Paul Kassabian
Paul Kassabian is a structural engineer who enjoys explaining how structures work so others can understand them and participate in better conceptual design. Paul taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for ten years and currently teaches and advises on structural design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He is a full-time Principal at SGH in Boston, MA and specializes in structural design of buildings, bridges, and sculptures.
Spiral-tastic! The Bridge of Aspiration in London
The Most Elegant Tall Building! The Pirelli Building in Milan
The Calatrava Venice Bridge!
The Upside-Down Pyramid! Louvre Museum, Paris
The Kinetic Facade Building!
The Pompidou Structure Explained!
We Need Better Engineers!
The Genius Engineering Insight of Mitch Hedberg!
Why Soap Bubbles Are Perfect!
3D Printing 3 Ways! Concrete + Metal + Glass!
MIT + Harvard Lecturer Reacts to “For the Birds”!
MIT’s Futuristic New Entrance Canopy!
Why Bamboo and 3D Printed Metal are the Same!
Why 3 bridges in 1? The fascinating Albert Bridge in London UK!
The Pantheon Dome and its Amazing Structure! With Linda Seymour PhD
Wire, Rope, Strand, or Cable?! Do you know the Difference?
10 Trusses You Need To Know! (and 1 Bonus!)
Tensegrity Structures!
Harvard Model Bridge Testing! Trusses and Beams
Modular Structures: Avoid These Big Mistakes!
Lifting the 1,200 Ton Gateshead Millennium Bridge!
The Extruded Cable-Stayed Footbridge!
Why Bicycle Wheels are So Clever!
How Frames Work! (Structures 7-1)
Why Do Café Tables Wobble? (Structures 6-5)
How Prestressing Works! (Structures 6-4)
How Torsion Works! (Structures 6-3)
How Beams Work! (Part 2): Structures 6-2
How Beams Work! (Part 1): Structures 6-1
How Trusses Work! (Structures 5-1)