Michael Dickson (engineer)
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| Michael Dickson CBE | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael Dickson CBE |
| Nationality | British |
| Birth date | 1944 |
| Education | Cambridge University, UK and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Work | |
| Engineering Discipline | Structural engineer |
| Institution memberships | Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers, Fellow of the Institution of Civil EngineersFellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Honourary Fellow of the Royal Institution of British Architects, Fellow of Royal Society of Arts |
| Practice name | Buro Happold |
| Significant projects | Japanese Pavillion at Expo 2000, Hanover, Germany Stuttgart 21 Al Faisaliyah Center, Saudi Arabia Munich Aviary, Germany |
Professor Michael Dickson CBE BA MS FREng FIStructE FICE HonFRIBA FRSA (b. 1944) is a structural engineer and a founding partner of Buro Happold. He is a Visiting Professor of Engineering Design at Bath University School of Architecture and Civil Engineering.[1]
He studied mechanical sciences (the precursor of engineering) at Cambridge University followed by structural engineering and town planning at Cornell University in the USA. [1]
He became chairman of Buro Happold in 1996, and held the post until April 2005, when he resigned from the partnership. He currently holds the post of chairman of the Happold Trust, a charitable trust funded by Buro Happold. From 2000 to 2002 he was Chairman of the Construction Industry Council and from 2005 to 2006 he was the President of the Institution of Structural Engineers.[1]
