Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, California

The award-winning aquarium is located on Monterey's historic Cannery Row. The project involved installing two 350,000-gallon, reinforced concrete tanks on decks built largely over piers. The design also incorporated six large, high-rate sand filters and several thousand feet of corrosion-resistant piping. The second phase of construction added the Outer Bay Waters wing, which features a one-million-gallon seawater tank. R&C provided structural, civil, geotechnical and life-support system engineering.

R&C has a long-term working relationship with the aquarium. We recently served as structural engineer on several projects, including a new animal care facility, the wave crash exhibit, and upgrades to the Outer Bay Waters wing.

Architect: EHDD