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"A Sphere of Influence," Engineering News-Record (ENR): Dec 6, 1999, Vol 243 number 22, Page 36.Challenging steel fabrication and erection at the American Museum of Natural History's new planetarium in New York City.
"New Planetarium a Soaring Achievement", Metals in Construction Spring 1999, p52 The new American Museum of Natural History features an illuminated 87 foot diameter sphere that appears to be floating within a 100 foot high steel and glass cube

"Bridging Substance with Style" , Civil Engineering: February 1999, vol 69 number 3, p41. (Abstract)The new Damen Avenue Bridge in Chicago Ill is an innovative, elegant functional design which employs two massive steel ribs as the main structural element
Span Sports Steel pipe Arches", Engineering News-Record Sept 28, 1998A bridge designer is using a new application for fabricating tubular members to form the circular arches of a replacement span over the Chicago River.....
"Synthesizing Form and Function", Modern Steel Construction, December 1999, p31"The Damen Avenue Arch Bridge was not simply an innovative engineering feat, but also a success as a nw neighborhood landmark