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Complete issue (January 2026)

All the articles from the January 2026 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 5 January 2026

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President's end-of-year report: Building partnerships across the globe

Mohamad Al-Dah reflects on his year as President through the themes of partnerships, mentoring and carbon, which were outlined in his inaugural address in January 2025. 

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Structural Engineers Declare summit: driving real change

Diego Padilla-Philipps of the SED steering group looks back on a year of sustainability progress and urges engineers to focus on their carbon handprint in the year ahead.

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Towards regenerative design workshops: lessons from an IStructE–UKGBC collaboration

A fresh setting, wider range of voices and trusting relationships are just some of the factors that can help design workshops embed regenerative thinking, explains Will Arnold in this summary of a recent event exploring this aim.

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Monitoring and supervision in construction. Part 3: Client's perspective

In the third article in this series, Steve Williams of Network Rail presents a client's point of view on monitoring and supervision, drawing on three case studies to examine what can go wrong and what good practice looks like.

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Fire safety in occupied buildings during works: lessons from CROSS Safety Reports

Emma Shaw, Content & Engagement Manager at CROSS, draws on a series of recent reports to highlight fire-safety issues that may arise when works are carried out on occupied buildings.

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Postwar BAC aluminium system buildings: development, construction, issues and maintenance today

Jonathan Prew describes the introduction of coordinated aluminium system building in the UK and Australia after World War II.

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The Berkeley and Emory Hotels, Knightsbridge, London: side-by-side hotels – working together

Ron Slade and Matthew Sharratt of WSP explore the recent refurbishment and extension of the Berkeley, which includes transforming a highly constrained site into London's first all-suite hotel – the Emory.

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Viewpoint: What do we actually mean by AI?

Isuru Nanayakkara responds to a recent issue of The Structural Engineer by questioning some of the assumptions it made about artificial intelligence and arguing for a clearer distinction between cognitivist and connectionist models when discussing its use by the profession.

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2026)

Letters this month include discussion on protecting the structural engineering profession and becoming a royal institution. 

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Book review: Eduardo Torroja – the man and his legacy

This tribute to Eduardo Torroja's contribution to structural engineering celebrates his diverse achievements and how these were intended to bring the greatest benefit to society, writes Bill Addis.

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Regional focus (January 2026)

In this feature, we share news, updates and initiatives from the Institution's regional group network around the world. This month, we hear from regional groups in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. 

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Diary dates (January 2026)

A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.

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Spotlight on Structures (January 2026)

Associate Editor, Luciano Lima, has chosen a paper investigating a model for cold-formed steel under tension at elevated temperatures as the Featured Article for Volume 80 of Structures.

Publish Date – 5 January 2026

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The Drawing Board (January 2026)

This month, Ron Slade has chosen a sketch by Daniel Davies as the winner of The Drawing Board. He will receive an e-book of his choice from the Institution's current catalogue.

Publish Date – 5 January 2026

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