Guru Madhavan’s New York Trilogy
Engineers work not only on visionary projects, but build and—critically—maintain the infrastructure of modern life: sanitation, trains, bridges, and elevators. There is no better place to understand the importance of engineering than New York City, and no better advocate for this often-overlooked infrastructure than Guru Madhavan.
July 22, 2024
Living in Viele’s World
For generations, New York City engineers have consulted a hand-colored map of Manhattan’s waterways from 1865, a masterwork that depicts creeks and canals, marshes and meadows in vivid shades of blue, green,… Read More
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August 01, 2022
The Grind Challenges
When asked what form he would take if he could come back to Earth again, Othmar Hermann Ammann answered, “An eagle.” In 1964, the 85-year-old civil engineer would often stand at the… Read More
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August 10, 2021
The Greatest Show on Earth
Long before Times Square blinked to light, New York City had the shimmering Crystal Palace, the centerpiece of the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, a World’s Fair that began in… Read More