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New Commissions & Announcements
There is a lot happening at JAMA. Following are just a few of the newsworthy items from JAMA’s headquarters in Los Angeles and our affiliated offices across the western U.S. and China.

Emerson College Awarded Westside Prize
Morphosis Architects was awarded a 2011 Westside Prize from the Westside Urban Forum for the design of Emerson College’s new Los Angeles Center. JAMA is providing structural engineering design for the Hollywood-based project, which will pursue a minimum LEED-Silver rating.

Natural History Museum Awarded
L.A. Conservancy Award
The Natural History Museum was honored with a 2011 Preservation Award from the Los Angeles Conservancy. JAMA is providing structural engineering for the project, which was cited for the seismic retrofit of the original 1913 building. The seismic retrofit, which began in 2006 and was completed in 2009, is part of a larger, $135-million upgrade of the campus.

JAMA's Design for The Cooper Union
wins SEAOSC Award
The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) awarded the New Academic Building at The Cooper Union the 2011 Award of Excellence in the New Construction category. JAMA completed the structural design, for the Morphosis Architects designed project, in 2010.

JAMA Employees Awarded 2011 S.B. Barnes Award
JAMA employees Trailer Martin, Farzad Naeim, and Barry Schindler were among the Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council members awarded a 2011 S.B. Barnes Award by the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC). The Council was recognized for services provided in development of the 2008 Edition of “An Alternative Procedure for Seismic Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings Located in the Los Angeles Region” which was adopted by the Los Angeles City Department of Building and Safety for building design.

Marcello Sgambelluri Speaks at Revit ’11 Conference
JAMA BIM Director & Project Manager Marcello Sgambelluri gave three presentations at this year’s Revit Technology Conference (RTC). Entitled Revit ’11, the annual conference had been held exclusively in Australia. This year’s inaugural North American debut was in Huntington Beach, California June 23 -25th. Photos of the event can be found on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Revit-Technology-Conference/150050695053983

SEAOSC Webinar / Caltech Linde + Robinson Laboratory
On June 23rd JAMA’s Matt Timmers participated on a panel webinar discussion entitled “Sustainable Case Studies: Structural Engineering Innovations from Southern California”. Timmers discussed features found in the firm’s current renovation and retrofit of the Linde + Robinson Laboratory at Caltech.

Introducing REFLEXX: a JAMA / Digitexx Partnership

Thanks to earthquake retrofitting and advances in structural design, following a major event the number of building collapses is minimal...but what happens to all of the buildings left standing? Typically, buildings are left vacant awaiting a visual inspection and assessment that could take days and even weeks to complete. Developed by JAMA’s Director of Research Dr. Farzad Naeim in collaboration with Digitexx Data Systems, Reflexx is a Building Smart System designed to provide real-time monitoring, damage detection and performance evaluation reporting. Whether manually triggered to get a building health assessment or automatically triggered by sensor thresholds being surpassed, REFLEXX combines real-time data with sophisticated structural algorithms to provide structural engineers, building owners and facility managers with detailed, actionable damage probability report data. For more information including a link to the system’s white papers, events, and video visit:

http://www.digitexx.com/reflexx-partnership-between-jama-and-digitexx

JAMA Hosting the 2011 Los Angeles Tall Buidings Structural Design Council Conference Meeting - May 6:


Held annually, the gathering will cover a variety of topics related to recent advances in structural design of tall andspecial buildings.


New Commission: County of Los Angeles Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr. Medical Center Inpatient Tower Renovation, Los Angeles, CA:
Client: Design/Build team of RBB Architects/Hensel Phelps

Size: 38 acre campus that will include reinstatement of the hospital and renovation of the existing, five-story inpatient tower, development of a new emergency department, diagnostic and treatment services, and related support functions



Our Services:
JAMA offers structural engineering services encompassing the full spectrum of the building industry. Throughout JAMA's history, JAMA has built a reputation for providing innovative solutions for any engineering challenge and building type. Our Experience:
With more than 50 years in the industry, JAMA has been involved in the structural design of some of the world’s most influential building projects. Existing Project Updates
Natural History Museum Opens Dinosaur Hall


On July 16, 2011, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will celebrate the official opening of the Dinosaur Hall. Read on for more on JAMA’s role in the project…here.



LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal Expansion Taking Shape
Steel is rising and forms are taking shape on the expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. The project, which includes two new concourses to accommodate future airport traffic and the giant Airbus A380 planes, will open initially in December of 2012.



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