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Annual Lecture
The annual lecture
About the event.
When Dr William Henderson succeeded Sir Hubert Shirley Smith as chairman of the group in 1969 he was determined to develop IABSE’s technical work in the UK. Under his guidance he promoted both a residential colloquium – now known as the Henderson Colloquium – and an annual lecture by a prominent personality (not necessarily an engineer). The first Annual Lecture was given by then president of IABSE Professor Bruno Thürlimann (Switzerland) who spoke on the evolution of structural design.
The annual lecture is usually held in May at the Institution of Structural Engineers in London, this important and hugely popular lecture is always given a high-profile by the invited speaker, often from overseas.
2024
Ted Zoli
HNTB
2023
Ben Addy
Moxon Architects
2021
Sam Price
Price & Myers
2020
Postponed due to Covid pandemic
2019
Guy Nordenson
Guy Nordenson Associates
What We Do
23/05/2019
2018
John Roberts
Jacobs
A Life of Leisure
22/05/2018
2017
Laurent Ney
Ney & Partners
Old & New – Designing in an Historical Context
31/05/2017
2015
Mike Schlaich
Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Elegance & Structural Engineering
21/05/2015
2014
Peter Ayres
AECOM
Cool Designs: Engineering at the End of the Earth
15/05/2014
2013
Hanif Kara
AKTII
Engineering Attitudes
9/05/2013
2012
Tony Aikenhead
Sir Robert McAlpine
Designing and Constructing the London 2012 Stadium
10/05/2012
2011
Keith Brownlie
Wilkinson Eyre
Where to Now? Ten Years of 21st Century Bridge Design
5/05/2011
2010
Bill Baker
SOM
Engineering an Idea
13/05/2010
2009
John Armitt
ODA
Engineering at the 2012 Olympics
21/05/2009
2008
Dr Allan Mann
Jacobs
Certainty and Uncertainty in Structural Engineering
27/11/2008
2007
Mike Wade
Dorman Long Technology
Heavy Lifts
29/11/2007
2006
Bob Silman
Bob Silman Associates
Sustainability: the philosophical basis
7/12/2006
2005
Professor Ajit Shenoi
Southampton University
Light, but Strong and Safe?
Assessing the Structural Integrity of Plastic Ships and Boats
24/11/2005
2004
Mike Glover
Arup
St Pancras – Jewel of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
9/12/2004
2002
Aad van der Horst
The Rampsol storm surge barrier
– a nylon reinforced rubber inflatable dam innovation
24/11/2002
2001
Didier Martin
SNCF Bridge Engineering Department
The design of the steel railway bridges
of the Mediterranean high speed line
6/12/2001
2000
Professor John Burland
Imperial College London
A Tale of Two Towers
7/12/2000
1999
Dr William Brown
Presented by Dr Stafford Craig
Brown Beech Associates
The road to Messina – and beyond
1999
1998
Klaus Ostenfeld
COWI Consulting Engineers, Denmark
The Storebaelt Bridge
1998
1997
Richard Snell
BP Exploration
Deep-Sea Engineering for Oil Recovery
27/11/1997
1996
Chris Davis
Mott Macdonald
Bridges of the Lantau Crossing
28/11/1996
1995
Holger Svensson
Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
20 Years’ Experience with Cable-stayed bridges
1995
1994
Peter Head
Maunsell Ltd
The cost-effective use of advanced composite
materials in bridge structures
1994
1986
Sir Norman Payne OBE
British Airports Authority
The Engineer as a Manager
5/06/1986
ND
Bruno Thürlimann
ETH Zürich
The Evolution of Structural Design
ND