Consider the impressive 50 years of Langan, an American engineering firm based in Parsippany, NJ, that provides geotechnical, environmental and site/civil engineering and consulting services, "from the ground down," to clients worldwide. Langan has a distinctive corporate culture that other businesses might admire. The Langan way has enabled the firm to thrive, expanding clientele, services and markets since its founding in 1970 by Bernard F. Langan, PE. More than 1,100 employees in 33 offices overseeing projects in 80 countries. What are the key elements of Langan's culture? As insiders and outsiders would concur, they incude the "Special Sauce" of entrepreneurship and collaboration that forms the foundation of the firm's culture: The "Three Pillars" that shape Langan's practice, comprising Technical Excellence, Practical Experience and Client Responsiveness: Social Responsibility to Citizenship, Sustainability, and Health and Safety; and of course, Langan's award-winning work. Partial list of projects: MetLife Stadium, Hard Rock Stadium, Prudential, The Shops at Atlas Park, Blue Back Square, American Dream, CareOne Facilities, FBI-GSA, FDR Four Freedoms Park, Fontainbleau Miami, Great Kills Park, Hackensack University Medical Center, New York Batanical Garden, NYPD Police Academy, St. Patrick's Cathedral Project, United Nation Masater Plan, and US Embassy.
About the Author: Roger Yee, a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, has received honors for his work in the field from such organizations as the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Interior Designers, the International Interior Design Association. As editorial director of Visual Profile Books, he serves as the author and editor of such ongoing, periodically updated design books as Corporate Interiors, Healthcare Spaces, Educational Environments, Hotel & Restaurant Design, and Urban Spaces. A former editor of such publications as Contract, House Beautiful, Architectural Record and Corporate Design & Realty, Yee has contributed to a wide range of periodicals, such as Engineering News Record, Businessweek, Architecture and Woman's Day Kitchens & Baths. With the recent surge of professional interest in monographs for architects and interior designers, he personally guides the planning, design, writing and editing of Visual Profile Books monographs for such organizations as HLW International, Dallas Architecture Forum, The Switzer Group, Visnick & Caulfield Associates, Jaya Design International, Spector Group, Mojo Stumer & Associates, STAFFELBACH, ZVA Group, Bental & Bental, BR Design, DP Architects, Stanley Beaman & Sears, and Ziegler Cooper Architects.