Design Philosophy
Our service and design philosophy is to utilize state of the art technology to develop the optimal design solutions for each project.
We excel in providing innovative and cost-effective solutions for unusual designs. The principals of the firm stay involved in each project from inception to completion to assure product quality through strong leadership, technical expertise, consciousness for budget and schedule and coordination with other disciplines.
Recent News
Two Desai/Nasr Projects were announced as Winning Projects by CAM Magazine. They were:
DTE Energy Campus Enhancement (Detroit)
The Book Cadillac Hotel was awarded a 2009 National Perservation Honor Award at the 2009 National Preservation Award Ceremony held on October 15, 2009 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jay Desai and Marc Steinhobel authored the article "Loadbearing Masonry Software: Putting it to the Test", published in Volume 40 No 3 of The Story Pole magazine published by the Masonry Institute of Michigan (MIM).
The MEMMIC Insurance Headquarters building in Auburn Hills, MI won a 2009 M-Award. The M-Awards recognize exellencein Masonry Design and Masonry Structurl Design were presented at the Masonry Institute of Michigan's (MIM) 34th annual gala evening.
Desai/Nasr part of the Hamilton Anderson Associates Team was awarded the structural Engineering Design Services for the North West Campus Project for Wayne County Community College District.
The design/build team of Granger Constuction, Neumann|Smith Architecture, Carl Walker Design, Desai/Nasr and others won the Federal Bid for the New Administration Building and Parking Structure at the Detroit Arsenal Campus. This DPW funded fast track project will include an eight story steel framed office building and a five story precast concrete parking structure.
Desai/Nasr provided structural engineering services to Partners in Architecture on their award wining Westview Elementary School project for fitzgerald Public Schools.
Desai/Nasr joined the U.S. Green Building Council a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.
The historic Book Cadillac Hotel re-opens after standing empty of over 20 years. Construction work is complete and the Hotel is open after two years of hard work to rehabilitate the historic structure.
Greektown Casino and Hotel Tower
Work is wrapping up on the 410,000 ft2, 30 story reinforced concrete structure with post-tensioned flat slabs. Construction started in December 2006. The 30 story hotel structure was topped off in July 2008.
