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Reuben Samuels
Reuben Samuels
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An internationally recognized expert in underground engineering and heavy construction, Reuben Samuels oversaw foundation work for some of New York City's most prominent buildings. His commitment to quality engineering was matched by his personal commitment to education, both in his profession and in the community where he lived.
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, the largest commercial office building in the world when it was completed in 1963; the CBS Building on Manhattan's west side, a massive 38-story tower completed in 1965; the Ford Foundation Building on the east side of Manhattan, completed in 1968, with offices arranged around a 12-story atrium; the 53-story office building at 55 Water Street, completed in 1972, which replaced the Pan Am Building as the world's largest commercial office building; the 57-story office tower at One Penn Plaza near Madison Square Garden, also built in 1972 (where Reuben later worked as a senior consultant at Parsons Brinckerhoff) ; and the 68-story Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, completed in 1983.
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He also wrote several articles published in Civil Engineering and World Tunneling and made numerous technical presentations at professional conferences. Over the many years of his career, Reuben was a guest lecturer at some of the top engineering schools in the country, including Cornell University, Columbia University, Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, New York University, Polytechnic University, and Rutgers University.
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In 1992, he joined Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and management firm based in New York City, as a principal engineering consultant. True to form, he immediately began work as an advisor on some of the firm's most challenging projects, including the massive Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
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His many friends and colleagues will greatly miss his insight, his encouragement, and the personal and professional steadfastness that guided him, and others, so well for so long.
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