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Explore our featured work across landmark developments and innovative structures. Share Your Vision All Adaptive Reuse Civic Corporate Office - [The Broad Museum](https://www.nyase.com/the-broad-museum/) - The Broad ❮ ❯ NYA is the Structural Engineer of Record for this new museum designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler in Downtown Los Angeles. The museum and parking garage is a 6-story, 110’ tall structure occupying a city block at Grand Ave. & 2nd St. and enclosing about 250,000 SF. Typical floors - [UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital at Parnassus](https://www.nyase.com/ucsf-health-helen-diller-hospital-at-parnassus/) - UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital ❮ ❯ NYA is serving as Structural Engineer of Record for the UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital, a new acute care hospital tower located at the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. The project includes a 15-story hospital tower with one full basement level and one partial basement - [Mina Riad](https://www.nyase.com/mina-riad/) - Dr. Mina Riad is a senior structural engineer at NYA with 18+ years of experience designing airports, hospitals, and base-isolated buildings. He is also an instructor, researcher, and engineering software innovator. - [Dae-Hwan](https://www.nyase.com/dae-hwan/) - Dae-Hwan Kim specializes in seismic analysis and performance-based design of complex buildings, focusing on structural upgrades and nonlinear evaluation. - [Barber](https://www.nyase.com/barber/) - Corey Barber, Senior Project Engineer at NYA, brings 21+ years of expertise in structural design and retrofit, specializing in seismic and wind resilience. - [Reza Moharrami](https://www.nyase.com/reza-moharrami/) - Dr. Reza Moharrami brings advanced expertise in nonlinear structural simulation, seismic risk analysis, and retrofit design. From space structures to nuclear safety, he drives precision solutions at NYA. - [Andrew Ma](https://www.nyase.com/andrew-ma/) - Andrew Ma is a leader at NYA in performance-based seismic design, complex analysis, and innovative structural engineering for tall and commercial buildings. - [Victoria Kaasa](https://www.nyase.com/victoria-kaasa/) - Victoria Kaasa is a structural engineering leader at NYA with expertise in seismic retrofitting and performance-based design. - [Daniel Tunick](https://www.nyase.com/daniel-tunick/) - Daniel Tunick is a Project Manager at NYA with 18+ years of experience in seismic evaluation, retrofit, adaptive, and performance-based design for high-rise. - [Sudharshan](https://www.nyase.com/sudharshan/) - Meet Sudharshan Navalpakkam, a senior structural engineer at NYA with expertise in commercial, university, and medical facility design. He applies advanced technologies to deliver high-performance building solutions. - [Elie Elkhoury](https://www.nyase.com/elie-elkhoury/) - Elie Elkhoury leads seismic design, retrofits, peer reviews & multi-material projects across residential, commercial & government sectors. - [Dr. George Gazetas](https://www.nyase.com/dr-george-gazetas/) - Dr. George Gazetas, NYA's internationally recognized expert in soil structure interaction and seismic geotechnical engineering. - [Dr. Jose Restrepo](https://www.nyase.com/jose-restrepo/) - Meet Jose Restrepo, a key member of NYA's leadership and a global authority in seismic design, earthquake resilience, and structural performance. - [Kelly Weldon](https://www.nyase.com/kweldon/) - Kelly Weldon, Principal at NYA, brings over 20 years of experience in structural design for housing, education, and hospitality. - [Owen Hata](https://www.nyase.com/ohata/) - Owen Hata, USC-trained expert and longtime NYA engineer, specializes in seismic isolation systems, nonlinear dynamic analysis, and passive energy dissipation. - [Michael Gemmill](https://www.nyase.com/mgemmill/) - Michael Gemmill, Principal at NYA SF, specializes in performance-based seismic design, base isolation, and major projects like hospitals, labs, and towers. - [Ryan Wilkerson](https://www.nyase.com/rwilkerson/) - Ryan Wilkerson is a Principal at NYA with 29 years of experience in seismic design, structural engineering, and peer review for high-profile projects. - [John Paul Youssef](https://www.nyase.com/john-paul-youssef/) - John Paul Youssef, President of NYA, blends elite legal training, investment success, and operational leadership. With roots in the firm since 1996, he now guides NYA with vision shaped by law, finance, and innovation. - [Nabih Youssef](https://www.nyase.com/nyoussef/) - Nabih Youssef, founder of NYA, is a global pioneer in seismic design. He has shaped codes and leads with unmatched expertise in earthquake resilience. - [Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum](https://www.nyase.com/los-angeles-memorial-coliseum/) - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ❮ ❯ The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a nationally recognized historic landmark stadium facility and has held two Olympic Games. NYA provided structural engineering services for the renovation and seismic upgrade of the entire Coliseum structure, added an 8-story steel-framed press box and suite tower (approx. 500,000 sf), ancillary buildings, - [Westfield Century City](https://www.nyase.com/westfield-century-city/) - Westfield Century City ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the renovation and expansion of the Westfield shopping center in Century City. Originally designed in the 1960’s, this renovation included strengthening of the existing garage to accommodate the addition of 300,000 sf of new retail space, a new cinema/retail building, and an elevated pedestrian - [Westfield San Francisco Emporium](https://www.nyase.com/westfield-san-francisco-emporium/) - Westfield San Francisco Emporium ❮ ❯ The Westfield San Francisco Centre is a $460 million, 1.5 million sf mega structure, spanning 2 city blocks in downtown San Francisco. The project involved the redevelopment of the Emporium building, originally constructed in the late 1800’s. The development includes a new retail center and three new office floors. - [Vallco Town Center](https://www.nyase.com/vallco-town-center/) - Vallco Town Center ❮ ❯ NYA is designing the structural system for this new development, consisting of 12 stand-alone, low, mid and high-rise structures, totaling over 10 Million sf of office, residential, retail, hotel, parking, and entertainment space, including a cineplex, ice rink, and bowling alley. A distinguishing feature of the project is a 30-acre - [Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills](https://www.nyase.com/waldorf-astoria-beverly-hills/) - Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the The Waldorf Astoria--a 12 story high rise luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. It has 170 luxury rooms, including 42 suites, that offer amazing views of the city from expansive balconies. The roof top includes an elegant bar, VIP cabanas, and pool. - [VA San Diego Hospital Seismic Retrofit](https://www.nyase.com/va-san-diego-hospital-seismic-retrofit/) - VA San Diego Hospital Seismic Retrofit ❮ ❯ NYA provided seismic retrofitting for the one million square foot U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Medical Center. The retrofit design of the six-story building features a white structural steel web that stabilizes the building against the lateral movement, in the event of an earthquake. - [USC Village](https://www.nyase.com/usc-village/) - USC Village ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural design services for this new 1.25 Million square foot, residential-retail center on a 15 acre site north of the USC Campus. The project features five separate 5-story mixed-use housing and retail buildings, along with a central plant facility. This expansion provides living space for approximately 2,700 USC undergraduate - [UCSF Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building](https://www.nyase.com/ucsf-dolby-regeneration-medicine-building/) - UCSF Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building ❮ ❯ NYA provided schematic design / bridging documents and peer review for this 80,000 sf laboratory building, which is situated on a steeply-sloping site with limited access. NYA developed a scheme to support the new building with a space frame with limited support points to minimize the impact to - [UCSF Helen Diller Cancer Center](https://www.nyase.com/ucsf-helen-diller-cancer-center/) - UCSF Helen Diller Cancer Center ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the new six-story 162,000 square foot reinforced concrete cancer research laboratory located at the Mission Bay campus of UCSF. The building is comprised of 46 laboratories and associated support space, full and half-floor research pavilions, administration space, MEP housing, conference facilities, loading - [UCSD North Campus Housing Phase 2](https://www.nyase.com/ucsd-north-campus-housing-phase-2/) - UCSD North Campus Housing Phase 2 ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the second phase of UC San Diego’s student housing project. The project was design-build and includes a 12-story residential tower, four 5-story low-rise sustainable apartment buildings and two 2-story steel retail buildings, including a market and cafe. UCSD Village II provides - [USC Wallis Annenberg Hall](https://www.nyase.com/usc-wallis-annenberg-hall/) - USC Wallis Annenberg Hall ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural design services for USC’s Wallis Annenberg Hall. The 88,000-sf, red brick Collegiate Gothic building is a five-level steel and concrete structure located in the heart of the USC campus. The technologically advanced digital media tower and newsroom located in the atrium of the building showcases student - [UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center](https://www.nyase.com/ucsd-hillcrest-medical-center/) - UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center ❮ ❯ NYA performed the structural evaluation of the UC San Diego Medical Center Hillcrest in San Diego for compliance with California’s seismic safety legislation, California Senate Bill 1953. Completed in 2000, the evaluation identified the need for seismic upgrades to extend the service life of the facility, which consists of - [UCLA California NanoSystems Institute](https://www.nyase.com/ucla-california-nanosystems-institute/) - UCLA California NanoSystems Institute ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, a six-story, 189,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research facility at University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles. The structural design responds to the complex demands of advanced laboratory research while serving as an integral component of the building’s architectural - [UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute](https://www.nyase.com/ucla-jules-stein-eye-institute/) - UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute ❮ ❯ NYA provided the seismic retrofit of this existing 5-story concrete frame building on the UCLA campus. Seismic strengthening was primarily achieved with Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer in order to minimize architectural impact, particularly at columns where specialized detailing was utilized in order to minimize impact to the architectural exterior stonework facade. - [UCLA Weyburn Terrace](https://www.nyase.com/ucla-weyburn-terrace/) - UCLA Weyburn Terrace ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering for this $147 Million project, including early concept studies and structural system definition. The project consists of multiple residential structures, within seven blocks. The structures are 4-stories wood framing above 2-stories of concrete and liner units, in front of garages. Collaboration with the architect on unit - [UCLA Pauley Pavilion](https://www.nyase.com/ucla-pauley-pavilion/) - UCLA Pauley Pavilion ❮ ❯ The Pauley Pavilion expansion added approximately 70,000 sf, which was used for an interior concourse. The concourse is enclosed with new steel frames on three sides and a curtain wall. The new steel framing used as the façade also provides structural support for the roof of the “Pavilion Club” space. - [The New Stanford Hospital](https://www.nyase.com/the-new-stanford-hospital/) - The New Stanford Hospital ❮ ❯ NYA served as Structural Engineer of Record for the New Stanford Hospital, a $2 billion replacement healthcare facility located at the Stanford University Medical Center campus in Palo Alto, California. The hospital consists of four seven-story patient towers rising from a three-story podium, with each tower containing patient rooms - [UC Irvine Douglas Hospital](https://www.nyase.com/uc-irvine-douglas-hospital/) - UC Irvine Douglas Hospital ❮ ❯ NYA served as Structural Engineer of Record for the UC Irvine Douglas Hospital, a 475,000-square-foot hospital tower consisting of seven stories above grade and one full basement level. The project includes a 92-foot-tall 1A Link elevator tower supporting a 45-foot cantilevered corridor that connects adjacent hospital structures. A four-story, - [The Bloc](https://www.nyase.com/the-bloc/) - The Bloc ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the $160 Million renovation of 1.8 Million sf of retail, office, and hospitality space (more than 400,000 sf of retail and restaurant space, including a 3-level Macy’s). The Bloc is one of the largest mixed-use properties in the city of Los Angeles. Additionally, NYA also - [The Campus – Playa Vista](https://www.nyase.com/the-campus-playa-vista/) - The Campus – Playa Vista ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for this office complex, encompassing a total of 600,000 sf. The project consisted of four three-story office buildings over a two-story parking garage. - [The Quad @ Discovery Business Center](https://www.nyase.com/the-quad-discovery-business-center/) - The Quad @ Discovery Business Center ❮ ❯ NYA is providing structural engineering services for the new construction of this corporate campus. The Quad is comprised of four 3 and 4-story next-gen office buildings. - [Tribune Tower](https://www.nyase.com/tribune-tower/) - Tribune Tower ❮ ❯ NYA is providing structural engineering consulting services for Tribune Media Company for the future development of a high-rise building above the Second & Broadway MTA Entrance Structure that is part of the Regional Connector project in downtown Los Angeles. NYA is working with MTA to develop structural loading allowances that are - [Our Savior Church and Caruso Catholic Center](https://www.nyase.com/our-savior-church-and-caruso-catholic-center/) - Our Savior Church and Caruso Catholic Center ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the new 20,000 square foot Our Savior Church and USC Caruso Catholic Center, completed in 2013. The center was designed by Perkowitz and Ruth Architects (Architect of Record) and Elkus Manfredi Architects (Design Architect) and replaces the existing Catholic Center - [SoFi Stadium Peer Review](https://www.nyase.com/sofi-stadium-peer-review/) - SoFi Stadium Peer Review ❮ ❯ NYA is providing Peer Review for the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. The stadium will serve as the home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. - [Skirball Cultural Center](https://www.nyase.com/skirball-cultural-center/) - Skirball Cultural Center ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering & design services for the expansion of the Skirball Cultural Center. The museum was designed as a dam to restrain possible mud slides. The amphitheater, at the foot of the hill leads to the meditation pavilion on top of the hill, and was designed as an - [One Culver](https://www.nyase.com/one-culver/) - One Culver ❮ ❯ One Culver is the renovation and re-positioning of the former Sony Pictures Plaza complex that was constructed in 1985 in Culver City, CA. The full-block structure includes three levels of subterranean parking, nine levels of office/retail space (400,000 sf), and a 4-story interior atrium enclosed by a steel space frame. In - [Pier 70, San Francisco](https://www.nyase.com/pier-70-san-francisco/) - Pier 70, San Francisco ❮ ❯ Originally owned and operated by Bethlehem Steel Works, and Union Iron Works and used as a shipyard, Pier 70 was the location where many steel ships were built for private investors and the US Navy during WWII. The site is currently undergoing seismic upgrades and stabilization so the existing - [Pen Factory](https://www.nyase.com/pen-factory-2/) - Pen Factory ❮ ❯ Building A: 1956 1-story tilt-up concrete construction, steel and wood framed roof, repositioned to creative office space with structural separation from Building B, addition of approximately 20,000 square feet of mezzanine space, major mechanical improvements, and seismic strengthening of the core and shell. Building B: 1972 1-story tilt-up concrete construction, wood - [Metro Expo Maintenance Facility](https://www.nyase.com/metro-expo-maintenance-facility/) - Metro Expo Maintenance Facility ❮ ❯ The Metro Expo Maintenance facility in Santa Monica is composed of multiple buildings and is over 60,000sq ft. It houses administration offices, maintenance and service space as well as yard tracks, signals and communication. The facility serves as the central maintenance, repair, and administrative center for the Metro Expo - [Mission Bay Block N1 – The Beacon](https://www.nyase.com/mission-bay-block-n1-the-beacon/) - Mission Bay Block N1 – The Beacon ❮ ❯ Mission Bay Block N-1, “The Beacon”, is located at 250/260 King Street in San Francisco, California, one block from AT&T stadium. The Beacon apartment residences consists of 832,000 sf building that includes 218,000 sf of retail, 20,000 sf of office space and 409,000 sf /4-level parking - [Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Peer Review](https://www.nyase.com/lucas-museum-of-narrative-art-peer-review/) - Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Peer Review ❮ ❯ NYA is providing Peer Review for the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which will be located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, CA. - [Maritime Building](https://www.nyase.com/maritime-building/) - Maritime Building ❮ ❯ The Maritime Building, constructed in 1910, was originally a 5-story building rectangular-shaped in-plan with a single basement parking level. The exterior of the buildings consists of reinforced concrete frames and the interior structure is of heavy timber post and beam construction. The wood posts are on a 15’ x 20’ grid - [Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters](https://www.nyase.com/los-angeles-police-department-headquarters/) - Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters ❮ ❯ The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Headquarters facility is a new ten-story, steel framed office building designed to function as the new headquarters for the LAPD in the Downtown City Hall District. The building is highly designed from both an expression of a stylized and functional architectural form - [Los Angeles City Hall](https://www.nyase.com/los-angeles-city-hall/) - Los Angeles City Hall ❮ ❯ Challenges: Los Angeles City Hall, being culturally and historically significant, as well as an essential government facility, required restoration and strengthening to remain functional after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake . Project requirements also called for the protection of the building's exterior façade and historic interior fabric, which were frequently - [LAUSD Valley Academy for Arts and Sciences](https://www.nyase.com/lausd-valley-academy-for-arts-and-sciences/) - LAUSD Valley Academy for Arts and Sciences ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering for the LAUSD Valley Academy for Arts and Sciences, a high school for 1,200 students. The total site is just over 11 acres with a program developed in three small learning communities for the Science-Technology-Engineering & Math (STEM), the Arts, and Music - [Long Beach Civic Center](https://www.nyase.com/long-beach-civic-center/) - Long Beach Civic Center ❮ ❯ NYA is providing structural engineering and design services for the new Long Beach Civic Center, consisting of the Long Beach City Hall and Port Administration Buildings (each consisting of an 11-story office tower above grade) and the City Hall Chambers (a tall elliptical shaped volume adjacent to the southwest - [Long Beach Courthouse](https://www.nyase.com/long-beach-courthouse/) - Long Beach Courthouse ❮ ❯ NYA provided the structural engineering for the five-story Governor Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach. It houses 31 courtrooms, as well as court administration offices, Los Angeles County lease space and retail leasable space. The building includes below-grade secure inmate transfer facilities, detention facilities, and separate secure parking areas for judges. - [Lizard Hotel](https://www.nyase.com/lizard-hotel/) - Lizard Hotel ❮ ❯ The Lizard Hotel project is a 30-story, 340 feet tall boutique hotel tower anticipated to be built within the historic core region of Downtown Los Angeles on Spring Street. The tower is nestled on very narrow 60-foot wide site, between two existing mid-rise historic building with protected murals painted on the - [LA Metro Division 13 Bus Maintenance Facility](https://www.nyase.com/la-metro-division-13-bus-maintenance-facility/) - LA Metro Division 13 Bus Maintenance Facility ❮ ❯ The new Division 13 Bus Maintenance and Operations facility in downtown Los Angeles is composed of five separate buildings: Administration Operations building, Parking Garage/Maintenance building, Central Cash Counting Facility, Public Fueling, and Chassis Wash. The facility is designed to accommodate a fleet of 200 CNG buses, - [LAUSD South Region Elementary School # 2](https://www.nyase.com/lausd-south-region-elementary-school-2/) - LAUSD South Region Elementary School # 2 ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering for LAUSD South Region’s, bright and colorful Elementary School #2. The school’s main building sits back off the street with “urban walls” lining the streets which provide both safety for students and create shielded environments for indoor and outdoor teaching environments. The - [LAUSD Miguel Contreras Learning Center](https://www.nyase.com/lausd-miguel-contreras-learning-center/) - LAUSD Miguel Contreras Learning Center ❮ ❯ This project involved the re-development of over 19 acres in West Central Los Angeles, creating a new academic and athletic complex that benefits multiple local high schools and the Los Angeles community. The educational portion of the project includes an auditorium, two classroom wings, library, multi-media labs, cafeteria, - [La Jolla Commons Office Tower](https://www.nyase.com/la-jolla-commons-office-tower/) - La Jolla Commons Office Tower ❮ ❯ La Jolla Commons completed Phase III with a new 11-story tower that reflects the concepts of the first two towers. Completed in 2023, this 212,800 square foot tower delivers LEED Gold Class A office space with ample amenities. An indoor/outdoor fitness center, farm to table restaurant, coffee bar, - [Landmark Presidio](https://www.nyase.com/landmark-presidio/) - Landmark Presidio ❮ ❯ NYA provided the structural engineering for the adaptive reuse and vertical addition to the historic 1930’s Public Health Services Hospital complex at the Presidio of San Francisco. In addition to redeveloping the main 6-story hospital, three new stories of construction were added to an existing 3-story wing. The Presidio incorporates 154 - [LA Live](https://www.nyase.com/la-live-2/) - LA Live ❮ ❯ The 55-story Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences and JW Marriott Hotel at LA Live stands alone as a profound success of performance-based structural design. The hotel tower takes full advantage of a leading edge structural steel lateral force resisting system, comprised of un-stiffened thin steel plate shear walls (SPSW). It is the - [Fig at 7th](https://www.nyase.com/fig-at-7th/) - Fig at 7th ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the $40 Million redevelopment of downtown Los Angeles Fig at 7th shopping center. The new semi-circular development offers a combination of retail shops, 15 restaurants, and over 500 seats for indoor-outdoor dining - [El Monte Bus Transit Facility](https://www.nyase.com/el-monte-bus-transit-facility/) - El Monte Bus Transit Facility ❮ ❯ The project is a Bus Transit Center Facility designed for Los Angeles County Metro. It includes a lower level and upper level bus terminal, offices/retail buildings and a light framed canopy, and serves local and long-distance buses. The bus terminal has a footprint of approximately 160,000 square feet - [Getty Villa](https://www.nyase.com/getty-villa/) - Getty Villa ❮ ❯ The Getty Villa project involved a transformation in excess of $150 million to convert the existing site into a new center for the study of classical antiquities, archeology, and comparative ancient cultures. One of the goals of the new construction was to create outdoor plazas and indoor spaces resulting from an - [ELAC Performing Arts Complex](https://www.nyase.com/elac-performing-arts-complex/) - ELAC Performing Arts Complex ❮ ❯ NYA provided Structural Engineering Services to LACCD for the new East Los Angeles College Performing and Fine Arts Complex. The project was a Design Bid Build, consisting of three buildings and covering 160,000 sf. Some of the unique features of the complex are the two-story theatre space, and the - [Horizon at Playa Vista](https://www.nyase.com/horizon-at-playa-vista/) - Horizon at Playa Vista ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for this office campus in Playa Vista located on 15-acres and encompassing 950,000 sf of office space. It was the first LEED Gold office building ‘core and shell’ in Los Angeles. - [Dodgers Stadium](https://www.nyase.com/dodgers-stadium/) - Dodgers Stadium ❮ ❯ In 2000, NYA provided retrofit services during the first major renovation to Dodger Stadium since this Los Angeles landmark opened in 1962. Working with HKS, and completed during one brief off-season, the stadium was structurally upgraded to meet current seismic code. New mechanical, electrical, and fire life-safety infrastructure were also integrated - [Cedars-Sinai Medical Center](https://www.nyase.com/cedars-sinai-medical-center/) - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ❮ ❯ NYA has provided structural engineering services for multiple projects at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, supporting both facility expansions and seismic compliance efforts across the campus. In 2002, NYA performed the seismic evaluation of the original 1970s main hospital building in accordance with California Senate Bill 1953 requirements, confirming - [Century City Hospital Seismic Upgrade](https://www.nyase.com/century-city-hospital-seismic-upgrade/) - Century City Hospital Seismic Upgrade ❮ ❯ Century City Hospital site features two buildings and a parking structure. NYA provided SPC-2 and NPC-2 upgrades to the Main Hospital building and central plant utilizing new concrete shear walls and strengthening of the existing roof diaphragm, respectively. In July 2010, an evaluation and proposed upgrade report was - [Christ Cathedral](https://www.nyase.com/christ-cathedral/) - Christ Cathedral ❮ ❯ NYA is providing structural engineering services for the renovation of the Christ Cathedral, previously known as the Crystal Cathedral. The interior space of the cathedral is being remodeled to accommodate the Roman Catholic Liturgy. This entails features such as a large Baldachin, for which NYA designed the support system - [Crescent Heights](https://www.nyase.com/crescent-heights/) - Crescent Heights ❮ ❯ NYA is providing structural engineering services for Crescent Heights Residential Mixed Use project located at the intersection of Crescent Heights and Wilshire Boulevard within the City of Los Angeles, California. The project contains a 21 story apartment consisting of 158 residential units with four levels above grade parking and two and - [Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels](https://www.nyase.com/cathedral-of-our-lady-of-the-angels/) - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels ❮ ❯ Goal: An artistic/architectural space with exposed walls providing strength, stiffness and a longevity of over 500 years. With the use of advanced analysis/ design methods, material sciences, and technology, NYA developed creative solution methodologies to transform these performance goals into quantifiable engineering parameters. Creativity: Although the - [Cal Poly SLO -  Poly Canyon Village](https://www.nyase.com/cal-poly-slo-poly-canyon-village/) - Cal Poly SLO - Poly Canyon Village ❮ ❯ Poly Canyon Village is made up of nine 4-5 story Type V residential apartment buildings, approximately 992,000 sf total. They were designed using load-bearing light gage steel framing, and the lateral systems of the buildings were designed using light gage Sureboard shear walls. Specific buildings were - [Beverly Wilshire Hotel](https://www.nyase.com/beverly-wilshire-hotel/) - Beverly Wilshire Hotel ❮ ❯ Located right next to Rodeo Drive in the center of Beverly Hills, this striking 1928 hotel received a major addition tripling its original size. NYA provided structural engineering services for the addition of a 12 story tower which included a 1,000 seat ballroom, 4 sub-grade parking levels, 260 guest rooms - [3033 Wilshire](https://www.nyase.com/3033-wilshire/) - 3033 Wilshire ❮ ❯ The project consists of one 18-story mixed-use Type I residential and retail building to include 190 units and 5,540 sf of retail on the ground level with four levels of above-grade parking situated in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. NYA is providing full structural engineering services for this 375,000 gsf - [Apple Campus 2 Peer Review](https://www.nyase.com/apple-campus-2-peer-review/) - Apple Campus 2 Peer Review ❮ ❯ NYA served as the Structural Plan Reviewer for the Apple Campus 2 – Phase 1 project and is currently serving as the Structural Engineer of Record for Apple Campus – Phase 2 buildings along Tantau Avenue. NYA is responsible for the design of a new 300,000 sf Office - [50 United Nations Plaza](https://www.nyase.com/50-united-nations-plaza/) - 50 United Nations Plaza ❮ ❯ NYA provided structural engineering services for the seismic upgrade and modernization of the historic 50 United Nations Plaza building in San Francisco, CA. This 1936 Beaux-Art style building, which is on the National Register for Historic Places, provides approximately 193,000 occupiable square feet of office space and cutting edge - [ACE Hotel (United Artist Theater)](https://www.nyase.com/ace-hotel-united-artist-theater/) - ACE Hotel (United Artist Theater) ❮ ❯ NYA provided the structural engineering for the adaptation of the Historic 13-story United Artist Theater building in downtown Los Angeles into a boutique, trendy hotel -- the newest addition to the Ace Hotel brand. 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