Leslie E. Robertson

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American engineer civil engineer human structural engineer

Leslie E. Robertson was an American structural engineer renowned for his pioneering high-rise designs, most notably his work on the original World Trade Center towers in New York City.

Aliases (1)

Leslie Earl Robertson ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American engineer → civil engineer → human → structural engineer →
awardReceived	AIA Institute Honor Award for Collaborative Achievement → ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award → IABSE International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering → National Medal of Technology and Innovation →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1928-02-12 →
dateOfDeath	2021-02-11 →
designed	Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong → Miho Museum Bridge, Japan → Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid → Shanghai World Financial Center → U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh →
educatedAt	San Diego State College → University of California, Berkeley →
employer	Leslie E. Robertson Associates → Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson → Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson →
familyName	Robertson →
fieldOfWork	high-rise building design → structural engineering →
givenName	Leslie →
hasPublication	Reflections of a Structural Engineer →
knownFor	innovative wind engineering for tall buildings → pioneering high-rise structural systems → structural design of the original World Trade Center complex →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	National Academy of Engineering →
name	Leslie Earl Robertson →
notableStudentOrCollaborator	SawTeen See →
notableWork	World Trade Center North Tower → World Trade Center South Tower → original World Trade Center Twin Towers →
occupation	consulting engineer → structural engineer →
placeOfBirth	Manhattan Beach, California, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Mateo, California, United States →
positionHeld	founding partner at Leslie E. Robertson Associates → partner at Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson →
residence	New York City → San Mateo, California NERFINISHED →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	SawTeen See →
workedOn	development of tuned mass damping concepts for skyscrapers → progressive collapse resistance in high-rise structures → structural response of tall buildings to wind loads →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong → North Tower of the World Trade Center → South Tower of the World Trade Center → original World Trade Center →	structuralEngineer
Leslie E. Robertson ("Leslie Earl Robertson") →	name