Magnusson Klemencic Associates

MKA targets client needs and desires using creativity and pioneering execution. The firm doesn't set out to win awards, but it often does. The American Council of Engineering Companies has presented MKA with a national award each of the last 14 consecutive years and 20 times in the last 21 years – three times more than any structural engineering competitor in the United States. MKA was a finalist for the “2007 Charles Pankow Award” from ASCE's Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation.

Leadership is collaborative at MKA, involving the Board of Directors (shown left), Facility Type Leaders, Technical Sector Leaders, and Department Heads. All actively contribute to the day-to-day firm guidance.

Chicago Leadership
                   MKA's Chicago office
                   is managed by
                   David Eckmann,
                   Principal.

Among current MKA staff members you'll find SEAW's "2007 Engineer of the Year" (and three past EOYs), a ULI Sustainability Committee member, an International Building Code author, and an SEF Board Member, to name just a few.

Leadership at Magnusson Klemencic Associates starts at an individual level and extends throughout the industry, with active professional involvement, precedent-setting designs, and first-ever innovations.

Buckling-restrained braces, super-truss, tuned liquid damper baffle