The Abstract Challenges Below the Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Speaker: Thomas Reynolds, PE and Andrew Klettke, PE
Date and Location
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Classics V
2425 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228
Overview
Join ASCE Buffalo Section and Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists (BAPG) for our annual joint meeting! This event will feature a presentation describing the civil and geological challenges experienced in the design and construction of our region’s world-renowned art museum, the Buffalo AKG! The presentation will touch upon:
- The geological history of the region and how this created unique subsurface challenges.
- The redesign of a 100-year-old sewer on the verge of collapse under the existing gallery.
- Construction issues related to groundwater.
- The various stakeholders and coordination required to complete this project.
**1 PDH**
**Schedule**
Registration: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Opening Remarks and Speaker Introduction: 6:15 pm - 6:30pm
Dinner and Presentation: 6:30 pm - 7:30pm
**Registration Cost**
Members - $30
Non-Members - $35
Students - $15