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Posted: April 28, 2017
Botazzi joins Harrison French & Associates, LTD (HFA) to expand engineering services in Boston office
Boston, MA HFA (Harrison French & Associates, LTD) has hired structural engineer Giancarlo Botazzi, P.E., SECB, to expand engineering services in the Northeast. Botazzi brings more than 30 years of experience to the architecture and engineering firm. Botazzi has joined HFA’s retail design teams in its Boston office. Botazzi previously worked with the Boston office as a consultant on renovations and new projects, including University Station in Westwood, Mass.; and the Warwick Mall addition in Warwick, R.I.
“We are excited Giancarlo has joined the HFA team,” said associate principal Lou Allevato, AIA.
Botazzi has worked on projects in several market sectors, including retail, hospitality, restaurant, supermarket, industrial, military, mid-rise office, power and energy, light rail and municipal industries.
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