In our cover article, Ove Arup presents 'An engineer looks at architecture' a paper presented to Leicester University Arts Festival in 1969.
Other articles in this issue of The Arup Journal include: A conference report from the Prestressed Concrete Congress held in Prague, June 1970; The excavation for and basement stability of The Carlton Centre – a 50-storey office tower plus hotel and retail in Johannesburg, South Africa; The use of prestressing foundation strengthening at York Minster, UK; An historical study of the 19th century St Katharine Docks in the Port of London, UK with a brief conclusion on proposed redevelopment; The changing face of concrete; The structural design of Beecham Research Laboratories in Surrey, UK.
