The Wilshire Grand Center
Los Angeles, CA · Commercial
Project details
Engineered as the first next-generation high-rise in Los Angeles, representing a landmark supertall structure in Southern California.
Brandow & Johnston
Building a Better California since 1945
About the firm
Throughout its seven decades of professional practice, Brandow & Johnston has engineered many of the structures in Southern California and beyond. Founded in Los Angeles in 1945, it engineered the first height-limited buildings constructed post-WWII. Since then, the practice has completed over 35,000 projects, including the first over-height building allowed by ordinance, the first all-welded structural steel office building, and the City's first next-generation high-rise: The Wilshire Grand Center.
- Established
- 1945
- Firm type
- Civil Engineering · Structural Engineering
People
James PearsonPresident
Kim CaravalhoVice President
Ed MeloDirector of Civil Engineering
Ryan BishoffPrincipal
Capabilities
Structural Engineering
Service websiteComprehensive structural design, analysis, and engineering services for diverse building types and complex systems.
- Seismic Engineering
Seismic evaluation, retrofitting, and design solutions to secure structures against seismic hazards.
- Forensic Engineering
Investigation and analysis of structural performance, distress, and failures.
Civil Engineering
Service websiteWork in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.
- Site Development
Support includes Site development.
- Grading
Support includes grading.
- Drainage
Support includes drainage.
- Infrastructure Design Services Supporting Public
Support includes infrastructure design services supporting public.
- Private Developments
Support includes private developments.
Industries
Commercial · Mixed-Use · Multifamily Residential · Healthcare · Life Sciences · Education · Government