Category Archives: Engineering

A drop in the ocean

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

In July 2007, Hilary Clinton, then a candidate for US President proposed a no-flight zone over Darfur, to prevent the Sudanese government from bombing their own citizens. It was an attempt to call to a halt what has been described … Continue reading →

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The Tallest Building In The World

Posted on January 6, 2010 by

This is the text of a phone interview with Bill Baker, structural engineer on the Burj Khalifa and partner of S.O.M, on the day after the Burj Khalifa was inaugurated. What was the launch like? It was a pretty amazing … Continue reading →

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These Boys Take Some Beating

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

They could’ve just said, ‘we pay engineers well in Norway and value their contribution to society’ but they didn’t. This instead is how they advertise for young engineers on the other side of the North Sea. Hydro is a global, integrated … Continue reading →

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