Viewpoint: In defence of surveys and inspections

Students and graduate engineers will find this book a useful resource to help them understand structural mechanics and solve design problems using hand calculations, says Nick Eckford.

Ian Firth is unimpressed by a book that appears to offer little that is new to its intended audience and questions the real-world experience of the author.

Kamran Moazami is the designer of the 'greatest building in the world' – The Shard – but he also runs WSP's UK structures division. He talks to Jackie Whitelaw about the power of a global community and how great buildings are good business.