Fazlur Khan

Fazlur Rahman Khan (Bangla: ????? ????? ???) (1929 - 1982), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was a Bangladeshi-American civil engineer.

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Bangla - Dhaka - Bangladesh - Civil engineer

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After completing undergraduate coursework at the Bengal Engineering College, University of Calcutta, Fazlur R. Khan received his bachelor?s degree from the University of Dhaka in 1951 while placing first in his class. A Fulbright Scholarship and a government scholarship enabled him to travel to the United States in 1952 where he pursued advanced studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In three years Khan earned two Master's degrees ? one in structural engineering and one in theoretical and applied mechanics ? and a PhD in structural engineering.

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University of Dhaka - 1951 - Fulbright Scholarship - 1952 - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Structural engineering - Theoretical - Applied mechanics - PhD

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In 1955, employed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, he began working in Chicago, Illinois.

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1955 - Skidmore, Owings and Merrill - Chicago - Illinois

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He is noted for his efficient designs for Chicago?s 100-story John Hancock Center and 110-story Sears Tower, the tallest building in the United States since its completion in 1974.

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John Hancock Center - Sears Tower

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One of the foremost structural engineers of the 20th century, Fazlur Khan epitomized both structural engineering achievement and creative collaborative effort between architect and engineer. He believed that "only when architectural design is grounded in structural realities ? thus celebrating architecture's nature as a constructive art, rooted in the earth ? can the resulting aesthetics ? have a transcendental value and quality."

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Architect - Engineer

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