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Olson Steel was contracted to provide all the structural steel for the Fox Studios project in West LA. Olson Steel is constructing three city blocks featuring multi-story New York-themed facade structures for an upcoming movie set. As these iconic structures take shape, they are poised to transport visitors and moviegoers into the heart of the […]

Functioning as a grand presentation space for special events, live performances, and film premieres, the David Geffen Theater holds 1000 handmade Italian seats, 66 foot by 30 foot screen, and Dolby sound equipment. Olson Steel fabricated and installed the structural steel for the Theater, including the main horizontal, main vertical, dome pick-up supports and horizontal […]

Orbital is a unique art installation that catches the eye of SF residents and visitors. It is located in a public space on Pierpoint Lane,  just a block from the new Chase center. The project was designed by Futureforms.  Olson steel fabricated and erected the 33 foot tall stainless steel skeleton to 1/8 inch tolerance. […]

The renovation of the existing 50,000 square foot University of California Printing Plant building and the construction of a 30,000 square foot addition created a new home for the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. The new facility consisted of museum galleries, a PFA film theater, viewing rooms, a seminar room, a participatory arts […]

The new San Francisco Stadium, located in Santa Clara, consists of 1.85 million-square-foot NFL stadium. Olson Steel partnered with Acco Engineered Systems and handled the detailing, fabrication and erection of all miscellaneous steel utility racks located throughout the stadium.

The Bing Concert Hall consists of an 844 seat concert hall on the Stanford University Campus in Stanford California. The 56′ 11″ tall building has a unique elliptical shaped concert hall core made from structural steel columns and high roof supporting a concrete cast in place shell, all tilted inboard at a uniform 10 degree […]

The Downtown Oakland Education Complex consisted of 123,000 square feet with three separate schools on one campus, including an Elementary K-5 school, Met West High School, and a child development center. The versatile multi-use structure also serves the Eastlake neighborhood of Oakland with a community health clinic and TV station. Olson Steel provided the structural […]

Olson Steel was proud to be part of the team that contributed to the effort to restore and renovate the Fox Oakland Theater, a National Historic Landmark movie palace in downtown Oakland. This project involved the interior renovation and seismic upgrade of the existing building, which had been built in the 1920s. Olson provided stage […]

The East Oakland Sports Center is a two-story, 22,500 square foot community athletic complex that includes a pool/future aquatics center, fitness center, aerobics and dance studio, media center, locker rooms, bathrooms and space for community gatherings. The structure is built to provide as much natural light as possible and is scheduled to be LEED Silver […]

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the site of this project which encompassed all areas of Olson’s expertise – from structural steel to ornamental stainless & glass. This project contains the largest girder ever fabricated in the San Leandro shop – 110 feet long, 6 feet tall and weighs 70,000 pounds. The scope of this […]

Tahoe Maritime Museum (TMM) was founded in 1987 by those dedicated to preserving the rich maritime history of Lake Tahoe. In 2008 the Museum moved into its current location in Homewood, California on the west shore. Olson Steel handled all the structural and miscellaneous steel requirements for the new museum.

Located in downtown San Francisco the Contemporary Jewish Museum is the design of internationally-acclaimed architect, Daniel Libeskind. The intricate design of this building was modeled in 3-D by our in-house detailing department using Tekla Structures. With this model Olson Steel was able to identify clash problems before the steel was onsite. The new building is […]

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the site of this project which encompassed all areas of Olson’s expertise – from structural steel to ornamental stainless & glass. This project contains the largest girder ever fabricated in the San Leandro shop – 110 feet long, 6 feet tall and weighs 70,000 pounds. The scope of this […]