Education Webinar
Other Structures: Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail
August 14, 2025 | Thu 12:00 America/Chicago
Duration: 1.0 Hour
CE Credits: 1.0
$Free
Opened in July 2023, the Treetop Trail at the Minnesota Zoo is the ultimate adaptive reuse project. The project creatively transformed the Zoo’s existing 1970s, Corten steel monorail track into an 8-foot-wide pedestrian walkway that is now the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop. The project was a unique structural engineering puzzle, and the design was carefully tuned according to the capability and behavior of the existing structure. This presentation will provide an insightful look at the intricacies of the project, exploring the unique engineering and construction challenges that were encountered and ultimately solved.
Presented by Fraser Reid, Buro Happold and JW Murphy Curran, Meyer Borgman Johnson
- Course will award 1.0 hours of continuing education for the live session only.
- Each series registration is per person.
- This will be available as a recording, with no PDH attached.
Please note: This webinar is part of the NCSEA Webinar Subscription; however, we ask that all individuals register to receive credit for the live event.
Opened in July 2023, the Treetop Trail at the Minnesota Zoo is the ultimate adaptive reuse project. The project creatively transformed the Zoo’s existing 1970s, Corten steel monorail track into an 8-foot-wide pedestrian walkway that is now the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop. The project was a unique structural engineering puzzle, and the design was carefully tuned according to the capability and behavior of the existing structure. This presentation will provide an insightful look at the intricacies of the project, exploring the unique engineering and construction challenges that were encountered and ultimately solved.
Presented by Fraser Reid, Buro Happold and JW Murphy Curran, Meyer Borgman Johnson
- Course will award 1.0 hours of continuing education for the live session only.
- Each series registration is per person.
- This will be available as a recording, with no PDH attached.
Please note: This webinar is part of the NCSEA Webinar Subscription; however, we ask that all individuals register to receive credit for the live event.
JW Murphy Curran, is a Principal at MBJ and led the Treetop Trail team for MBJ as Principal-In-Charge. Murphy leads multiple projects and corporate initiatives for MBJ. As a project Principal, Murphy oversees a diverse range of projects in multiple markets. As business development director across all MBJ’s offices, Murphy collaborates with other leaders and staff on a range of pursuits, and spearheads communication of MBJ’s expertise, vision and differentiation. He has specialized structural expertise with mass timber, existing buildings, and leadership of complex projects.
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