Speakers

Tali Mejicovsky, PE, CPEng, LEED AP is the Director of Design for Building Envelope with Turner Engineering Group based in Turner Construction Company's New York office.

Previously, she was with Arup for 31 years working with the Facade Engineering teams in New York, Sydney and San Francisco with stints in the Melbourne, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Arup offices. Her roles included leading teams, coordinating skills, technical oversight and business development.    

A structural engineer by background, Tali is focused on all aspects of façade engineering including materials selection, system design, structural analysis, specifying performance requirements, waterproofing and detailing. Her project experience ranges in scale and complexity from large scale museums, institutional buildings, airports, and commercial buildings, to specialized free-standing structures such as canopies and sculptures.

Tali has over 27 years of experience across a variety of materials and systems including structural glass, steel / aluminum / bronze curtain walls, stone and masonry cladding and engineered operable components. Her experience on complex multidisciplinary projects ranges from early concept design to monitoring fabrication, installation, and testing on site, always with a focus on achieving a fully integrated design.  Significant projects include Solar Carve (40 Tenth Avenue), Northeastern EXP, Harvard Art Museum and the expansion and renovation at The Frick Collection. 

Tali is passionate about sharing knowledge and has presented, taught, and published frequently on the discipline of façade engineering.  She is currently guest lecturing at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture.