ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, the redeveloped Bethlehem Steel industrial site in Bethlehem, PA, provides dynamic performance and gallery space. Conceived to provide multiple simultaneous entertainment experiences, the 67,000 SF building required Isett structural engineers to design wide open spaces without column supports, enhancing traffic flow and sight lines. The “bones” of the building became part of the architectural design. The exposed I-beams are painted “International Orange” as a nod to the Golden Gate Bridge, whose steel was manufactured at the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces adjacent to ArtsQuest. ArtsQuest Center hosts hundreds of events each year and is an integral hub for more than a dozen festivals, including the nine-day summer Musikfest, and Christkindlemart, a five-week celebration.
The American Institute of Architects Pennsylvania awarded Spillman Farmer Architects, the building's designers, a Silver Medal which is the organization's highest honor.
Blue Mountain Ski Area in Carbon County, PA, encompasses 164 skiable acres, featuring 39 ski trails and 21 snow-tubing lanes along with other amenities. For a number of years, Isett has provided engineering and related services in a variety of projects to upgrade and enhance the facility, working both directly for the resort and as a consultant to Howard Kulp Architects.
The expansion of the Scandlon Gymnasium athletic facilities was a top priority for Kings College, located in downtown Wilkes-Barre, PA. The two-story addition was constructed on a compact urban site in the downtown. Barry Isett and Associates was the structural engineer in the design of 41,000 SF of new multi-purpose recreation and education space which features a 20,000 SF gymnasium on the building’s upper level. Program spaces, including athletics, student recreation, and health sciences, were creatively stacked and advantageously zoned to utilize the site’s natural topography.
Designed by Spillman Farmer Architects, Bethlehem, PA, the 10.5-million-dollar Scandlon Health and Wellness Center received the 2013 Award of Excellence from the AIA Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter.
Two million-plus square feet of industrial buildings are rising at Liberty at Mill Creek, located between Hamilton Boulevard and the Route 222 bypass on a parcel of about 200 acres in western Lehigh County that spans both Upper Macungie and Lower Macungie Townships.
Isett helped Liberty achieve final approvals for the complex project and Allied Building Corporation began construction soon thereafter.
Isett has served DeSales University since the early days of our company. When the school was known as Allentown College of St. Francis DeSales, one of our first jobs was a survey of more than 400 acres. It has been our privilege to assist in the shaping of the campus over four decades.
Designedby Bohlin Cywinski Jackson as an “arrival court” for the Asa Packer Campus, the Alumni Memorial Parking Garage serves visitors and staff with parking for 315 cars. Isett provided surveys, site/civil, traffic and structural engineering.