Gold Medal Address
The Institution's most prestigious award
The Gold Medal is the Institution's most prestigious award and is given to an individual for exceptional and outstanding contributions to the advancement of structural engineering.
The award was first created and presented in 1922 to Professor Henry Adams who had been President of the Institution from 1914 to 1916.
2011 Winner:
Allan Mann, Awarded 2011 Gold Medal
Allan Mann BSc, PhD, CEng, FREng, FIStruct E, MICE, known for his work on the London Eye, Wembley International Stadium and other high profile projects across the globe, presented 'Passing on Knowledge' on 10 May 2011 at The Royal Armouries International, Leeds. The address was followed by a relaxed dinner in the War Gallery and was very well received.
Synopsis:
Our Institution was founded for members to share knowledge and learn from each other: that need remains today. Over the last half century there has been an explosion of structural information, more complex codes, phenomenal analytical power and an ability to understand the forces nature imposes on structures to a degree hereto unimaginable. But all that information has to be collated and disseminated to successive generations. What are the challenges and how do we do it?
You can watch this years "Passing on Knowledge" Gold Medal Address presentation on our Webinar section