Alistair Lenczner FIStructE

What inspired you to become a structural engineer?

As a child I was fascinated by famous structures such as the Forth Rail Bridge, Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower. These were probably a catalyst for me becoming interested in structural engineering.

What are the greatest achievements of your career?

我很幸运能够从事几个著名项目的设计，包括巴黎卢浮宫博物馆的新玻璃屋顶，意大利福吉亚的Padre Pio教堂（其中有天然石拱来支撑屋顶）(the world’s tallest bridge structure) and the new Wembley Stadium (I was responsible for design of the arch structure that supports the roof).

How would you define structural engineering?

结构工程是设计和构建结构的艺术，以使建筑物和基础设施站立并承受时间的考验。

Without structural engineers we might still be living in mud huts…although even mud huts might need a bit of structural engineering!

Who should become a structural engineer?

It’s a career well suited to people who are interested in learning how things work, creating big things that will last a long time, and working as part of a team.

What does Fellowship of the Institution mean to you?

我认为统一的奖学金表明，该机构认识到我为结构工程世界做出了重大贡献。

作为同伴，我认为我的角色部分是成为结构工程专业的大使，并帮助传播有关结构工程师如何做更多塑造我们生活的世界的信息。

您如何与机构互动？

I have written and presented papers forThe Structural Engineer. I have been on jury panels for IStructE awards and I visit the Institution quite regularly to attend talks - it’s good to hear what others have to say about their work and get involved in debates about how we can do things better.