Tag: Luke Carothers
Gondor to Dubai: Chainmail as a Structural Solution
By Luke Carothers
During the Iron Age (1200-300 BCE), nobility and royalty as well as their protectors began wearing shirts of interwoven metal rings...
Learning from Roman Concrete
By Luke Carothers
For years, engineers and laypeople alike have pondered over the great concrete structures of Ancient Rome, admiring their enduring beauty and awing...
Light Rail Expansion in Seattle
By Luke Carothers
Just a few months ago, on October 2nd, Seattle’s Northgate Link Extension was completed. This 4.3 mile, three station extension builds on...
To Rehabilitate or Replace: Merchants Bridge
By Luke Carothers
Merchants Bridge, also known as Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a steel truss bridge that spans the Mississippi. Built in 1889,...
Rebuilding an Underfunded Community in Houston
By Luke Carothers
In Fall of 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and Louisiana to devastating effect. The storm, and the catastrophic flooding that...
Building Towards the Sun: Vertical Construction in the Middle East
By Luke Carothers
Led by cities like Dubai, the Middle East has seen an enormous growth in large scale construction projects over the last...
Mesas, Cliffs, and the Ancestral Pueblo
By Luke Carothers
Located in the American Southwest, some of the world’s most impressive early examples of vertical engineering can be found perched on the...
Using Geospatial Data to Mitigate the Spread of Disease
By Luke Carothers
One of the most frequent topics of conversation in the AEC industry is the collection and use of data. Tied up in...
Investing in Innovation: The Ion
By Luke Carothers
A major topic of discussion in the AEC industry is the potential of older, existing structures. Rather than accruing environmental debt through...
