Thanks to a structural-steel hat truss, the 10-story tower of the 240-ft-tall New United States Courthouse, Los Angeles, appears to balance on its core, hovering over the ground as if it were a sculpture on a pedestal. “In a typical building, you have perimeter columns that meet the ground,” says Mark Sarkisian, structural and seismic … Continued
In its continuous exchange with the city, the building is an integral part of the larger urban context comprised of flows of people, transportation, electricity, water, waste, data and other forms of information. This interconnection has inspired new concepts of building systems that consider theories of rheology, self-reflection, and morphology that affect the individual and … Continued
As one of the featured finalists at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s 2012 Awards Symposium, the Al Hamra Tower provided a diverse array of topics for SOM designers Aybars Asci and Mark Sarkisian to discuss. In their interview from the symposium, the duo touched on the highly sensitive approach to the building, … Continued
Mark Sarkisian, Partner and Head of Structural and Seismic Engineering at SOM, was invited to speak at the Oskar von Miller Forum in Munich, Germany, on December 5, 2013. During his presentation, Sarkisian examined the collaborative relationship between buildings and cities, spoke about designing structures in the face of climate change, and explored projects that … Continued
Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, will be a keynote speaker at the 39th Conference on Our World in Concrete & Structures. Sarkisian’s keynote will focus on his paper, “Innovations in Concrete Augmented by Steel,” which analyzes interesting opportunities that arise when reinforced concrete is augmented by structural steel. In most parts of … Continued
Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, will lead a day-long workshop on February 5, 2015, at the University of Alcalá in Madrid with Rosa Cervera, Professor of Architectural Composition. As part of the workshop, entitled “Efficient Structures Inspired by Nature,” Sarkisian will give a public lecture about the performance and environmental implications of structural systems, including lessons on resiliency … Continued
Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, will speak at the Southern Illinois University School of Architecture on April 1, 2015. In his presentation entitled “Tall Towers and Cities of the Future,” Sarkisian will present about creatively integrating structural engineering and architecture in projects around the world, as well as creating tall towers that achieve … Continued
On February 2 and 3, 2015, Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, will visit the University of Naples in Italy to present at Erasmus Mundus, a program organized by the European Union to enhance the quality of higher education in Europe and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures. Sarkisian will … Continued
On the evening of June 2, 2015, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner Mark Sarkisian received the 2015 H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC). This honor recognizes his more than 30 years of outstanding achievement in structural engineering. Sarkisian’s career has focused on innovative structural engineering solutions, … Continued
San Francisco: Mark Sarkisian, SOM Structural and Seismic Engineering Partner, has received the prestigious Fazlur Rahman Khan Life-Cycle Civil Engineering Medal. The honor was bestowed upon Sarkisian on November 18, 2014, at the Fourth International Symposium of Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE) in Tokyo. The IALCCE gives the award to members who have made significant contributions to … Continued