As a civil engineer with over 40 years of professional experience in various facets of the housing and urban development sector, Vasudevan Suresh has long been associated with galvanizing initiative and action for its growth, both within the country and abroad. In an illustrious career, he has...

There are millions of buildings and sutures worldwide where there has been construction cost over runs, lack of Owner's complete satisfaction, design errors, and/or improper functioning. The major reasons have been lack of clear and understandable communication between the Owner and Architect,...

Partner in charge of Structural and Civil Engineering for the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP — William Baker has developed the structural system for the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, Dubai. The 2010 recipient of the Gold Medal from the Institution of...

In this interview Mr. Winston Teng Shu, Principal of Integrated Design Associates, makes a point that its important for architects to learn all aspects of engineering and the current state-of-the-art system, to be able to work with different disciplines. He talks about his exchanges with...