Bill has dedicated himself to structural innovation-- most notably in the design of tall buildings within the urban landscape. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), three of the four tallest buildings to top out in 2009 are credited to Baker: Burj Dubai, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and Nanjing Greenland Financial Center. Bill’s expertise is frequently solicited by institutions of higher learning, and numerous organizations.
Bill is the 2008 recipient of the Fazlur Rahman Khan medal from CTBUH and is a Fellow of both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE). He is also on the Specifications Committee of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
The Burj Dubai represents the state-of-the-art in tall building design. One of the innovations is the development of the “buttressed core” structural system, a system which, in conjunction with [...]
