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Presented By Dr. Leslie E. Robertson Director of Design Leslie E. Robertson Associates, U.S.A.  
6:00 p.m. September 1, 2005 (Thursday) Theatre One Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Wanchai, Hong Kong. |
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This Lecture explores the development of high-rise buildings...from their inception in about 1880 until today. Under the assumption that no great strides forward will be made in materials technology, the Lecture goes on to explore structural systems that may be appropriate for buildings as high as 3,000 metres...and beyond.
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| About the Speaker |
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Dr. Robertson is responsible for the structural design of hundreds of buildings and structures around the world...including the World Trade Center (New York), the United States Steel Headquarters (Pittsburgh), the Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), Puerta de Europa (Madrid) and the Continental Arena (Meadowlands) as well as exceptional museums in Berlin and Portland (Maine) and the Miho Museum and Bridge (Japan). He received the IStructE Gold Medal, the Gengo Matsui Prize as the outstanding Structural Engineer in the world, the AIA Institute Honor and honorary membership with the AIA, New York; and was recognized as ENR's Construction 'Man of the Year'. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is licensed as a Chartered Structural Engineer (United Kingdom) and a First Class Architect (Japan). Dr. Robertson is one of twenty structural engineers (seven of whom are living) who made Engineering News Record's "125 Top People of the Past 125 Years".
Dr. Robertson is currently working with I.M. Pei and the Pei Partnership on the Museum for Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, China, and the Macao Science Center in Macao, China. He is also working with Kohn Pedersen Fox on the Shanghai World Financial Center, which will extend to a height of 492 metres (1,614 feet). |
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| About the Y. K. Cheung Lecture |
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In order to recognize Professor Y.K. Cheung's contributions to the engineering profession and education, the Department of Civil Engineering of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Structural Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE-SD) jointly established the "Y.K. Cheung Lecture" in January 2005. It would be delivered biennially by a prominent local/overseas engineer or academic on the state-of-the-art developments in structural engineering.
The Lecture is sponsored by:  Henderson Land Development Company Limited Maunsell AECOM Group Professor Y.K. Cheung Trust Fund, HKU Structural Division, HKIE |
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| About the Y. K. Cheung Lecture |
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Admission is free - all interested are welcome. No prior registration is required. Attendance certificates will be available.
For further details please contact: Tel: (852) 2859 2666 Fax: (852) 2559 5337 Email: cheungyk@hkucc.hku.hk |
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