Dr. Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri holds a BSc. In Civil Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Khartoum, a D.I.C. and M. Sc. in Structural Engineering from London University at Imperial College, London, England, and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics from Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois USA (1974).

Since then he has been involved in the practice of structural and architectural work of buildings in Chicago, USA and overseas. He is very active and well known in the professional and academic communities. He has been a speaker in many conferences and conventions. His expertise is in the areas of structural analysis, design,construction of buildings (particularly tall buildings), and in the applications of computer technology. His publications are directly related to these areas, and he is a recipient of the “State of The Art Award” of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1989. He is a member of a number of professional societies, and also a member of the steering group of CTBUH.

Dr Elnimeiri is a chairman of CDCi Engineers international, Chicago, Illinois, USA. CDCi specializes on progressive and cutting edge of technologies. The practice includes structural analysis, design, and consulting on construction issues of very special buildings, primarily tall buildings.

Dr Elnimeiri is also a full time professor, and the director of the PhD Program, at the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA.



His published books and research papers in the field of Tall Buildings include:

ELNIMEIRI, M. (2008). Dubai Tower 29, Structure and Form. Proceedings of the CTBUH 8th World Congress, 3rd-5th March 2008. Dubai, UAE. Published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago. pp.459-468.

ELNIMEIRI, M. & KIM, H. I. (2004). Space Efficiency in Multi-Use Tall Building. Proceedings of CTBUH Conference, 10th-13th October 2004. Seoul, Korea. Published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago. pp.748-755.

ELNIMEIRI, M., KRAWCZYK, R., PARK, S. M. & SHARPE, D. (2004). Tall Building Form Generation by Parametric Design Process. Proceedings of CTBUH Conference, 10th-13th October 2004. Seoul, Korea. Published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago. pp.56-62.