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Brochstein Pavilion Recommended Place to Visit by NY Times

The New York Times posted a story about Houston in today’s online edition titled “36 Hours in Houston.” Included among the “must-see” stops was Rice University’s Brochstein Pavilion, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners and structurally engineered by Haynes Whaley’s Wally Ford. Author Denny Lee had this to say about the Brochstein Pavilion:
 The skyline goes up, up, [...]

Haynes Whaley’s Recent Experience with Fabric-Covered Steel Framed Buildings

Over the last year, there has been some attention brought to this unique building type.  These light, economical building systems have found a variety of uses, including agricultural, storage, and recreational. 
One major supplier of these buildings, Cover-All Building Systems, recently reached out to their customers with a warning regarding the structural integrity of some of their buildings related to combined [...]

Rice University builds new Residential Colleges

Rice University’s recently completed projects, McMurtry and Duncan Residential Colleges, are featured on the cover of the January/February 2010 issue of Texas Architect. The residential complex includes seven buildings that provide students with housing, dining facilities, kitchen servery and upstairs formal meeting rooms, and master’s houses.  The article, written by Fernando Brave, does an excellent job of [...]

NBACC Featured in Gilbane’s “Bulletin”

Haynes Whaley’s latest Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory project was recently featured in the Spring 2009 edition of Gilbane Construction’s “Bulletin”.  Our firm provided the structural engineering services for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland.  This recently completed project was the first new facility built for the Department of Homeland [...]

Texas Construction’s Top 40 Project Starts for 2008

 
Texas Construction’s annual “Top 40 Projects” was recently published in their June 2009 edition.  Haynes Whaley Associates had six projects in this year’s listing:
 
     #8   Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus
   #15   Texas A&M University Health Science Center
              Campus Phase 1
   #26   The Legacy at Memorial
   #31   IAH Terminal C Ticketing, Baggage Claim and
              ITT Level Remodel
   [...]

Menil Collection Named One of the Best Buildings in Texas

The Menil Collection was recently designated as one of the ten best buildings in Texas by Texas Monthly in their March 2009 issue.  It shared this honor with other notable structures including The Alamo in San Antonio, “Old Red” at UTMB in Galveston, and the Penzoil Building in Houston.  Haynes Whaley Associates was the structural engineer of [...]