Every now and then I like to check edX’s MOOC course list and see what’s on offer. Depending on my mood I may pick a self-paced course to learn a completely new subject, such as Machine Learning & AI basics or pick a course from my favourite subjects, such as[…]
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The legacy of Prof. David P. Billington: Integrating Engineering and Art
The books of David P. Billington* in chronological order: *Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering, Princeton University For a more detailed review of his life and work, you may have a look at the paper below. Professor Ignacio Payá-Zaforteza & Professor Maria E. Moreyra Garlock (2019) Eminent Structural[…]
David P. Billington on Swiss Engineers
David Billington was a renown academic who coined the term “structural art”. A prominent scholar of Princeton University, a structural engineer and educator who taught generations after generations of engineers and transfused his passion for structures to students from 1958, when he joined Princeton as faculty, until his death, in[…]
Kunstmuseum Basel, a feast of archi…texture!
In the LinkedIn archipelago of corporate information, we seldom see any articles about the actual design or the details of projects that impact our living environment. This is quite strange considering that our lives, professional and personal, are intrinsically connected to the built environment in multiple ways, either whether we[…]