BACKGROUND: John
A.
"Jack"
Martin established the firm of John A. Martin; Associates, Inc., in
1953, and is CEO of the Martin Associates Group of affiliated structural
and civil engineering firms.
Jack
Martin is a past President of the Structural Engineers Association of
California, an organization dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art
of structural engineering, with heavy emphasis on the continual
upgrading of codes to meet the changing needs of building design.
Jack Martin is a recipient of the Alfred E. Lindau Award
from the American Concrete Institute, "for
his many years of leadership in advocating common sense and a practical
approach to seismic design of reinforced concrete."
EDUCATION:
Bachelor
of Science in Civil Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, 1943 |
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
:
|
Structural
Engineer / California
Civil
Engineer / California |
1951
1949 |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
:
|
Structural
Engineers Association of California (President, 1978-9)
Structural
Engineers Association of Southern California (President, 1976-7)
American
Concrete Institute (Fellow)
American
Society of Civil Engineers (Life Member)
Consulting
Engineers Association of California
National
Council of Engineering Examiners
Prestressed
Concrete Institute
Member,
UC Berkeley Engineering Alumni Association |
REPRESENTATIVE
EXPERIENCE:
Creative
Artists
Agency
Office
Building, Beverly Hills, California: 240,000 sq/ ft. / 3 stories
Disneyland
Administration
Building, Anaheim, California: 4-story, 300,000 sf office building with
200-seat auditorium/screening room.
Beverly Hills
City Hall
Rehabilitation, Beverly Hills, California
Oakland/Alameda
Coliseum Rehabilitation, Oakland, California
UCLA Royce Hall
Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit (FEMA),
Los Angeles, California: 231,000 square feet, winner of the 1996
Structural Engineering Excellence Award from the Structural Engineers
Association of California.
LONGSPAN
STRUCTURES:
Staples Center
Arena, Los Angeles, California: This state-of-the-art sports and entertainment
complex seats 20,000 fans for basketball and 19,000 for hockey.
It features 160 luxury suites, 2,500 "premier" level seats, five concourse levels, two restaurants, private clubs,
business centers, conference rooms, and other unique features and amenities.
Los Angeles
Convention Center,
Los Angeles, California: 2 million square foot convention center.
San Diego
Convention Center, San Diego,
California: 1.5 million square foot convention center.
Walt Disney
Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California:
This world-class concert hall, with
2,380-seats, features hardwood walls and seats surrounding the orchestra
platform and a sail-like hardwood ceiling shaped to maximize acoustical quality.
Amenities include three atriums with large, operable glass panels; a
multi-purpose pre-concert space for more than 500, a Founders Room with a
50-foot ceiling and skylights; an ensemble studio; retail / dining facilities;
and ancillary spaces. Adjacent
facilities include the Garden Amphitheater seating 300; the South Terrace
Amphitheater seating 150; and a Choral Theater seating 120.
Thomas & Mack
Center at University of Nevada Las Vegas,
Las Vega, Nevada: 266,000 square foot, 18,000 seat multi-purpose
arena.
HOTELS:
Eiffel Tower at
the Paris Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: Half-scale replica of the Eiffel
Tower, with retail, dining, and observation levels.
Mirage Hotel
& Casino, Las Vegas,
Nevada: 1.9 million square foot hotel complex.
MGM
Grand
Hotel & Casino
Three
Towers,
Las Vegas,
Nevada: 1.1 million square foot hotel complex.
HIGH RISE
OFFICE BUILDINGS:
MTA/RTD Gateway
Plaza, Los Angeles, California: 28 stories / 504,000 square feet.
Los Angeles
Center
Office
Towers, Los Angeles, California: Phase 1A - 45 stories / 1,000,000 square feet;
Phase 1B - 50 stories / 700,000 square feet.
Justice Related
Facilities
San Diego
County
Justice
Center, San Diego, California
- structural design of a 15-story 379,054
square foot court facility.
Lynwood Regional Justice
Center, Lynwood, California
- structural design of a 7-story, 1,000,000
square foot jail and courts complex.
RETAIL:
North Michigan Avenue
Shopping Complex, Chicago,
Illinois
Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills
, California: 170,000 square feet
Rodeo Collection
Mall,
Beverly Hills, California: 305,000 square feet
Topanga Plaza
Mall Renovation,
Los Angeles, California: 500,000 square feet
Sunset
Shopping Center,
West Hollywood,
California: 163,000 square feet
The Venetian
Hotel & Casino,
Las Vegas, Nevada: 500,000 square feet
