In this interview, Robert Otani, Principal of Core Studio at Thornton Tomasetti shares his journey in structural engineering, the importance of technology and advice to students and professionals. In this interview, you will get an idea about how artificial intelligence and machine learning will affect the structural engineering profession and projects of Core Studio.  

Three Parts of Interview  

Journey 

0:24 Robert's Background 

3:00 Day in his life 

4:00 One book which had the biggest impact on his life and career 

5:39 Role model who made a significant contribution 

7:33 Challenges faced in his career  

Professional Work  

8:43 Overview about work of Core Studio 

11:41 Walk us through a particular project of Core studio  

14:50 Some upcoming projects of Core Studio 

16:10 Emerging trends in computation design that will shape our way of working in the next ten years 

18:00 Roadblocks faced by building industry to adopt new technology  Advice to Students and Young Professionals 

22:59 Best advice you have received till date 

24:22 Advice to students and young professionals who are interested in this area 

27:36 Resources which will be useful to people who are interested to learn about computational design and its application to building industry 

29:22 How students can use such tools in their design 

31:14 Any question you never get asked but would like to answer 

34:02 Ways to connect/follow Robert's work  

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