Ransome Bar
We ask for probes on a regular basis, usually to find out what something useful about unknown hidden structure. On
Journal
Our work with old buildings has us studying a lot of different topics in addition to structural engineering – for example, architecture, history, and historic preservation – and we like sharing stories about what we’ve found.
Bad Art
Another thirty-cent postcard find: the worst illustration of the Woolworth Building I’ve ever seen. Here’s the postcard version: And here’s
Used Books
You can find great stuff for thirty cents at used-book stores. Here’s a postcard of our home, with a picture
Michael Lo
Marie and I are proud to welcome Michael as a partner at Old Structures.
GMDC on Atlantic Avenue
It’s always nice when one of our projects gets a little press notice: GMDC A lot of hard work from
Another Engineer To Read
Bill Harvey, a British engineer with a specialty in the conservation of buildings that are very old by U.S. standards,
In Lieu of Halos
What more could our angels at 150 Nassau Street need? Orbs on top of their heads. Current installation, from the
The Past Is A Foreign Country
We are working on a project in an 1890s apartment building where part of the scope is changing the windows in
The Langham Wins a Lucy Moses Award
We are proud – despite this post being written a little bit late – to have assisted Thomas A. Fenniman
Careful Spacing
I really admire the work of this sign painter. He squeezed nine words into the small pieces of wall available
It Creeps Up On You
Ryan Cleary joined OSE in May as a project manager. Ryan brings our total size to nine people, which gave
Some Current Work, 117 Years ago
This picture was published in Cassier’s Magazine in 1897 and shows the location of two of our current projects. The
Tenement History
We had a brief mention in the Wall Street Journal. The reporter, Josh Barbanel, spent a lot of time in researching
The Short Run
Sometimes, what’s really needed in a project is to buy some time. Organizations need to budget for work that may
Sculptural
Some terra cotta replacements are more eye-catching than others. Our work at 150 Nassau Street has attracted attention, largely because
The Woolworth Building
More events for a 100th birthday party: Gail Fenske’s talk on Cass Gilbert and Frank Woolworth. My talk on wind
Talking History
I’ll be speaking at the Skyscraper Museum on May 15. The talk concerns the engineers and engineering developments of early
Historic Structural Detail 4
Because technical language changes at a different rate than technology, we sometimes use obsolete words to describe new things and
International News, Sort Of
Here’s OSE’s very own Gabi Pardo, helping describe Grand Central for a Spanish news show on the terminal’s 100th anniversary:
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