Robert Halvorson, winner of our 2016 Gold Medal, discusses his career, and how structural engineers will help shape the future of tall buildings.

Published: 12 April 2016

Riding out a hurricane - 70 storeys high

Gold Medal, Other Awards, Skyscrapers

Bob Halvorson, winner of our 2016 Gold Medal, has worked on tall building projects all over the world. Here he describes how and why he came to run structural tests on a skyscraper - during a category three hurricane!

Published: 16 March 2016

Good research can be your ticket to travel

Events, Other Awards

Craig Buchanan took first place at last year's Conference. Here he explains why the event was a unique networking opportunity - and how the prize money helped pay for the trip of a lifetime.

Published: 13 July 2015

Green Building in Sri Lanka

Education, Other Awards

Ian Hamilton, 30, has worked in engineering since 2007, and has been a member of the Institution since 2013. He was one of the joint winners of our Educational Trust’s Pai Lin Li Travel Award, which funds young structural engineers on research trips outside their home nations. Here he talks about his work, and what the prize meant for his career.

Published: 20 April 2015

The Triangular One

Housing, Other Awards, Shelters, Women Engineers

Gemma Lockwood is a Chartered Senior Engineer at WSP. She has been a member of the Institution since 2012. Last year she entered our Young Structural Engineers International Design Competition, with a brief to design a temporary accommodation solution for use in the wake of natural disasters. This year she was awarded the John Barrett Prize (alongside team mate Elizabeth Side from Mann Williams) for her Competition entry, “The Triangular One”.

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