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When the innovative Sobella Retail space of The Crystals at City Center in Las Vegas opened yesterday, the public got its first look at the Tree House, the sculptural centerpiece of the new retail area.

This Tree House, however, is not some rickety structure thrown together by a group of 12-year-olds from scrap lumber in dad’s garage. Nor is it a pre-fabricated tree house kit with a slide, fire pole, and rope swing like those sold in Wal-Mart. No, this is altogether different.

McLaren can now add the world’s largest children’s book to its engineering résumé.

Unveiled on Nov. 6 in Rockefeller Center, the Big Book of Dreams was constructed to help promote Carnival Cruise Lines’ three-year partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The book, measuring 15.5 feet by 20 feet, is the latest in a long line of purpose-built structures for which McLaren has provided engineering services. The firm performed a structural engineering review of the Book structure, the stage and the stage’s temporary roof, a self-climbing system.

SOURCE: New York Magazine · PUBLISHED: October 11, 2009 · AUTHOR: Alexandra Lange

Was: A boarded-up East Village brownstone.
Is: A white-box condominium with nothing to hide.

SOURCE: Entertainment Engineering · PUBLISHED: Volume VI, Issue 10 · AUTHOR: William B. Gorlin, PE

Maintaining the artistic expectations of concert-goers while maintaining safety and functionality for construction can be a complex and rewarding job even when 100 pounds can significantly affect a mechanism and structure.

SOURCE: Hudson Valley Business · RELEASED: July 27, 2009 · AUTHOR: Madden Communications

If you want to know who makes the miracles happen on stage at theaters and concert venues these days, you need only look in your Hudson Valley backyard.