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Featuring more than 20 iconic SOM skyscrapers, “The Engineering of Architecture” delves into the firm’s iconic history of excellence in structural engineering. In an interview with SOM Structural and Civil Engineering Partner William F. Baker and Structural Engineer Christian Hartz, BR Bayern Radio 2 explore the firm’s uniquely integrated design-engineering process. One of the world’s leading structural engineers, Baker lends insight into his work on the firm’s most impressive supertall skyscrapers, including the Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world.
The interview is available with contributions in English from William F. Baker and in German from Christian Hartz.