Seating is limited...
U2 Just played IN THE SPHERE!!!!
Check out this footage on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/shorts/EcOvn0J2_F0?si=ytD9ifm0q7njuBNP
The Structural Genome of the MSG Sphere at the Venetian
Which is now UP AND RUNNING!
https://www.thespherevegas.com/
October 12, 2023
Thursday
5:30 pm Social Hour
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Presentation
$60- Members
$70 Non-members
VENUE: Maggiano's
2001 International Dr., McLean, VA
To Register: https://www.nccaci.org/event-5387995
Presented by:
Mr. Stephen Reichwein, PE, SE, SECB
Presentation Description:
The MSG Sphere at the Venetian is located at the site just east of the current Sands Expo and Convention Center, in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. With approximately 606,000 square feet of area structured in a 515 feet diameter semi-spherical enclosure, which rises 325 feet in height, this immersive experience performance venue has the capacity to entertain a seated audience of up to 18,500.
The overall structure of the venue has seven distinct parts; a foundation system composed of drilled shaft piles, socketed into cast-in-place concrete caps interconnected by a grid of grade/tie beams (where necessary), the ground level slab on ground, the stadia bowl and main venue superstructure, four (4) cast-in-place concrete shear wall cores and a proscenium shear wall founded on mat foundations supported on piles, a one-story cast-in-place concrete “collar” structure (coiling around the southern quadrant of the Geosphere), the dome roof arch system (which will hang the immersive LED display plane), a hung grillage system (supported off of the roof and used to support the media plane, catwalk system, and A/V equipment), a two-story “Bridge/Service Building” in Area G, and the Geosphere exoskeleton.
This presentation will focus primarily on the cast-in-place concrete structural systems of The MSG Sphere at the Venetian, describing the journey that was taken to get from paper to reality. The presentation will not only focus on describing the various structural components of the project, parametric modeling and algorithmic design, but also the relationships with the various stakeholders and the people involved.
About The Presenter:
Presenter Bio:
Senior Associate – Severud Associates – New York City
Upon obtaining an integrated MAE/BAE degree in Architectural Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Reichwein joined Severud Associates as a structural engineer in 2009. His assignments have included project management, inter-trade coordination, structural analysis and modeling, structural design, structural detailing, preparation of structural contract documents, construction administration, concrete special inspections, on-site presence/assistance, and forensic structural engineering.
Mr. Reichwein holds a PE license in NJ and NY and SE license in Nevada.
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