Nasher Sculpture Center, Henry Moore, Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae, 1968, Bronze

Thomas W. Taylor, PE

Principal Design Engineer

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
University of Texas at Austin 1959

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Honorary Member - Dallas Chapter AIA
Honorary Member - Texas Society of Architects
Consultant of the Year 1997 - Dallas Chapter AIA
Board of Directors - University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Alumni
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers
Consulting Engineering Council
Greater Dallas Planning Council
ThanksGiving Square Foundation
National Society of Professional Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
American Concrete Institute

REGOGNITIONS

Taylor is known in the industry and professional circles as a design-oriented innovator. In 1983, he was made an Honorary Member of the Dallas Chapter American Institute of Architects in recognition, "For his creativity in development of innovative structural systems and for his pursuit of excellence in structural design." In 1997, the Dallas Chapter of the AIA awarded Mr. Taylor with the Consultant Award, and the Texas Society of Architects elected him to Honorary Membership, "In recognition of his achievement in providing structural solutions that are practical and appropriate to architectural expression." He was honored with the Neiman Marcus Downtown Renaissance Award for his "energy and vision that has helped reshape and develop downtown Dallas." Most recently, he was elected to the Board of Directors for The University of Texas Academy of Distinguished Alumni - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

Mr. Taylor is very active in civic affairs. He served as Vice President of Programming for the Greater Dallas Planning Council, the Advisory Committee of ThanksGiving Square, the Cotton Bowl Dome Foundation and the Preservation Dallas Board. He served on the Board of ThanksGiving Square, the Dallas Urban Rehabilitation Board, the Board of Victim's Outreach, and for six years the DART Board. Taylor also functioned as the Senior Warden of Incarnation Episcopal Church.

PUBLICATIONS

Recommendations for the Design Construction and Maintenance to Improve
Life Cycle and Cost Quality of Open Parking Structures.
A Guide for Architects and Engineers Designing Buildings in Expansive Clays.
Slipform Core Construction.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Thomas Taylor joined Frank Chappell & Associates, the predecessor firm of Datum, in 1959. By 1963 he assumed leadership of the company and incorporated the firm as Datum Engineers. Since that time, under his leadership, Datum has grown into one of the most respected structural engineering firms in Texas. Focusing much of his attention on downtown Dallas, he has been Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager on 40 structures in the Dallas Central Business District.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS:

Dallas Convention Center Expansion
Dallas, Texas

Nasher Sculpture Center
Dallas, Texas

IBM Atlantic Center Tower
Atlanta, Georgia

The Blanton Museum of Art
Austin, Texas

Dallas Police Memorial
Dallas, Texas

Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Tower III Phase B
Dallas, Texas

Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas, Texas

Cityplace
Corporate Headquarters of Southland
Dallas, Texas

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Phases I, II, III, IV, V
Dallas, Texas

U.S. Mission
Geneva, Switzerland

ThanksGiving Square Chapel
Dallas, Texas

Austin City Hall
Austin, Texas

Smithsonian Women's Museum
Dallas, Texas

Chapel of St. Ignatius
Seattle, Washington

Amon Carter Museum
Restoration and Expansion
Fort Worth, Texas

All Saints Chapel
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas