Internationally Known Structural Engineer Delivers Lecture on Design of Tall Buildings

Leslie E. Robertson, structural engineer of the World Trade Center towers and other tall buildings, spoke at the School of Engineering and Applied Science this week. His design firm, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, is responsible for the design of three of the world's six tallest buildings.

Tracing the Flow of the Greek Aesthetic

Standing before her class, Professor Diane Harris-Cline becomes so absorbed in her lecture that she loses awareness of her surroundings and body — she forgets about her need to cough and sneeze, and ideas begin to come spontaneously. She has found her “flow.” READ

Norman Schwarzkopf's vision of a perfect world and his explanation.

Luther W. Brady Art Gallery Presents “A Perfect World”

Imagine talking candidly with over 50 prominent Americans, asking each of them to describe their vision of an ideal world.  Imagine then asking them to paint a picture of the world they have just described. Journalist Debra Trione did just that, and 36 of these images and their accompanying texts will be exhibited in “A Perfect World” at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery. READ

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• Michael Cornfield, CCAS, San Jose Mercury, Oct. 31
• Lisa Delpy, SBPM, Contra Costa Times, Oct. 27
• Stephen Saltzburg, LAW, Hartford Courant, Oct. 25

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