Fazlur Rahman Khan
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Bangladeshi-American person
architect
civil engineer
pioneer of skyscraper design
structural engineer
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a pioneering structural engineer and architect renowned for revolutionizing skyscraper design through innovative tubular structural systems.
Aliases (4)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bangladeshi-American person
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architect → civil engineer → pioneer of skyscraper design → structural engineer → |
| awardReceived |
AIA Institute Honor Award (project-related)
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American Society of Civil Engineers awards → |
| birthDate |
1929-04-03
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| birthPlace |
Bengal Presidency
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British India → Dhaka → |
| causeOfDeath |
heart attack
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Pakistan
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United States of America → |
| deathDate |
1982-03-27
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| degree |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
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Master’s degree in structural engineering → PhD in structural engineering → |
| designed |
structural system of the Brunswick Building
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structural system of the John Hancock Center → structural system of the Onterie Center → structural system of the Sears Tower → |
| developed |
bundled tube structural system
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framed tube structural system → outrigger structural system applications for tall buildings → tube-in-tube structural system → |
| educatedAt |
Ahsanullah Engineering College
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University of Dhaka → University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → |
| employer |
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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| ethnicGroup |
Bengali
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| familyName |
Khan
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| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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skyscraper design → structural engineering → |
| fullName |
Fazlur Rahman Khan
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| givenName |
Fazlur
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| hasWork |
papers on tall building structural systems
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| influenced |
late 20th-century high-rise architecture
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modern skyscraper engineering → |
| knownAs |
Fazlur Khan
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Fazlur R. Khan → |
| notableFor |
development of tubular structural systems for skyscrapers
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revolutionizing high-rise building design → structural design of the John Hancock Center → structural design of the Sears Tower → |
| placeOfDeath |
Jeddah
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Saudi Arabia → |
| residence |
Chicago
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| workLocation |
Chicago
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dirksen Federal Building
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Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse → Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport → Willis Tower → |
architect |
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Fazlur Rahman Khan
("Fazlur R. Khan")
→
Fazlur Rahman Khan ("Fazlur Khan") → |
knownAs |
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Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport
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John Hancock Center → |
structuralEngineer |
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Bruce Graham
("structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan")
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associatedWith |
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Bruce Graham
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collaboratedWith |
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Willis Tower
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engineer |
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Fazlur Rahman Khan
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fullName |
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Fazlur Rahman Khan
("Fazlur")
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givenName |