We are honored to present a special joint webinar on Designing Tall Buildings together with Mark Sarkisian, Partner of Structural and Seismic Engineering at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), one of the most prominent architectural and engineering firms.
Mark’s career extends over 100 major building projects worldwide, including some of the tallest and very innovative structures. His book, “Designing Tall Buildings – Structure as Architecture” (2nd Edition, Routledge), has become a foundational text for structural engineering education and is used as a reference in graduate courses worldwide, including the Structural Design of Tall Buildings course taught by Dr. Naveed Anwar at the Asian Institute of Technology.
This webinar combines Mark’s visionary approach to designing tall buildings. This provides attendees an opportunity to learn from both conceptual design philosophy and applied engineering practice.
Title: Designing Tall Buildings – Structure as Architecture
Date: Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Webinar audience: Structural engineers, architects, civil engineers, researchers, and graduate students interested in tall building design
If you missed the live session or want to access the resources from the webinar, you can watch the full recording, download the presentation slides, and review the Q&A highlights below (available within 2-3 working days).
Watch Webinar recording on YouTube + Q&A session
Mark P. Sarkisian, PE, SE, NAE, NAC, LEED is Partner of Seismic and Structural Engineering at the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). He is a recipient of the prestigious Fazlur Rahman Khan Life-Cycle Civil Engineering Medal, SEAONC H.J. Brunnier Lifetime Achievement Award and holds 10 U.S. Patents and 5 International Patents for high-performance seismic structural mechanisms
Notable Projects: Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai | Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait | World Financial Center, Tianjin | Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland |And over 100 other major structures worldwide
Academic Contributions: Mark teaches studio design courses at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly, California College of the Arts, North Carolina State University, Northeastern University, and the Pratt Institute. He holds honorary doctorates from Clarkson University and Politecnico di Milano.
Dr. Naveed Anwar brings over 40 years of expertise in structural engineering, software development, and dynamic analysis. He is the CEO of CSI Bangkok and adjunct faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). He was also previously the Vice President for Knowledge Transfer at AIT. He is known for his work in advanced concrete design, finite element modeling, performance-based structural design, and for his long-standing contributions to engineering education and knowledge transfer worldwide.
He has awards of appreciation from various institutions and universities from around the world and notable academic and research accomplishments throughout his career such as published books and journal papers.
Notable projects: He has been involved in projects such as the design review of a precast concrete wall funded by Pruska Real Estate, forensic investigation of the WSB Project funded by Makati Development Corporation, the Talimarjan Power Project funded by ADB, and the development of an effective bridge management system funded by AIT Consulting.
Part 1 by Mark Sarkisian:
Further discussions will be led by Dr. Naveed in an upcoming part 2 session of this webinar. Date TBA.
Part 2 by Naveed Anwar:
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