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Design and Rebuilding NYC's Kappock Street Retaining Wall Print E-mail
Al Majlesi On May 26, 2010, Alaedin Majlesi, P.E., a Senior Associate of STV, presented a seminar entitled "Design and Rebuilding the Kappock Street Retaining Wall – NYC." Al Majlesi has thirty years of extensive infrastructure and roadway design experience.
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The Tallest Tower in China – Shanghai Tower Print E-mail
Dennis Poon On April 14, 2010, Dennis Poon, managing principal of Thornton Tomasetti,  presented a seminar entitled "The Tallest Tower in China – Shanghai Tower." In addition to overseeing the structural engineering of the Shanghai Tower, Mr. Poon is working on other notable high-rise projects in Asia, including the 151 Incheon Tower in Korea and the Ping An Tower in China.
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Dr. Robin Sham Discusses Art and Science in Long Span Bridges Print E-mail
Dr. Robin Sham On March 29, 2010, Dr. Robin Sham, Global Director of Long Span and Specialty Bridges for AECOM, shared his first-hand experience in some of the largest bridge projects in the world in a presentation on "The Art and Science of Bridge Engineering."

His lecture included a discussion on the world's two longest cable-stayed bridges—Sutong Bridge in China and Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong—and a suspension bridge, Tsing Lung Bridge in Hong Kong.

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Updated Guide to NYC Civil Engineering Projects Published Print E-mail
Sightseeing at the Brooklyn BridgeThe International Group has published the second edition (2009) of its Guide to Civil Engineering Projects In and Around New York City, a pocket-size booklet that describes the many of the city's engineering wonders including its skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, highways, subways, water supply and wastewater systems, and transportation terminals.
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