Profile: Claire Gott

In the light of this year’s earthquake in Nepal, Harsha Mehta argues that the increasing global frequency of extreme events requires structural engineers to move away from prescriptive codes to a performance-based design process.

Andrew Minson does not believe that the requirement to receive a CE marked product where possible should change the way structural engineers specify products (with one notable exception), but is keen to hear what others think.

David Knight has made his mark in the bridges sector through his involvement in some of the industry's smallest, yet most inspired, footbridge projects. He talks to Helena Russell about the power of collaboration, and what designers can learn from fabricators.