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For Planet Hollywood,
he raised high the roof beam
'...His structural engineering firm worked out a plan to elevate the Mayfair mall's 2,000-ton roof by 11 feet to accomodate a theater being built atop his restaurant project, Planet Hollywood.
Wood's firm was just a few months old when it nabbed the $60,000 Planet Hollywood/Mayfair contract from Mayfair Holdings, Ltd. and Planet Hollywood in 1993.
"Like only a handful of engineers, he's inventive. He looks for solutions rather than for the easiest thing to do," said John Fullerton, president of Fullerton Diaz Revuelta, the architectural firm that recently awarded Wood's company a pro bono contract to do structural engineering for upcoming renovations to Coral Gables' Miracle Theater.'... .
Wood said he'll continue to expand the firm "but only with quality work and clients. We want to be considered the best..."
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