Engineering Meeting at RIOC, everyone is there, the new team. Myself, Maria Wilpon, and Cheng Gu present the project.
Everyone is excited, presentation goes well. Lots of questions and ideas thrown out. Talk about the two parks being built: FDR Memorial and South Point Park and their timelines.
Lots of talk about rigging and cranes. Cheng Gu from Weidlinger gives a great PowerPoint presentation.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Prepping for Big Meetings
I am re-reading the structural plans and going over numbers. I am prepping for a January 11 meeting with RIOC, an important one as I will be formally presenting the structural plans. Maria will be speaking about the project and how she is guiding it and Weidlinger will be giving a power point on its structure and numbers and how it not only preserves but potentially strengthens the ruins.
I am struck by the size, specifically the weight of the project. The whole piece weighs around 32,000 pounds. That's sixteen tons. I am struck by the reality of that and when I mention it nervously, my sweetheart transforms it into elephants to make it more manageable. A male African Elephant can weigh up to 15,000 pounds, therefore my piece is like two big elephants. Well two elephants and a giraffe, nothing scary about that... I love elephants.
I am struck by the size, specifically the weight of the project. The whole piece weighs around 32,000 pounds. That's sixteen tons. I am struck by the reality of that and when I mention it nervously, my sweetheart transforms it into elephants to make it more manageable. A male African Elephant can weigh up to 15,000 pounds, therefore my piece is like two big elephants. Well two elephants and a giraffe, nothing scary about that... I love elephants.
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