Licensed in both engineering and architecture, Aaron Mazeika leverages his experience across disciplines to produce work that integrates advanced design and structural systems. He leads SOM’s structural practice in implementing innovative structural systems, particularly for tall buildings, and in expanding the groups’ presence in China.
Aaron has overseen the structural design of more than 30 high-rise towers in China, including the Greenland Nanjing Jiangbei Supertall, which features distinctive arches that redistribute gravity loads to corner mega-columns, enhancing the overall efficiency of the structural system. He has also led the structural design for 800 Fulton Market in Chicago, a mixed-use office tower distinguished by its external steel braced frames, engineered to resist wind loads while flexing to accommodate thermal movements due to Chicago’s harsh climate.
True for all building scales, a fully integrated design approach wherein the architecture and structure of a building is developed together in a mutually supporting manner, yields designs that are highly efficient, expressive, and naturally elegant.
With a diverse, multidisciplinary background that includes post-graduate experience teaching in China, Aaron lectures and participates in studio teaching at academic institutions around the world, focusing on the applications and intersections of engineering practice and design thinking.
