A winner of the 2013 Booth Family Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and Conservation at the American Academy in Rome, he is also the author of Beauty's Rigor: Patterns of Production in the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi (University of Illinois Press, 2017).ĭONALD FRIEDMAN, president of Old Structures Engineering, has thirty years of experience as a structural engineer, working on both the construction of new buildings and the renovation of existing structures. He is the author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2013), and is currently writing its sequel Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986. THOMAS LESLIE is the Morrill Professor in Architecture at Iowa State University where he researches the integration of building sciences and arts, both historically and in contemporary practice. The city’s large, regular lot sizes also allowed a regularity in structural grids, and its laissez-faire politics permitted thinner walls than other, eastern cities-at least through 1893, after which unions and builders began a pitched battle over the city’s building code. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to carefully parse their structures into point supports and broad, snowshoe-like pads, which suggested structures above could be thought of as more skeletal frames than continuous walls. Chicago has claimed the “invention” of steel-skeleton construction, which historians often call “the Chicago frame.” In New York, building codes and concerns about fire discouraged the use of skeleton frames until after 1892, so alternative, hybrid systems developed. Tom Leslie and Don Friedman will examine these and other issues.Ĭhicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. With this extensive portfolio of completed wood framing projects and a talented, quality-first team that efficiently manages all resources - partnering with Northridge is the difference between getting your wood framing job done, and getting your wood framing job done right.The second session of the Construction History series concentrates on Frames and the evolution of metal-cage construction in each city. Northridge Construction has completed tens of thousands of wood framing projects, from large multi-family units, to smaller projects, across Long Island and vicinity. Further, this experience means the team is well equipped for troubleshooting, should the need arise. When coupled together - the output represents superior work. Whether turnkey or labor only, the commitment to the goal never waivers - maximize efficiency, to save you both time and money.ĭecades of experience have yielded a highly skilled and loyal workforce. Their experience shines when it comes to efficient management of all resources - manpower, equipment, materials, and coordinating with other trades. Wood framing carpentry is provided as either a turnkey or labor only service.įor turnkey engagements, Northridge provides everything from quality materials and equipment to qualified supervisors and field personnel. has become a regional leader for single and multi-family residential projects. With over 30 years of experience in custom wood framing and exterior packages, Northridge Construction Corp.
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