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See Robertson Structural Engineers, LLC, Director; Founder | San Francisco, United States
Leslie Earl Robertson (1928-2021) started his career in Seattle with Skilling Helle Christiansen Robertson; founded Leslie E. Robertson Associates which continues today as LERA Consulting Engineers. He co-founded See Robertson Structural Engineers with SawTeen See in 2018.
Amongst many other structures, Dr. Robertson was responsible for the structural design of the World Trade Center (New York), the United States Steel Headquarters (Pittsburgh), the Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), and the Puerta de Europa (Madrid) as well as exceptional museums and the award-winning Miho Museum Bridge (Japan).
He was a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and received the IStructE (UK) Gold Medal, the Gengo Matsui Prize as the outstanding Structural Engineer in the world, the AIA Institute Honor; and was recognized as ENR's Construction 'Man of the Year'.
He was a member of the…
CTBUH Chairman (1985 – 1990)
Annual Conference, Presenter (Nashville 1974; Chicago 1982; Chicago 1986; Hong Kong 1990; Amsterdam 1995; Australia 2017; Chicago 2019)
Executive Committee, Vice-Chair (1982 – 1985)
Leaning Out and Looking Back with Les Robertson
21 February 2019
CTBUH Hosts First Lead-Up Event: “Leaning Out" with Les Robertson
21 February 2019
CTBUH Executive Director Honored as ENR Newsmaker in New York
13–14 April 2017
13 June 2018
Five Minutes With: Leslie Robertson
Leslie Robertson, Co-Founder of See Robertson Structural Engineers, sat down with CTBUH to look back on his decades-long career and share insights on his methods...
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20 May 2015
Next Tokyo 2045: A Mile-High Tower Rooted in Intersecting Ecologies
David Malott, Keisuke Hiei & Heidi Werner, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, LERA
“Next Tokyo” imagines a resurgent megacity, adapted to climate change through the realization of a high-density ecodistrict built on resilient infrastructure. The archipelago of reclaimed...
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02 October 2011
Wider Impacts: Tall Buildings as a Viable Proposition
Leslie E. Robertson, LERA; William Baker, SOM; Eugene Kohn, KPF
Three leading designers in the tall building industry share their take on the changes to the tall building industry and the impact of 9/11 on...
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14 April 2017
CTBUH Executive Director Honored as ENR Newsmaker in New York
CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood was recognized by ENR as one of the "Top 25 Newsmakers of 2016," attending an event in New York to receive his honor.
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13 June 2018
Five Minutes With: Leslie Robertson
Leslie Robertson, Co-Founder of See Robertson Structural Engineers, sat down with CTBUH to look back on his decades-long career and share insights on his methods...
31 October 2017
Leslie Robertson of See Robertson Structural Engineers is interviewed by Chris Bentley during the 2017 CTBUH Australia Conference.
11 October 2011
When completed, the Lotte Jamsil Super Tower, at 555-meter, will be the tallest building in Seoul. The mat foundation is completed, and the tower construction...
11 October 2011
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 18: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 18.
23 October 2009
40 Years of the CTBUH: Reflection
As the Council on Tall Buildings celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we hear some lighter reflections on the Council’s history from colleagues who have been involved...
05 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
David Malott, KPF and Leslie Robertson, LERA, presented the Shanghai World Financial Center located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong. The focus of this presentation...
05 March 2008
Plenary 3 Panel Questions and Answers
The panel of Plenary Session 3, David Malott, Leslie Robertson, Ken Dalton and Ole Scheeren, enthusiastically responded to questions from the CTBUH 8th World Congress...
25 October 2007
The CTBUH 6th Annual Awards Dinner, set within the atmospheric setting of Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology,...
20 May 2015
Next Tokyo 2045: A Mile-High Tower Rooted in Intersecting Ecologies
David Malott, Keisuke Hiei & Heidi Werner, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, LERA
“Next Tokyo” imagines a resurgent megacity, adapted to climate change through the realization of a high-density ecodistrict built on resilient infrastructure. The archipelago of reclaimed...
02 October 2011
Wider Impacts: Tall Buildings as a Viable Proposition
Leslie E. Robertson, LERA; William Baker, SOM; Eugene Kohn, KPF
Three leading designers in the tall building industry share their take on the changes to the tall building industry and the impact of 9/11 on...
17 April 2008
Case Study: Shanghai World Financial Center
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie E. Robertson, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
From the onset of the Shanghai World Financial Center project, its developers targeted a cutting-edge, mixed use mega-complex that would serve a multitude of tenant...
03 March 2008
Shanghai World Financial Center: Without Compromise……
Paul Katz, KPF; Leslie Robertson & SawTeen See, Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Shanghai World Financial Center is located in the Lujiazui district of Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center combines creative architecture and structural engineering to create...
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