Our People:
Robert Halvorson, SE, PE, FIStructE
Principal
rhalvorson@halvorsonandpartners.com
(312) 274-2402
Master of Science, Structural Engineering, Stanford University, 1975
Bachelor of Science, with distinction, Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 1974
Robert A. Halvorson, SE, PE, FIStructE leads the structural engineering practice of Halvorson and Partners. Bob, as he is known by most, is an industry leader in tall building design. Over the past thirty years Bob has engineered over forty buildings of forty stories or more. His interest in building structures began with a summer job as a carpenter’s helper and continued through his formal studies at Cornell and Stanford. Bob began his career with Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), serving in their Chicago, Houston, New York and London offices. In 1983 his demonstrated leadership and creativity earned him the distinction of becoming the firm’s youngest partner.
Never one to become complacent, Bob left SOM and founded Halvorson and Partners in 1996. Now, just 14 years later the firm has offices and personnel in Chicago, Atlanta and Abu Dhabi with a total staff of 50 professionals. Under Bob’s leadership the firm has design projects underway in a number of countries including Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Korea and China. Bob is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and of the Institution of Structural Engineers in the UK. His passion for tall buildings has never subsided. Today, Bob’s greatest professional joy is sharing that passion with owners, architects and contractors to develop creative solutions for seemingly impossible structures.
