A connection is put into place outside Arthur Ashe Stadium.


providing an organically shaped transi- tion between the two geometries.”


The Connections’ Role Is Key As de Oliveira alluded to, the


components need to do more than look good. “Te components are structural;


they each support a large portion of the weight of the roof. And when the wind blows on the structure, they have to transmit the resulting lateral forces down into the foundations,” de Oliveira said. “And if there was ever an earthquake, the inertial forces caused by the excitation of the structure would also be transmitted through the cast steel connections. “As such, these are absolutely criti-


cal structural components.” Cast Connex is not a casting facil-


ity. It designs the cast steel structural components for the construction of buildings and bridges, and partners with steel facilities for the manufac- ture of the components it designs. Cast Connex has designed critical components for many other large- scale projects like the architectur- ally exposed cast steel nodes for the Transbay Transit Center project in San


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Photo courtesy of Cast Connex.


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