EDUCATION

Lehigh University, Master of Science in Structural Engineering

University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Concrete Institute

American Institute of Steel Construction

American Society of Civil Engineers, Board of Governers - Architectural Engineering Institute

CCA Architecture – Structural Engineering Studio Critic

California Historical Society

Charles Pankow Foundation Advisory Board

China Civil Engineering Society

Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Steering Committee member

International Chairman of Subcommittee on Tall Steel Buildings

San Francisco Architectural Heritage, Board Member

Shanghai Association for Science and Technology

SPUR

State of California Emergency Services Post-Earthquake Safety Assessment Program

Structural Engineers Association of Illinois

Structural Engineers Association of California

Structural Engineering Certification Board

PATENTS

The Pin-Fuse Joint®: U.S. Patents No. 6681538 and No. 7000304 and U.S. Trademark: Pin Fuse Joint®

The Link-Fuse Joint™, U.S. Patent No. 7647734

The Pin-Fuse Frame™, U.S. Patent No. 7712266 and another U.S. Patent Pending

SFIS – Sustainable Form-Inclusion System U.S. Patent Pending, co-authored with Craig Hartman

BayArc – Tidal Responsive Barrier U.S. Patent Pending, co-authored with Craig Hartman

Environmental Analysis Tool Carbon footprint calculator for structures, U.S. Patent Pending

Mark Sarkisian

PE, SE, LEED® AP, Director of Structural Engineering

Mark Sarkisian incorporates innovative engineering solutions into each project, creating structures that achieve design excellence through integrated collaboration.

Mark P. Sarkisian, PE, SE, LEED® AP is the Director of Seismic and Structural Engineering in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. He received his BS Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Connecticut (1983) where he is a Fellow of the Academy of Distinguished Engineers as well as his MS Degree in Structural Engineering from Lehigh University (1985). His career has focused on developing innovative structural engineering solutions for building projects. He has designed more than 100 major building projects around the world including: the United States Embassy in Beijing; the NBC Tower in Chicago; The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, the 421 meter-tall Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai; and the 415 meter-tall Al-Hamra Tower in Kuwait.

Mark holds four U.S. Patents for high-performance seismic structural mechanisms designed to protect buildings in areas of high seismicity and has additional patents pending for seismic and environmentally responsible structural systems. He is licensed to practice civil/structural engineering in 16 states and has recently written a book entitled “Designing Tall Buildings – Structure as Architecture” that is currently available through Routledge/Taylor & Francis Books.

Mark currently teaches an Integrated Studio class that includes students from UC Berkeley, CCA, Stanford University and Cal Poly which is focused on the collaborative opportunities in design.



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