Syska Hennessy is a global consulting, engineering and commissioning firm for the built environment. Established in 1928, Syska Hennessy was ranked the 161st-largest U.S. design firm by Engineering-News Record in 2022. The firm has over 500 employees with 20 offices worldwide, including 18 U.S. locations as well as Shanghai, China, and Dubai, UAE. Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine placed Syska Hennessy 19th overall in its 2022 MEP Giants list, with gross revenue over $110 million. More than 90% of its revenue is derived from mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services, according to the CSE ranking report, Building Design + Construction magazine ranked Syska Hennessy15th in its 2022 list of top building engineering firms.
History Syska Hennessy was founded in 1928, by two mechanical engineers, Adolph G. Syska and John F. Hennessy. Originally established in New York City as Syska & Hennessy Engineers, the firm was among the earliest to specialize in the mechanical and electrical systems at the heart of high-rise structures.
1930s US Post Office Building, Washington, DC Frick Collection, New York LaGuardia Airport, New York 1939 World’s Fair, New York
1940s United Nations Headquarters, New York Todd Shipyards, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Maine
1950s West Point, New York US Air Force Academy, Colorado Columbia University, New York New York University Medical School, New York Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts
1960s Lincoln Center, New York Rockefeller Center, New York John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Madison Square Gardens, New York JFK Airport, New York Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC New Jersey College of Medicine Procter & Gamble Headquarters - Cincinnati, Ohio Mount Sinai Hospital - Annemberg Tower, Manhattan, New York New York University, New York
1970s National University of Iran, Tehran King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Monterey Bay Aquarium, California IBM, Bordeaux, France
1980s Harvard University, Massachusetts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts New York City Convention Center, New York Los Angeles International Airport, California Disney World, Florida
1990s Amgen*Bristol-Myers Squibb Bank of America, Nationwide Sony Pictures Studios, California Paramount Pictures, California Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC
Notable projects
Cooper Union Academic Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Headquarters Maricopa County - New High-Rise Court Tower 2000 Avenue of the Stars Nokia Corporate Headquarters Red Bull Headquarters New York Presbyterian, Milstein Heart Hospital Dulles International Airport Automated People Movers; East Z-Gates Concourse Chennai International Airport Haeundae Udong Hyundai I'Park Development King Saud University Dubai International Airport
California Academy of Sciences Indianapolis International Airport, Midfield Terminal KAPSARC Busan Lotte World Tower Lotte Jamsil
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