Fazlur Rahman Khan
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 42 years ago |
Date of birth | April 3,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Dhaka |
Bangladesh | |
Date of died | March 27,1982 |
Died | Jeddah |
Saudi Arabia | |
Structures | John Hancock Center |
Weyerhaeuser Headquarters | |
Nationality | American |
Bangladeshi | |
Pakistani | |
Books | Art of the Skyscraper: The Genius of Fazlur Khan |
Job | Architect |
Construction Engineer | |
Structural engineer | |
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | |
Children | Yasmin Sabina Khan |
Designed | Willis Tower |
875 North Michigan Avenue | |
Onterie Center | |
140 William Street | |
Siblings | Imar Rahman Khan |
Masuda Khan | |
Zillur Rahman Khan | |
Place of burial | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 514762 |
Fazlur Rahman Khan Life story
Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrapers. Considered the "father of tubular designs" for high-rises, Khan was also a pioneer in computer-aided design.