JS Online: Engineering an art form -
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Published on: 9/8/2001
Last Visited: 9/9/2001
- Kevin Wood ,Graef , Anhalt , Schloemer & Associates
Photo/Gary Porter
The footbridge to the pavilion of the Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum connects to downtown Milwaukee through O'Donnell Park.
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It's not the typical structure you design every day , that's for sure , says Kevin Wood , a structural engineer with Graef , Anhalt , Schloemer & Associates , the Milwaukee engineering firm that worked on the project with Kahler Slater Architects , Calatrava's local partner in the museum expansion.We're not used to thinking this way about bridges.As engineers , you are always looking at the cheapest way to get things done.