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LESLIE E. ROBERTSON
P.E., C.E., S.E., D.Sc., D.Eng., NAE, Hon. M.ASCE, AIJ, JSCA, AGIR, Chartered Structural Engineer


Education

University of California at Berkeley, B.Sc., 1952




Professional Experience

1958 to Date - Leslie E. Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P.
1957 to 1958 - Raymond International
1954 to 1957 - John Blume & Associates
1952 to 1954 - Kaiser Engineers

Mr. Robertson is responsible for the structural design of hundreds of buildings and structures about the worldÉincluding the World Trade Center (New York), the United States Steel Headquarters (Pittsburgh), the Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), Puerta de Europa (Madrid) and the Continental Arena (Meadowlands) as well as exceptional museums in Berlin, Portland (Maine) and Seattle, and the Miho Museum Bridge (Japan).

With his innovations in structural engineering, Mr. Robertson has set new standards in the design and construction of tall buildings. A pioneer in the application of computers to design, he has advanced the art and the science of structural engineering theory. Mr. Robertson's work on skyscrapers, domes, bridges and long-span roofs has transformed engineering theory into practical technological breakthroughs that free architects to build the stuff of dreams.


Professional Licenses

Structural Engineer - California
Professional Engineer - New York. Licensed or eligible in all 50 states. N.C.E.E.
Civil Engineer - California. Licensed or eligible in all 50 states.
First Class Architect and Professional Engineer, Japan


Honors and Awards

Responsible for the structural design and construction of three of the world's tallest buildings, Mr. Robertson received the 1993 Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology for his structural design of the World Trade Center that withstood the 1993 terrorist bombing. As well, he was awarded the World Trade Center Individual Exceptional Service Medal for his work in the re-construction of the twin towers.

Mr. Robertson received the first Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology. The National Building Museum and Turner Construction Company established the prize for notable advances and high achievement in the process of construction. The award recognized Mr. Robertson's 50-year career as a structural designer, which has significantly advanced the engineering and construction of tall buildings around the world. He also recently received the prestigious Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his lifetime achievement in the category of design.

Mr. Robertson received the Gengo Matsui Prize, the AIA Institute Honor and honorary membership with the AIA, New York; and was recognized as ENR's Construction ÔMan of the Year'. Mr. Robertson was recently named one of Engineering News Record's "125 Top People of the Past 125 Years". He is one of twenty structural engineers (nine of whom are living) who made ENR's list of 125 Top People. Additional honors include:

  • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of his expertise and contributions to the field of structural engineering.
  • Doctor of Engineering: Lehigh University
  • Doctor of Science: The University of Western Ontario
  • Doctor of Engineering: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Doctor of Engineering: University of Notre Dame
  • Recipient of the ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award for lifetime contributions in design, 2003
  • The Top 25 Newsmakers of ENR, 1993 and 1997
  • 1991 John F. Parmer Award: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
  • 1989 Institute Honor: American Institute of Architects
  • State-of-the-Art in Civil Engineering Award: ASCE
  • Raymond C. Reese Research Prize: ASCE
  • AISC's J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award, 2001
  • Honorary Member: American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter
  • Structural Engineers Association of New York, Honorary Member
  • Honorary Member and Medal: National Society of Romanian Engineers (AGIR)


    Professional Activities and Teaching Experience

  • Professor: Princeton University, 2002-2005
  • The Gordon Smith Lecturer, Yale University, 2003
  • The Felix Candela Lecturer Ð M.I.T., Museum of Modern Art, New York, Princeton University, 2002-03
  • Board of Directors: The Skyscraper Museum
  • Member: Architectural Institute of Japan
  • Commencement Speaker: Penn State University, 2002
  • The Frank Howard Distinguished Lecturer: George Washington University, 2002
  • Distinguished Engineering Alumnus, University of California at Berkeley
  • Fellow: The MacDowell Colony, 1996; Board of Directors, 2004-2005
  • Honorary Fellowship and Medal: Tokyo Society of Architects & Building Engineers
  • Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), Board
  • Committee on Bombing Preparedness: Japan Institute of Architects
  • Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems Committee on Federal Construction Design Criteria
  • Fellow: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Past Chairman: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
  • Fellow: New York Academy of Sciences; Committee on Human Rights
  • Board of Directors: The Architectural League of New York
  • Fellow: Singapore Structural Steel Society
  • Member: Japan Structural Consultants Association
  • Past Chairman: Wind Engineering Research Council


    Patents

  • U.S. Patents: Viscoelastic Damper for Buildings (#3,605,953) Elevator Cable Dampers (#5,103,937)
  • Japanese Patents: Long-Span Structural System (#11800161)
  • Euro Patents: Cable Stabilization System (#DE 692 19 464.9-06)


    Publications

    Mr. Robertson has written over 300 papers on structural, earthquake and wind engineering.


    Office Buildings / Mixed-use Projects

    World Trade Center, New York, NY
    Reconstruction of The World Trade Center after the Explosion of 26 Feb. 1993, New York, NY
    US Steel Headquarters Building, Pittsburgh, PA.
    SONY Building (formerly A T & T Corporate Headquarters) New York, NY
    Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
    Espirito Santo Plaza, Miami, FL.
    Korean Mission, New York, NY.
    Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA.
    PPG Industries Corporate Headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA.
    Pitney Bowes Corporate Headquarters, Stamford, CT.
    Graha Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia


    Mixed-use Projects

    Capital Place, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
    Harbour City Retail/ Office/ Apartment Complex, Hong Kong
    Megaworld Place, Manila, Philippines.
    Pontiac Marina Hotel and Millenia Mall, Singapore.
    Pacific Place, Hong Kong.
    Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.


    Long Span Facilities

    Miho Museum Bridge, Shigaraki, Japan
    Continental Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
    San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA
    Saitama Arena, Saitama, Japan.
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX.
    Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL.


    Museums, Libraries And Related Projects

    Miho Museum, Shigaraki, Japan
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH.
    The William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, AK.
    Portland Art Museum, Portland, ME.
    Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA.
    Temporary Exhibitions Building at the German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany.
    The Flynt Center of Early New England Life, Deerfield, MA.
    Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY.
    The Latvian National Library, Riga, Latvia.
    National Library of France, Paris, France.
    Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.


    Schools, Educational Facilities

    Choate Rosemary Hall Science Center, Wallingford, CT.
    Arts and Media Building, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
    Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton
    University, Princeton, NJ.
    Uris Library Addition, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.


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