Sentry Bridge, Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen, NY, USA · Bridges · 2026
Project details
Installation and lifting of a new pedestrian bridge at Watkins Glen State Park.
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schlaich bergermann partner (sbp) is an independent consulting engineering practice specializing in structural design and lightweight engineering. Established in Stuttgart, Germany in 1980, it develops long-span roof structures, bridges, slender towers, innovative buildings, and pioneering solar power plants. Operating across a global network of international offices, the practice collaborates with architects and clients worldwide to create efficient, resource-conserving structures.
Knut GöppertPartner
Andreas KeilPartner
Mike SchlaichPartner
Sven PlieningerPartner & Managing Director
Knut StockhusenPartner & Managing Director
Michael SteinPartner & Managing Director, USA
Develops structural solutions for complex buildings and infrastructure, emphasizing structural efficiency and elegant design from concept through to completion.
Provides engineering design for retractable roofs, moveable facades, and other dynamic structural systems used in sports venues and public arenas.
Engineers cable, membrane, glass, and timber systems designed to minimize material consumption while achieving high structural efficiency.
Integrates resource-conserving principles and advanced materials into structural design to reduce environmental impact and lower life-cycle carbon emissions.
Employs parametric design, computational analysis, and integrated modeling tools to optimize structural behavior and streamline planning workflows.
Performs independent technical checking and structural analysis verification to ensure safety, compliance, and structural integrity.
Integrates functional and aesthetic architectural lighting with structural systems to enhance public spaces and highlight structural forms.
Designs structural components and systems for solar thermal and photovoltaic installations, optimizing tracking systems and collector structures.
Sports & Recreation · Bridges · Solar · Airports · Arts & Culture · Commercial · Transportation
Watkins Glen, NY, USA · Bridges · 2026
Installation and lifting of a new pedestrian bridge at Watkins Glen State Park.
Tuttlingen, Germany · Bridges · 2026
Timber footbridge awarded the Holzbaupreis Baden-Württemberg 2026.
Bridges · 2026
Pedestrian bridge recognized as Bridge of the Year 2026 by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
Munich, Germany · Sports & Recreation · 1972
Iconic cable-net tensile roof for the 1972 Munich Olympics stadium, representing one of sbp's founding projects.