Profile: Robert Benaim

This month's letters consider professional indemnity insurance and sole practitioners, the potential to lower carbon through lower floor loadings, and the recent President's Inaugural Address, among other topics.

This concise book can provide a valuable reference source to structural engineers designing, executing and maintaining steel structures.

Russian engineer Gennady Vasilchenko-Malishev grew up surrounded by scientists looking to break boundaries. What he learned from that experience has informed his career as one of the world’s leading experts in structural glass design. Interview by Jackie Whitelaw.