British Group chair Ian Firth (COWI) and IABSE member Martin Knight (Knight Architects) will be running a two day course on the conceptual design of bridges. The course helps engineers gain an appreciation of the process of conceptual design for bridges, in terms of both selecting a structural form to suit the constraints of a […]
We are delighted to welcome you to Future of Design Birmingham 2019, a full-day conference and dinner in Birmingham aimed at promoting innovation and inspiring the designers of the future. This is the fourteenth Future of Design Conference organised by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) British Group. The day will consist of engaging and thought provoking talks from a variety of […]
The British Group of IABSE is organising an afternoon tour of Clifton Suspension Bridge, which will be led by the Bridgemaster Trish Johnson and John Rees of COWI. Delegates will learn how the difficult balance of preserving the bridge’s heritage whilst maintaining current functional and maintenance standards has been achieved on this awe-inspiring bridge across […]
Description This Year's IABSE Annual Lecture is a special one; we'll firstly be treated to a Lecture by Guy Nordenson, entitled "What We Do", followed by dinner aboard a boat on the Thames! “What We Do”, Guy Nordenson “This then is the engineer’s principal destructive weakness, to play Iago to the architect, or indeed to […]
We welcome you to Future of Design London 2019, a conference aimed at fostering creative innovation and inspiring the next generation of designers. FoD London 2019 will mark the 15th future of design conference organised by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) British Group. The conference brings together a variety of keynote […]
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*** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15th OCTOBER*** Early career architects, engineers and designers (expected to be under 35 and based in the UK) are invited to submit a single author paper for judging for the Nethercot Prize (Young Professionals Paper Prize named after Professor David Nethercot, President of IABSE 2013-2016). Shortlisted authors will be invited to […]
'Why Not?' Milne Medal Lecture by Neil Thomas of Atelier One. 'George Bernard Shaw said "some men dream of things as they are and ask why? I dream of things that never were and ask why not". Engineering is the most creative of careers I could have possibly imagined, in fact which I couldn't have […]
Future of Design Conference Manchester 2020 (FREE ONLINE EVENT) As you are aware due to the current virus outbreak, the IABSE Future of Design Manchester 2020 will be held online tomorrow Friday 17th April 2020 and will be entirely FREE. Join us between 12:25-14:30 (using link below) to learn about the latest engineering developments with presentations […]
The Annual General Meeting of the IABSE British Group will be held at 4:30pm on 26th May 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid Restrictions, this will be an Online Teams Meeting. For others wishing to attend, please contact: mark.bulmer@aecom.com.
