooftop solar panels, this new steel-framed library has a LEED Platinum certification goal.
UVA Memorial To Enslaved Laborers
Silman projects honored at 2020 AN Best of Design Awards
The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia won Project of the Year.
Empire Stores
September 29, 2020
Silman Resiliency Forum: How can we move past roadblocks to building resiliency?
At this upcoming virtual forum, Silman seeks to answer this question by convening engineers, designers, policy makers, and academics to identify limitations and develop strategies for continued progress and innovation.
Domino Park
Domino Park, The REACH, and Krause Gateway Center selected as Architizer awards finalists
We are pleased to announce that three Silman projects have been recognized in the 2020 Architizer A+ Awards.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington Post
The triumphant reopening of DC’s MLK Jr. Memorial Library
Silman helped realize the modernist landmark's dramatic transformation through careful collaboration with the design team and a thoughtful understanding of the original architecture and structure. 
Menokin Glass House Project
The Architect's Newspaper
At Menokin, work begins to encase and display historic remnants
In collaboration with Machado Silvetti, Silman is working to preserve the remnants of Francis Lightfoot Lee's former Virginia home by replacing missing pieces with structural glass.
Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial
Boston Globe
Construction begins on Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial renovation
Silman is working with a partnership including the National Park Service to restore this bronze bas-relief monument, which commemorates Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment, the first African American Union Army regiment formed in the Civil War.
Silman Senior Principals
May 8, 2020
Silman senior principals interviewed for Architect Magazine
Joe Tortorella, Nat Oppenheimer, and Kirk Mettam weigh in on the legacy and ethos that earned the firm a 2020 AIA Collaborative Achievement Award.
The Heights Building, Wilson Secondary School
The Architect's Newspaper
At The Heights, staggered cantilevers twist around a pivot point
Working in close collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Leo A Daly, Silman designed a truss-and-buttress system that optimized the load path and reduced the number of ground-level columns.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 20 Exterior
Fast Company
Silman projects recognized in Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards
One project was a finalist and two other projects received honorable mentions in the Spaces, Places, and Cities category.
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