Gingertown 2016 | SK&A Structural Engineering Consulting

Gingertown 2016

For the first time, SK&A participated in Gingertown DC, an event coordinated by David M. Schwarz Architects where participants from the architecture/engineering/contracting (A/E/C) industry build a miniature town made completely of gingerbread and confections. This year's theme for the town was the city of London and the SK&A team chose to recreate the modern, high-rise building, The Gherkin.

The inaugural SK&A Gingertown Team: David Blanco, Charmaine Josiah, David Pirnia, Ammar Motorwala, Kellie Farster and Sikandar Porter-Gill.

Original plans for the sculpture. The structure was approximately 3 feet high.

Gathering of supplies for the model.

The team glued together several sheets of foam to begin sculpting the Gherkin building's pickle-like shape.

Sikandar using a special foam cutting tool.

David B. and Sikandar cutting away at the foam model.

Ammar further shaping the model.

Arrival at the Gingertown build-out site.

Gingerbread and other candy supplies were supplied by the event.

Teams were assigned tables to conduct their build-outs.

The team preparing the gingerbread to apply to the foam model.

The foam model before the gingerbread facade was applied.

Kellie and Charmaine working away at icing and applying the gingerbread facade.

A picture of the actual Gherkin building in London.

The finished sculpture was transferred to the prepared town site for windowfront display.

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