Structural engineer D. Stanton “Stan” Korista, who had worked in the Chicago office of architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill since 1965, died on May 8. He was 77 years old.

在SOM的52年中，Korista参与了42个州和其他27个国家的300多个建筑物的结构工程。但是现任和前同事说，他的影响力超出了结构。Korista是数百名SOM员工的导师。

建筑师Carrie E. Byles是旧金山的SOM合作伙伴，于1986年加入芝加哥办公室。“直到今天，我感到惊讶的是Stan与我在一起，尤其是自从我是建筑师以来，”她说。“他似乎对我24岁的我的愿望没有限制，如果他没有，我也没有。”她补充说：“我仍在处理Stan的挑战，以推进创新和技术以及指导和指导人员。”

Structural engineer Robert Sinn, a principal of Thornton Tomasetti who worked at SOM for 23 years until 2007, adds, “Stan’s interest in the built environment went well beyond structural engineering. He had an encyclopedic knowledge that allowed him to contribute to the complete design of a building.”

SON结构/土木工程主管Korista于1964年获得了伊利诺伊大学Urbana-Champaign大学的民用工程理学硕士学位，并于1962年获得了布拉德利大学的土木工程学士学位。

Among his favorite projects were Chicago’s Hancock Center, Boston’s Rowes Wharf, London’s Canary Wharf and Dubai’s record-tall 828-meter Burj Khalifa.