Rutherford + Chekene
Rutherford + Chekene is a structural and geotechnical engineering firm in California specializing in new design and retrofit of structures for clients in sectors that include healthcare, higher education, corporate, research and development, art and education, and technology.
| Private | |
| Industry | engineering consulting |
| Founded | 1960 by John Rutherford and Constantine Chekene |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
| Website | www.ruthchek.com |
Rutherford + Chekene began implementing 3-D modeling to produce building information models (BIM) in 2005. R+C has developed more than $3 billion in construction using BIM created with Revit, Tekla and other software.
Notable projects
- Structural engineer of record for the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis
- Seismic consulting for bridging documents and structural and geotechnical peer review of the San Francisco International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower
- UCSF Smith Cardiovascular Research Building at Mission Bay
- UC Merced Science and Engineering Building 2, Merced
- New Exploratorium, San Francisco
- UC Berkeley Boalt Hall Law Library, Berkeley
- UC Davis Gallagher Hall and Conference Center for the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, Davis
- Designing for Wind Loads on Solar Arrays, California
- De Young Museum, San Francisco
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing
- Renovation and expansion of the UC Santa Cruz McHenry Library, Santa Cruz
- Genentech Hall, QB3, and hospital at the UCSF Mission Bay campus
- Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville
- California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP) Study
- Geotechnical engineer of record for the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park
- Seismic consulting after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand
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References
- King, John. "Davis: Design chosen for Shrem art museum", San Francisco Chronicle, May 2013.
- Young, Eric. "Rehab/renovation: The Exploratorium at Pier 15," San Francisco Business Times, March 2013.
- Rauber, Chris. "Finalist / best health: Mills-Peninsula Medical Center," San Francisco Business Times, March 2012.
- Gonchar, Joann. "One Project, but Many Seismic Solutions", Architectural Record.
- Talarico, Wendy. "Seismic Systems that Stand Up to Nature", Architectural Record, February 2000.
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