The Red Wing Band Shell has won the Structural Engineers Association of Arizona (SEAoA) 2009 Merit Award in Structural Engineering for New Buildings under $2 Million for the Red Wing Band Shell in Red Wing, MN. MBJ was structural engineer on the project with Bentz Thompson Rietow as architect. Grand opening of the $150,000 band shell was celebrated concurrently with Fourth of July festivities in Red Wing's Central Park this summer. The celebration featured concerts by a variety of artists, which showcased the new facility's acoustical capabilities.
The city-owned band shell is primarily a structural steel facility that spans 50 feet across, 22 feet at its tallest point, and 40 feet front to back. It is flanked by two semi-circular limestone storage towers. The main structural engineering challenge on this project was to provide a geometrically unique structure with artistic appeal, easy constructability, and budget-consciousness all on a fast-track schedule. Because geometry issues typically add complexity and cost to a project, MBJ's goal was to simplify the connections and constructability issues to minimize field erection errors, while continuing to provide a repetitive construction method that achieved the architectural intent of the project.
MBJ used 3D modeling to design the structure as well as produce all construction documents. Design and coordination of the project was conducted through MBJ's Phoenix, Arizona, office.
Read a summary of the project.
See the poster submitted for the awards ceremony.
Updated 9/1/2009 Back
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