Connection Design

With approximately 31,500 tons of steel, this 68-story New York City highrise houses 2.85 million square feet of mixed-use space. Complex connections with extremely large forces and difficult 3D geometry...

CSD provided valuable Value Engineering during the bid phase. The “Super Diagonals” were originally designed as 30”x60” plate boxes filled with reinforced concrete. We worked with the fabricator to come...

The Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CMHR) is a 12-story, 260,000 square foot sustainable structure. It is the first museum outside of the National Capital Region. The superstructure is constructed...

Comcast Center is a 58-story, 1.4 million square foot tower that is the tallest building in Philadelphia and is the corporate headquarters for Comcast. Lateral stability, for this 11,000 ton...

Cowboys Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, seats 80,000 fans and has a retractable roof. It is the world’s largest column free interior space and is supported by the two...

Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, is a 714,000 sq. ft. sports and entertainment venue at the heart of downtown Milwaukee. The venue will also host concerts by headliners...

Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena that primarily serves as the home venues for the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons. The roof structure features large-span roof trusses spanning...

One World Trade Center is a 104-story, 3.5 million square foot skyscraper that is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Lateral stability for this 44,000 ton skyscraper is provided...

The new 806,000 square foot East Tower addition to the Rush University Medical Center will provide expanded basic and clinical research as well as acute and critical care to its...

The New York Times Building is a 52-story, 1.54 million square foot skyscraper that is the fifth tallest building in New York City. Lateral stability for this 22,000 ton skyscraper...

The project is a new airport terminal for Delta Airlines. The project is approximately 9200 tons. The biggest challenge was developing economical connections for the HSS vertical bracing that required...

Working as consultant on the connection design of the Texas Rangers Ballpark Complex in Arlington, TX, CSD drew on our relationship with the client, W&W Steel, and our ability to...