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Ron Klemencic is Chairman and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), an award-winning, 185-person, structural and civil engineering firm founded in 1920 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with a branch office in Chicago, Illinois.
Ron has worked on projects in 29 states and 25 countries, including multi-block developments as large as 11.5-million square feet and buildings as tall as 112 stories. His noteworthy project portfolio includes iconic high-rise designs such as Salesforce Tower (San Francisco, CA); 150 North Riverside, Aqua, and St. Regis (Chicago, IL); and Rainier Square (Seattle, WA).
A former CTBUH Chairman, Ron is one of the preeminent high-rise structural engineers practicing today. He is consistently sought out by developers, architects, and contractors for his creativity, “big picture” approach, and unique ability to consistently produce innovative and…
Expert Peer Review Committee, Member (2014 – Present, 2015 – Present)
Working Group: Performance Based Seismic Design, Co-Chair (2015 – Present)
CTBUH Fellow (2011)
Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
CTBUH Chairman (2001 – 2006)
Annual Conference, Presenter (New York 2005; Chicago 2009; China 2016; Chicago 2019)
CTBUH Malaysia: The Public Realm of Tall Buildings
21 February 2019
CTBUH Malaysia Hosts Seminar: The Public Realm of Tall Buildings
21 February 2019
03 November 2016
Ron Klemencic, Chairman & CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates; Joseph Chou, Chairman, Taipei Financial Center Corporation; Mark Sarkisian, Partner of Structural Engineering, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill;...
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16 September 2014
Life Cycle Analysis: Are We There Yet?
Donald Davies & Ron Klemencic, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
To help advance Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for building systems, this paper reviews the history and state of LCA practice in the U.S. from a...
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19 September 2012
Tall Buildings in Future Development of Metropolitan Universities
Christopher Groesbeck, VOA Associates; Jon DeVries & John McDonald, Roosevelt University; Ron Klemencic, MKA
In the future, the University will need to consider vertical models to co-exist within their urban cores and create a living and working balance. With...
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