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The Strange, New World for the Engineer's Expanded Role.

The article deals with the expanded role of engineers which allows them to occupy a central place at the beginning of the design process. Contemporary engineers possess ingenuity, creativity and patience of the contemporary engineer. Among the architectural projects that involve contemporary enginee...

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Published in:Architectural Record Vol. 195; no. 8; pp. 89 - 90
Main Author: Fortmeyer, Russell
Format: Article
Published: BNP Media Aug2007
Subjects:
Engineers
Architectural design
Creative ability
Public building design & construction
California
Germany
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article deals with the expanded role of engineers which allows them to occupy a central place at the beginning of the design process. Contemporary engineers possess ingenuity, creativity and patience of the contemporary engineer. Among the architectural projects that involve contemporary engineers are a federal building construction project in San Francisco, California and Lufthansa's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.