12/2008Published “BIM and the Structural Engineering Community” December 2008 Structure Magazine
Form Finding Techniques in Practice
10/2008Structures Workshop Presents "Form Finding Techniques in Practice" MIT Civil Engineering Department Seminar Series
VP of SEARI
09/2008Erik Nelson becomes Vice President of the Structural Engineering Association of Rhode Island (SEARI)
Sentosa Crane Ballet
Truss design supporting calculations completed for Sentosa Crane Ballet
Now Licensed in New Hampshire
Structures Workshop obtained a license in New Hampshire and are now licenced in RI, CT, MA, WI, NY and NH.
Twilight of the Idols
07/2008Published “Twilight of the Idols” Modern Steel Construction Magazine
Lincoln Center Hypar Roof
Steel completed and topping out ceremony on Lincoln Center Hypar Roof
The Structure that Sings
03/2008Published “The Structure that Sings” March 2008 Structure Magazine
Infinite Load Path?
10/2007Published “Infinite Load Path?” October 2007 Structure Magazine
Participation Mystique
05/2007Published “Participation Mystique” May 2007 Structure Magazine
Jinhua Pavilion #16 wins AIA Citation LA 2007
JINHUA BOOK PAVILION ARCH: Michael Maltzen Architects (Tim Williams / Project Manager)
ENG: Guy Nordenson and Associates (Erik A Nelson / Project Engineer)
LOC: Jinhua, Rep of CHINA
DESCRIPTION http://www.structuresworkshop.com/07000jinhua.html
This structure is part of an architecture park In Jinhua, China by an artist Ai Wei Wei featuring pavilions designed by 16 architects from around the world. Michael Maltzen's Pavilion No. 15 is a cantilevered tapered structure with high strength tie rods and plate moment frames. Photo below left from Iwan Bann.
BOOK - "SUPPORT AND RESIST" by Nina Rappaport
"Together Maltzan, Nordenson and project engineer Erik Nelson rethought the skin, designed instead a double layer of slotted perforated metal panels with larger rectangular openings. The structural steel is
visible between the planes of wall." Maltzen says "As opposed to architecture leading decisions about the structure, it inverted halfway through the process and the structure led the development of the project."
2007 AIA - Los Angeles Award
Architects are from Plato
01/2007Published “Architects are from Plato” January 2007 Structure Magazine
Curious Deflection
07/2006Published “Curious Deflection” July 2006 Structure Magazine Featured Article
World Trade Center Building Damage Survey
Contributed to the book "World Trade Center Building Damage Survey" published in 2003 (GNA, TT, SEONY) in 2001-2003.