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EWPPA Cruise Boat

Visitor's Terminal

Erie, Pennsylvania

	Building Area:	17,500 SF
	Completed:	2002 - $3.1M

	Architect:	Weborg Rectenwald Buehler Architects
	General Contractor:	Considine Biebel & Company
	Fabricator/Detailer	Amthor Steel
	Erector:	Carrara Steel Erectors

2003 AISC Engineering

Awards of Excellence

Modern Steel Construction

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The new Cruise Boat Visitors Terminal is situated at the end of the Holland Street Pier in Erie’s Bayfront district. Formally an industrial site squarely in the country’s “Rust Belt”, the Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority was looking for a signature building to continue Erie’s bayfront renaissance.

With the building serving as first contact to the City of Erie and possibly the United States, the owner wanted a bright, modern facility while at the same time evoking the area’s industrial heritage.

The structural engineers were tasked with providing an economical structural system that could be quickly and easily constructed. The design team turned to a combination of wide-flange and hollow structural shapes to provide the ideal combination of clean lines, strength and cost effectiveness.

The modular frame system that resulted received the prestigious American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Merit Award in the 2003 Engineering Awards of Excellence. The awards give national recognition to structural engineering excellence and innovation in steel framed building projects.