History
The company began using the name Thornton Tomasetti in 1975 when Charlie Thornton and Richard Tomasetti purchased Lev Zetlin & Associates (LZA) from Gable Industries, to which Lev Zetlin had sold LZA in 1973. Thornton Tomasetti immediately began to branch out and enter the highrise market with several innovative designs.
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