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A Legacy of<\/p>\n

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Innovation<\/p>\n

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Innovation<\/p>\n

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Innovation<\/p>\n

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LeMessurier Through the Decades<\/h2>\n

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LeMessurier Through the Decades<\/h2>\n

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William LeMessurier (1926-2007) embodied a lifelong passion for innovation.<\/h2>\n

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William LeMessurier (1926-2007) embodied a lifelong passion for innovation.<\/h2>\n

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William LeMessurier (1926-2007) embodied a
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A visionary at the vanguard of the structural engineering profession, Bill, as he was affectionately known, was also a licensed architect who held positions in both engineering at MIT and architecture at Harvard\u2019s Graduate School of Design. Through this perspective, he worked to connect these two worlds of form and function to bring them together in wonderful ways. Further, the collaborative relationships Bill developed with architects became the basis of his professional firm and the catalyst for his most dramatic work in the field of structural engineering.<\/div>\n
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At his essence, Bill was an educator with a passion for structures shaped by the fundamental principles of engineering. Although he worked throughout his career to achieve new heights in his professional practice, he always made time to educate and mentor the next generation of design professionals. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a Memorial Tribute to Bill in recognition of his outstanding contributions as both a practicing engineer and an educator.<\/p>\n

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In 1961, Bill LeMessurier founded LeMessurier Associates in Boston, Massachusetts along with his business partners William Thoen, Emil Hervol, and James Collins. This new firm grew quickly and took on a variety of work from its first project at the Dartmouth College Field House to its first tall building, the State Street Bank Building at 225 Franklin Street in Boston. LeMessurier, in its earliest incarnation, was off and running.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n \t\t\t\t\t

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Projects of the Decade<\/h4>\n