Originally established in 1955,
Jablonsky, Ast & Partners of-
fers optimum structural engi-
neering services for virtually
all types of buildings, such as
residential, commercial, insti-
tutional, low rise and multi-
story towers. Beginning with
conceptual/schematic draw-
ings, Jablonsky, Ast & Part-
ners offers a total package of
structural design services, as
well as structural investiga-
tion services, including fo-
rensics analysis of existing
structures and building reha-
bilitation projects including
parking garages, balcony re-
pair and legal investigations.
Paul Ast, the Principal Partner
and Chief Engineer, joined the
company in 1972 and eventu-
ally became a partner in 1982.
Born in the Czechoslovakia,
he graduated from the Uni-
versity of Prague in 1965 and
achieved a Masters of Applied
Science from the University of
Toronto in 1972. Along with
being a member of the Profes-
sional Engineers of Ontario,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Mani-
toba, Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, Paul has produced
many paper publications and
has had a significant impact
on the skyline of Toronto.
Reflecting back on his time
with the company, Paul is
constantly astounded by the
advancements of technology.
“[When I first started] we
did not even have calculators.
Those were the dark days of
structural design where ev-
erything had to be done in
your head. Now everyone
uses computers and we’re
all more stupid for it I guess.
[Laughs]. We have unbeliev-
able software for analyzing
everything from overall anal-
ysis of buildings, dynamic
analysis, and complex design
of the various structural ele-
ments. That’s why I would say
the productivity of engineers
in this environment has been
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