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Justin Den Herder

Assistant Professor Adjunct

Justin Den Herder is a Professional Engineer with 16 years of project-based, collaborative experience and knowledge. He has actively contributed on nearly 500 projects since joining Silman in 2007. His professional experience ranges from concept design through construction administration on new construction, renovation, and historic preservation projects.

Justin is the former Editor in Chief of SEAoNY Cross Sections magazine and has been published in Modern Steel Construction and the book DIALOGUES – A Shelter for Architecture published by the GIANY. In 2015 he traveled to Nepal for one month to assess earthquake damaged structures. He is passionate about art—poetry in particular—and in creating engaging, sustainable, and equitable architecture.

As a principal at Silman, Justin leads the firm’s efforts on Design Innovation, combining traditional engineering fundamentals with current computationally based tools and workflows with the goal of improving the ability to collaborate.

Justin is the recipient of the Fitch Foundation’s 2023 Robert Silman Award for his proposal 2x which seeks to repurpose wood framing from single family residences slated for demolition and repurpose them in the design of new structures using inventory-driven design and robotic fabrication.

Justin's CV is available here. 

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