Perot Museum of Nature & Science
Dallas, TX | Perot Museum of Nature & Science | Arts & Culture
Structural engineering for the Perot Museum, recognized with 2013 CRSI Honors Award for Excellence in Design and Innovation.

Public engineering firm profile
The Art of Structural Engineering
Datum Engineers is a structural engineering firm founded in 1937 and devoted exclusively to the practice and art of structural engineering. Serving corporate, institutional, public, and private development owners and architectural firms primarily in Texas and across the United States, Datum has earned a reputation for innovative, design-appropriate, and fiscally responsible structural solutions on a wide variety of major building projects. Capabilities include LEED sustainability, BIM, preservation renovations, forensic engineering, and structural diagnostics.
Innovative structural system design for new building construction and renovations, with expertise in cost-effective framing systems and fast, efficient project delivery.
Structural diagnostics and forensic analysis on building construction issues, drawing on 80-plus years of structural design experience to analyze problems and recommend sound repairs.
Dallas, TX | Perot Museum of Nature & Science | Arts & Culture
Structural engineering for the Perot Museum, recognized with 2013 CRSI Honors Award for Excellence in Design and Innovation.
Dallas, TX | Parkland Hospital | Healthcare
Structural engineering recognized with ACEC Engineering Excellence Silver Medal and PTI Project Awards.
Austin, TX | Arts & Culture
Structural engineering recognized with NCSEA Excellence Award, CRSI Honors Design & Construction Award, and ASCE Texas OCEA Award.
Austin, TX | Education
Structural engineering recognized with AISC IDEAS2 National Award and two NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards.
San Antonio, TX | Federal
Structural engineering for the San Antonio Federal Courthouse.
Dallas, TX | Arts & Culture
Structural engineering for the Dallas Holocaust Museum, recognized with 2020 ENR Texas & Louisiana Regional Best Projects, Best Project: Cultural/Worship.
Dallas, TX | Dallas County | Government
Structural renovation recognized with 2024 NCSEA Excellence in Structural Engineering Award and 2024 SEAOI Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, Best Renovation.
Austin, TX | Government
Structural engineering recognized with 2023 ENR Texas & Louisiana Regional Best Projects, Best Project: Government/Public Building.
We are actively looking at other projects in Texas and very much hope we can work with you and Datum. The design-savvy, high quality, and high-value work is exactly what we are looking for in our team members.
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