Gustave Eiffel

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (15 December, 1832 – 27 December, 1923) was a French civil engineer.
He graduated from the Central School of Arts and Manufactures in Paris, he made his name with various
bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct. He is best known for the world-
famous Eiffel Tower, designed by his company in Paris, and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty
in New York.

Garabit Viaduct Eiffel Tower

Massif Central, France Paris, France
Construction started : 1882 Construction started : 1887
Construction ended : 1884 Co Construction ended : 1889
 Santiago Calatrava Valls

Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural engineer. He studied
in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland for a second degree in civil engineering.
His best-known works include the Olympic Sports Complex of Athens, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the
Turning Torso tower in Malmö, Sweden, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City.

Turning Torso Tower

Malmö, Sweden
Construction started : 2001
Construction ended : 2005
 William F. Baker

William Frazier Baker (born 09 October, 1953) is a American structural engineer. He graduated
with Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Missouri, Master of Science in Civil
Engineering from University of Illinois. He made his name with the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest
building/man-made structure in Dubai. William is one of only three living Americans to receive the Gold
Medal from the Institution of Structural Engineering. He is the recipient of the American Society of Civil
Engineering (ASCE)
Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award

Burj Khalifa
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Construction started : 2004
Construction ended : 2009
 Leslie Earl Robertson

Leslie Earl Robertson (12 February, 1928 – 11 February, 2021) was a American structural engineer.
He graduated in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He was the lead structural
engineering of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center in New York City, and served as structural
engineer on numerous other projects, including the U.S Steel Tower in Pittsburgh, Shanghai World Financial
Center, and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong.

World Trade Center Bank of China Tower U.S. Steel Tower

New York, United States of America Central, Hong Kong Pennsylvania, United States of America
Construction started : 1968 Construction started : 1985 Construction started : 1967
Construction ended : 1975 Construction ended : 1990 Construction ended : 1971
 Joseph Strauss

Joseph Strauss (09 January, 1870 – 16 May, 1938) was a American structural engineer. He graduated
from University of Cincinnatiin, Ohio, United States of America. He was the designer of the Burnside Bridge
(1926) in Portland, Oregon, and the Lewis and Clark Bridge (1930) over the Columbia River between
Longview, Washington, and Rainier Oregon. He also worked with the Dominion Bridge Company in building
the Cherry Street Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge (1931) in Toronto, Ontario. In 1912 he designed the HB&T
Railway bascule bridge over Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas. In the early 1920s, when public opinion in San
Francisco was beginning to favour a bridge over the Golden Gate, Strauss submitted a design proposal that was
received with cautious enthusiasm, for the span length was more than double that of any existing bridge. He
eventually modified his original concept of a combination suspension-cantilever into one of a simple
suspension bridge with a main span of 1,280 metres. The Golden Gate Bridge remained the longest bridge in
the world until construction of the Verrazzano Narroes Bridge, New York City, in the 1960s.

Burnside Bridge Golden Gate Bridge

Oregon, United States of America San Francisco, United States of America
Construction started : 1924 Construction started : 1933
Construction ended : 1926 Construction ended : 1937
 Pier Luigi Nervi

Pier Luigi Nervi (21 January, 1891 – 09 January, 1979) was a Italian structural engineer and
architect. He graduated from University of Bologna, Italy. Nervi is known worldwide as a structural engineer
and architect for his innovative use of reinforced concrete, especially with numerous notable thin shell
structures worldwide.During the 1940s he developed ideas for reinforced concrete which helped in the
rebuilding of many buildings and factories throughout Western Europe. Most of his built structures are in his
native Italy, but he also worked on projects abroad. Nervi's first project in the United States was the George
Washington Bridge Bus Station, for which he designed the roof, which consists of triangular pieces that were
cast in place. This building is still used today by over 700 buses and their passengers.

George Washington Bridge Bus Station

New York, United States of America
Construction ended : 1963
 Sir Henry Charles Husband

Sir Henry Charles Husband (30 October, 1908 – 07 October, 1983), often known as H. C.
Husband, was a leading British civil and consulting engineer from Sheffield, England, who designed bridges
and other major civil engineering works. He graduated from Sheffield of University, England. He is
particularly known for his work on the Jodrell Bank radio telescopes; the first of these was the largest fully
steerable radio telescope in the world on its completion in 1957. Other projects he was involved in designing
include the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station 's aerials, one of the earliest telecobalt radiotherapy units, Sri
Lanka's tallest building, and the rebuilding of Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge after a fire. He won
the Royal Society’s Royal Medal and the Wilhelm Exner Medal.

Jodrell Bank Observatory

North West England, England
Construction started-ended : 1950s
 Fritz Leonhardt

Fritz Leonhardt (12 July 1909 – 30 December 1999) was a German structural engineer who made
major contributions to 20th-century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges.
He studied at Stuttgart University and Purdue University. His book Bridges: Aesthetics and Design is well
known throughout the bridge engineering community. His major structures include the Cologne-Rodenkirchen
Bridge, Stuttgart Television Tower, Hamburg’s Alster-Schwimmhalle and various cable-stayed bridges in
Dusseldorf.
He also worked on the design of several cable-stayed bridges abroad, including the Pasco Kennewick Bridge
(1978) in the U.S., and the Helgeland Bridge (1981) in Norway.

Pasco Kennewick Bridge Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge

Washington, United States of America Cologne, Germany
Construction started : 1978 Construction started : 1938
Construction ended : 1941
 Fazlur Rahman Khan

Fazlur Rahman Khan (03 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural
engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. He studied Civil
Engineering in Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India, and earned two master's degrees
– one in structural engineering and one in theoretical and applied mechanics – and a PhD in structural
engineering from University of Illinois. Khan was also a pioneer in computer-aided design (CAD). He was the
designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until
1998 and the 100-story John Hancock Center.

John Hancock Center Willis Tower

Illinois, United States of America Illinois, United States of America
Construction started : 1965 Construction started : 1970
Construction ended : 1969 Construction ended : 1974
 Fazlur Rahman Khan

Wilem William Frischmann (born 27 January, 1931) is a British structural engineer. He studied in
the Hammersmith College of Art & Building and the Imperial College, University of London, and a PhD
degree from University of London. His reputation gained on technically ground-breaking developments
including Centre Point, Tower 42 (formerly National Westminster Tower) and Drapers Gardens.

Tower 42 Centre Point

London, England London, England
Construction started : 1971 Construction started : 1963
Construction ended : 1980 Construction ended : 1966