William Baker, P.E., the structural engineering partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, worked on three of the five tallest buildings that topped out in 2009. Bill Baker, P.E. But his (to-date) ...

Skyscrapers have long been symbols of ambition, wealth, and engineering progress. The tallest ones ...

Step into the world of the greatest mega projects ever built, from the ancient wonders of the Great Wall of China and the ...

Bill Baker is now a structural engineering consulting partner at SOM, where he led the firm’s practice for over twenty years. Since joining SOM in 1981, he has dedicated himself to extending the ...

No development in engineering better embodies the modern world than the skyscraper. Born out of a messy conflux of aesthetic, economic, and structural needs, skyscrapers are a dominant fixture of ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As anticipation builds for Dubai's biggest New Year's Eve celebration, Emaar Properties reveals the extraordinary technological expertise and human ...

Towering above Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is the Burj Khalifa. Completed in 2004, the world’s tallest building towers above a sprawling metropolis full of modern man-made ...

Even in the cutting edge world of skyscraper design, the Burj Khalifa stands apart. Officially opening in 2010, it remains the world's tallest building by a long way, and represents an amazing ...

Halfway around the world, in Dubai, the Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building, soars 2,716 feet. Many people deserve credit for this record, but first among them is Bill Baker, a ...