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Fazlur Khan

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Fazlur Rahman Khan’s biography

 

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TEASER - First Look at Documentary in Production about Architect and Engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan

 

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"Gathering" Celebrates CEE Alumnus Fazlur Khan

 

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Fazlur Rahman Khan Google Doodle | QPT

 

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Fazlur Rahman Khan - Father of Modern Architecture

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 (CAD). He was the designer of the Sears Tower, since renamed Willis Tower, the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998, and the 100-story John Hancock Center.