Book review: Structural Dynamic Analysis with Generalized Damping Models: Analysis

Institution Fellow, Bob Wodehouse, enjoyed this comprehensive coverage of London Underground's 150-year design history.

Letters this month include discussion on teaching art to engineering students, flood prevention and engineer's status.

From early years assisting mercurial genius Peter Rice to acting as engineer for man-of-the-moment Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge in London, he has worked with the greats of engineering and architecture. Now Tristram Carfrae, the designer of the stunning Beijing Olympic Aquatic Centre, is confirmed as one too, as the 2014 recipient of the Institution's Gold Medal.