hgt studio engineering, PLLC, by Hermona Tamrat provides structural engineering services for new construction, adaptive reuse & renovation, historic preservation, calculation packages, feasibility studies, and existing conditions assessments.
“Excellent design is a right, not a privilege of the few.” -Carol Ross Barney, AIA, Ross Barney Architects
hgt studio seeks to support the design of community-centric architecture with high quality, collaborative engineering expertise. Engineers and architects have the unique privilege and responsibility to serve humanity through good design, and hgt studio thrives with collaborators who share this core value. The firm holds central the understanding that well-designed spaces have immense impact on human and non-human quality of life, and it is deeply committed to projects focused on enriching and improving the lives of users. hgt studio specializes in structural engineering for public art installations, libraries, community centers, and public housing.
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Hermona Tamrat, P.E.
Hermona was born and raised in the D.C. area, and has lived and worked in New York for 10 years.
She received her Master’s in Structural Engineering from U.C. Berkeley and her Bachelor’s in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Hermona cut her teeth at the renowned architectural engineering firm Silman, gaining technical expertise in a breadth of material and project types under the mentorship of industry leaders. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP and an instructor at the Yale School of Architecture.
In addition to engineering, Hermona is a musician, ceramicist, and dog-parent.
Hermona is licensed in the state of New York.