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Walter P Moore, based in Houston, Texas, is one of the preeminent consulting engineering companies in the United States. The firm provides significant services in the structural engineering, structural diagnostics, civil engineering, transportation engineering, parking consulting and traffic engineering fields. The firm is best known for its work on sports stadiums, retracable roofs and arenas.
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History
Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. was established in 1931 by Walter P. Moore Sr. That the firm is operating 75+ years later is an indication of the importance and personal responsibility that both father, Walter Sr., and son, Walter Jr., attached to engineering.
Providing the structural engineering for the Astrodome in the 1960s put the firm "on the map." Since then, it has expanded its service lines to include retractable roofs, healthcare, government buildings, mixed use/retail, evaluation and forensics, public works, infrastructure master planning and others.
Current status
Walter P Moore is a privately held corporation with ownership distributed among full-time employees, primarily engineering staff. Walter P Moore is headquartered in Houston, where approximately 150 employees are located. The firm also has offices in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa, Tulsa and Washington, D.C. The firm has approximately 400 total employees.
Walter P Moore has a strong culture of employee satisfaction. In 2008, it ranked as the #1 large structural engineering firm to work for nationally by Structural Engineer. The firm has placed in the top three for all six years of its "Best Structural Engineering Firm to Work For" competition. CE News' 2008 "Best Civil Engineering Firm to Work For" competition ranked Walter P Moore #1 in the nation overall and #1 for mid-size firms.
Design awards and notable projects
Walter P Moore has won numerous national design awards for its structural and infrastructure engineering, including those from the American Council of Engineering Companies, American Institute of Steel Construction Engineering, National Council of Structural Engineers Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and American Public Works Association.
A full list of Walter P Moore's award winners can be found here: http://www.walterpmoore.com/ourCompany/ourCompanyAwards.php
Notable engineering projects include:
- Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
- Branson Landing (Branson, Missouri)
- Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
- American Airlines Center (Dallas)
- Reliant Stadium (Houston)
- Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (Las Vegas)
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