The M.Eng.in Structural Engineering Class of 2011 designed multiple buildings from “Slava,” a mixed-use development located in Moscow, Russia. Thornton Tomasetti is the structural engineer of record and Swanke Hayden Connell is the architect of record.
The project consists of six buildings that range in height from 10 to 22 stories above grade and includes a shared, five-story parking garage below grade that spans the entire complex. Pedestrian bridges connect the individual buildings to each other above grade. The lower levels of the buildings are public spaces designed for retail, dining, and entertainment establishments. Offices will occupy the upper floors.
Six teams of M.Eng. students are designing three different structures from the complex, a model that fosters competition between two competing teams. In order to apply the International Building Code (the primary building code of the United States) the Slava complex has been “moved” to Moscow, Pennsylvania.