William D. Bast

Structural Engineer

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

Honored to have worked with a great design and construction team to bring as much distinction to the base as the top has garnered since 1974!

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

As @TheWillisTower approaches its 50th anniversary, the Chicago landmark is getting a “base lift.” @ttinc's design team writes about their work on the repositioning project in the August issue of @ModernSteel. https://t.co/ZpqeGXSp6h

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

What impact will the coronavirus have on the structural engineering profession? Tomorrow at 1 pm CST, @ttinc's Bill Bast will moderate a @SEAOIYEC & @NCSEA co-sponsored panel discussion, which will shed some light on this question. https://t.co/aCyQT6b6ue

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

In recognition of their innovative designs, three @ttinc projects have been named finalists in @SEAOIYEC's Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. Congrats and good luck to our teams, who will be presenting to the judges tomorrow 5 pm (Central Time)! https://t.co/CgnyC08sl1

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

He created a great legacy and thankfully was willing to share his innovations while he was practicing. He was truly an engineer and artist!

[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill @SOM_Design]

We’re throwing it back to the man without whom skyscrapers as we know them would not be possible—the late Fazlur Khan, who would have celebrated his 91st birthday tomorrow (April 3).

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

I'm honored to be presenting via webinar on Monday, April 6 the Michael J. Theiss lecture to the College of Fine and Applied Arts at University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign @ttinc

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

TT Chicago is honored to have been a part of Wheeler Kearns’ team - congratulations!

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

As art venues go, this one's pretty gouda. @ttinc provided #structuralengineering services to @wheelerkearns for @themomentary, an arts space with a design that pays homage to the former Kraft factory’s history with fromage. #ttfunfactfriday #funfactfriday https://t.co/huji7Tbmjr

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

#NavyPier Hotel making some good progress, most of the bones and some of the skin in place! #ttinc

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

@ttinc staff from NY, CA, and IL at @NCSEA in Disneyland for the Annual Summit, with Best Project Award for Vessel:

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

From disaster response and designing tall towers to the responsibility engineers have to clients and society, four @ttinc experts are talking on a range of topics at @NCSEA’s 2019 Structural Engineering Summit this week in Anaheim, CA. https://t.co/LGtAdIEVM0 #2019SESummit

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

@ttinc’s Rachel Michelin & Joel Stout talk about some of the strategies being employed by cities to decarbonize buildings & make them more energy efficient in this month's @ASCETweets Civil Engineering cover story. #sustainability https://t.co/hfZL3y2vTz

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

@ttinc is honored to have engineered the structure of this Cloud Buster!

[Navy Pier @NavyPier]

OPENING SOON: No two Cloud Buster climbs @childrensmuseum are the same. Every nook and cranny provides a different thrill. CCM's newest experience opens to the public on November 1! #CloudBuster

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

Our Chicago engineers worked hard to bring this building into reality, honored to work with Studio Gang on the design of it!

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

.@FDNY's Rescue 2 building's innovative atrium is also a training tower, with windows & balconies simulating city conditions, & it lets in natural light & ventilation. @ttinc was the #structuralengineer on the @studiogang-designed project. #ttfunfactfriday https://t.co/0lpLiANzMa

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

Chicago Biennial is opening! @ttinc is honored to be a Designing Sponsor@of the exhibition!

[Thornton Tomasetti @ttinc]

At @chicago_build on Sept. 19, @william_bast will discuss how #drones & #laserscanning were used for a roof investigation in a landmarked facility as well as for damage inspections at below dock-level structures. https://t.co/ugUTLhOCvD

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

ENR Midwest 2019 Best Project Renovation/Restoration: Wrigley Field 1060 Project - honored to play our position in the effort! https://t.co/c0bh4ANXo4

@ttinc

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

Engineering a Renaissance at Willis Tower: @ttinc and @gensler_design -
https://t.co/RRUzuEOFI8

[The Chicago Network @TCNChicago]

Congratulations #TCNMember Jackie Koo on designing the largest rooftop venue in the world. @KOOarchitecture @NavyPier @drinkoffshore

Offshore-Navy Pier Navy Pier

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

@ttinc Chicago's Renewal, Forensics and Façade Engineering teams got together Friday evening for a Lake Michigan cruise with their project, Navy Pier Hotel, under construction in the right background!

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

"How Concrete and Steel Built Baseball" - nice article about engineer Frank Osborn from Cleveland - I was interviewed for the article and quoted, in my capacity as Past President of NCSEA and based upon @ttinc's work at Wrigley Field:
https://t.co/OaAAZwkqa8

[William D. Bast @william_bast]

Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) gave Awards of Merit to @ttinc 's One Bennett Park and Wrigley Field Renovation Projects at tonight's Annual Awards Banquet: