The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

The firm is retained to design a theater for the Warners’ chain in Morgantown, WV . It is among the first of many theater projects that will carry the firm through the Great Depression.

Fred N. Severud retires after 50 years of distinguished structural engineering practice, 45 of them with his namesake firm.

The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

Weiskopf & Pickworth becomes a part of Severud Associates

The firm is retained to design extensive renovations and improvements to Madison Square Garden in New York City. The transformation is completed in 2013.

After the retirement of several partners, the firm is now known as Severud-Szegezdy.

The firm is retained to design Madison Square Garden in New York City. The “World’s Most Famous Arena” also has the most innovative roof system of radial cables supported by a circular compression ring. The project is completed in 1968.

The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

The firm is retained to design a theater for the Warners’ chain in Morgantown, WV . It is among the first of many theater projects that will carry the firm through the Great Depression.

Fred N. Severud retires after 50 years of distinguished structural engineering practice, 45 of them with his namesake firm.

The firm is retained to design the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. The triodetic steel lattice, composed of relatively lightweight chord and web members, creates the soaring space envisioned by architect Philip Johnson. The building is completed in 1980.

The firm is retained to design a new super tall office tower at 270 Park Avenue. The building is located over existing train tracks beneath Park Avenue.

The firm is retained to design the American Airlines Terminal Redevelopment at JFK International Airport in Queens, NY. The terminal and concourses, with long-span triangular steel truss roof framing, are completed in 2007.

The firm is retained to design signage, renovations, and additional tenant amenities at 3 Times Square in New York City.

The firm participates in the recovery efforts at the World Trade Center after the attacks of 9/11. Principal Edward DePaola is president of the Structural Engineers Association of New York, which coordinates the effort with the NYC Department of Buildings.

The firm is retained to consult on reconstruction of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, MO after the collapse of two suspended walkways.

Fridtjov Nikolai Sæverud graduates from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, Norway with a degree in civil and structural engineering. Shortly thereafter, he marries and emigrates to New York City.