Background
Khan, Fazlur Rahman was born on April 3, 1929 in Dacca, Bangladesh. Son of Abdur Rahman and Khadija (Khanum) Khan.
Khan, Fazlur Rahman was born on April 3, 1929 in Dacca, Bangladesh. Son of Abdur Rahman and Khadija (Khanum) Khan.
Sabina. Bachelor of Science, University Dacca, 1950. Bachelor of Science Structural Engineer, University of Illinois, 1952, Master of Science in Structural Engineering, 1952, Master of Science in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 1955, Doctor of Philosophy, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1973.
Doctor of Technology Sciences (honorary), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, 1980.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Lehigh University, 1980. Lecturer U. Dacca, 1950-1952.
Fulbright scholar, 1952-1953. Project engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, 1955-1957, senior project engineer, 1960-1965, associate partner, 1966-1970, general partner, 1970-1982.
Executive engineer Karachi Development.
Partner, 1966-1970, general partner, 1970-1982. Designer: structural system for 100-story John Hancock Center, Chicago
Member American Institute Steel Construction (J. Lloyd Kimbrough medal 1973), National Academy Engineering, American Concrete Institute (Alfred East. Lindau award 1973), American Welding Society, Reinforced Concrete Research Council, American Society of Civil Engineers (Middlebrooks award 1972, Ernest East. Howard award 1977, named Chicago Civil Engineer of Year 1972).
Married Liselotte A. Turba, August 3, 1959.