Reimagining the Staggered Truss for Urban Housing  

Tabitha Stine, S.E., P.E., LEED AP, has over 24 years of experience in the structural engineering design field along with market development leadership in the structural steel industry. With a strategic vision, she is a leader in the structural steel industry and a nationally recognized authority and speaker on innovations in construction, energy, sustainability, and marketing. Currently, Tabitha is a Commercial General Manager who leads Marketing & Branding at Nucor Corporation, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to this she led the Construction Solutions Services group which facilitates enterprise-wide initiatives to solve construction challenges for owners/architects/engineers/contractors across the diverse products and decision maker audiences in the US marketplace. As she leads Brand and Marketing – storytelling is at the root of everything the team does. Whether it be product naming, launching strategic campaigns around niches such as sustainability or circularity or the megatrends of the construction, energy and automative markets, the team is continuing to showcase the differentiated value partner that Nucor is in the marketplace and amongst its industrial peers.

Enrica Oliva, a structural engineer in New York City with 19 years of experience worldwide, is an advocate for “Integrated Engineering”. Inspired by the “Archi-Neering” philosophy behind Helmut Jahn and Werner Sobek’s collaborations, her approach focuses on the seamless integration of Architecture and Engineering in every project, of any scale and level of complexity. Her work focuses on sustainable design, material innovation and specialty components of primary structures and building enclosures, and includes art installations, museums, sports facilities, as well as buildings for cultural and educational institutions. Her work is published in the proceedings of the Façade Tectonics and Challenging Glass Conferences, as well as Madame Architect and Architectural Record. She has presented at the AIA Center for Architecture in New York City, served as a Juror for the Metals in Construction Competition, and a Keynote Speaker for the AIA Iowa Spring 2022 Conference. Enrica is currently Adjunct Associate Professor at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.

Dan Shannon is the Managing Partner at MdeAS Architects in New York City and is an internationally recognized leader in commercial design. With four decades of experience, his expertise has been honed through his involvement in the construction of over 100 million square feet of urban fabric. Noteworthy achievements include the restoration of the iconic GM Building including the incorporation of the Apple Cube into its plaza, earning a MASterworks Award for Best Privately-Owned Public Space. He has also spearheaded the redevelopment of numerous prominent buildings along Bryant Park, Madison Avenue, and Park Avenue, and, most recently, PENN 1 & PENN 2 of THE PENN DISTRICT, earning an AIA NY State Award of Merit for PENN 2. Dan creates thoughtful, holistic architecture that transcends the building and reimagines the urban context. His consideration for the neighborhood makes him more than a monument builder, but rather a fabric maker of great cities.