MSD at HOME with Alessandro Beghini
Online - ABP Zoom Webinar
The Engineering of Architecture and Art
Alessandro BEGHINI and Alberto PUGNALE
Alessandro Beghini is an Associate Director and Structural Engineer with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in San Francisco. As a Structural Engineer, Alessandro works to develop the structural design for individual projects and project groups. Coordinating with the architectural and building services teams, he incorporates structural engineering design concepts within project requirements. His responsibilities also include overseeing the preparation of the complete structural engineering documents and reviewing them for compliance with the approved program.
Within SOM, Alessandro is also responsible for conducting research in the field of optimal structural topologies and development of innovative methodologies for structural analysis. To this end, he maintains on-going collaborations with academic institutions, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University for his work in structural optimization. He has co-authored several technical publications on a variety of structural engineering topics ranging from topology optimization to behavior of fiber composites and fiber reinforced concrete.
Presentation and Q+A
Date: Wednesday 14 October 2020
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 AEDT* Melbourne (UTC +11)
Venue: Online - ABP Zoom Webinar
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* San Francisco: Wednesday 14 October 2020, 18:00 - 19:30; BST
* Singapore: Wednesday 13 October 2020, 09:00 - 10:30; SGT
* Dubai: Wednesday 14 October 2020, 05:00 - 06:30; GST
* New York: Tuesday 13 October 2020, 21:00 - 22:30; EDT
* Los Angeles: Tuesday 14 October 2020, 18:00 - 19:30; PDT
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