The Science – and Art – of
Geostructural Engineering
Working as a team
to identify and
solve complex
challenges requires
both discipline
and creativity
Since 1972, when Brian Isherwood founded his one-man shoring and foundations
design firm, Isherwood Geostructural Engineers (IGE) has continually
evolved, refining and expanding its specialized services to include analysis,
review, field inspection and monitoring of foundations and excavation support.
The IGE team now comprises more than 50 people in two offices – Mississauga,
Ont., and Burnaby, B.C. – and has been involved in more than 2,400 temporary and
permanent earth retention and foundation-system projects throughout Canada,
the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. These have included the large circular-cell cofferdam
for the Sir Adam Beck Tunnel project in the Niagara River, most of Toronto’s
subway and LRT works and many of Toronto’s landmarks, including the CN Tower,
Rogers Centre, Maple Leaf Square, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Four Seasons
Opera House, the Ontario Science Centre and Pearson International Airport.
By Barb Feldman
COMPANY PROFILE
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISHERWOOD
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