John Viise
Council Role
Chicago Chapter
Location
Chicago, United States
About
John Viise has been providing structural services for high-rise and special-use structures throughout the world for the past 28+ years. Prior to joining DeSimone as a Managing Principal in Chicago, he was an Associate Principal with Thornton Tomasetti 4+ years, an Associate Principal with Halvorson and Partners 9+ years and an Associate with Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Chicago and London for 13+ years. Select design experience of Mr. Viise at SOM includes, Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828 meters), Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago (415 meters), the Pearl River Tower in Guangzhou (310 meters) and the Hong Kong Convention Center. Specifically at H+P, John led design efforts on the CTBUH award winning World Trade Center Abu Dhabi (380 meters), the proposed super-tall One Dubai Tower (800+ meter), and a number of towers throughout China.
Viise keeps at the forefront on technical design by pursing his keen interest in technical issues through active participation in industry research and knowledge sharing. He has served as a North American representative to the IStructE Council since and as a member of the IStructE’s Earthquake Engineering Advisory group. John is currently co-chairing the Performance Based Seismic Design Working Group with CTBUH.
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