Celebrating 30 years of SSE!► As a young boy, I dreamed of being an architect. So, how did I end up becoming a structural engineer?When I was applying to college, my pragmatic father steered me toward structural engineering. I went to the University of Connecticut and focused on the 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 of building design rather than the 𝙖𝙧𝙩. As it turns out, this was a great match for my personality, and I grew to love structural design… ...but I was still drawn to architecture. While working professionally as an engineer, I jumped at the opportunity to take studio design courses, applied to a graduate architecture program, and designed five retail spaces in downtown Boston. My venture down this dual path paid off in an unexpected way--I cultivated an identity as an engineer who draws deeply from a reverence for architecture. I honed this engineer-architect sensibility while apprenticing in four different Boston-area firms; and, in 1994 I opened my own practice. Why does this history matter to you?Because I see engineering problems through an architect’s eyes. Great architecture needs engaged, open-minded, and creative engineers to bring building design to the highest level. At Siegel Structural Engineers, we pride ourselves in listening with empathy and providing answers with context, so that our clients can choose the structural options that are best for their project. We are also committed to the reduction of embodied carbon in our projects and are a signatory to the Structural Engineering Institute’s SE 2050 challenge. Learn more at se2050.org.► Structural Services:✓ Building Structural Design - Residential, Housing, Commercial, Institutional, Adaptive Reuse✓ Niche Specialties - Wood/Timber Frame Construction, Historic Restoration & Renovation✓ Sustainability and Green Design► My clients have said... “Steve Siegel… one of New England’s most creative residential engineers; Steve has been an indispensable partner in bringing to life many of our firm’s most broad-minded, innovative, and successful homes; The ultimate collaborator, 100% of the time, a house design strengthens when Steve engages and enhances the spatial concept.”- 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝘼. 𝙃𝙪𝙩𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝘼𝙄𝘼, 𝙃𝙪𝙩𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨► We’d love to work with you! Please contact us to discuss how I can support your project.