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Fazlur Rahman Khan

Born on 3 April 1929
in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Deceased on 27 March 1982
in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Fazlur Khan
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Associated with the following firms:

Formerly
 
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Biography
1950
Immigrates to the United States, begins studies for masters and doctorate degrees in mechanics and structural engineering
1955
Employee at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
1970
General Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill;
John Hancock Center

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Architecture 
Haj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport (1981) 10
Structural engineering 
Haj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport (1981) 10
Sears Tower (1974) 31
Engineer 
John Hancock Center (1969) 44
The Plaza on Dewitt (1965) 2

Bibliography
* Khan, Fazlur   100-Story John Hancock Center in Chicago - A Case Study of the Design Process, in "IABSE Journal", August 1972 .
* Khan, Fazlur   Computer Design of 100-Story John Hancock Center, in "Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE)", December 1963 v. 92 .
* Khan, Fazlur   John Hancock Center, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", October 1967, n. 10 v. 37 .

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External LinkiCivilEngineer: Fazlur Khan English
External LinkSkidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) English

Relevant Literature
* Ali, Mir M.   Art of the Skyscraper, Rizzoli International Publications, New York (USA) , ISBN 0847823709, 2001.
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 234-246.
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008.
* Ellis, Richard A.   Construction history of the composite framed tube structural system, presented at First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
* Khan, Y. S.   Dr Fazlur R. Khan (1929-1982), in "Structural Engineering International", August 2004, n. 3 v. 14 .
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 251-2.
* Ricken, Herbert   Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 222.

 
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