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Updates to JCEM Editorial Board

On behalf of ASCE Journal Publications and the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (JCEM) Editorial Board, I would like to thank Dr. Xiangyu Wang from Curtin University in Australia for his steady, tireless, and unselfish service to this journal as an Assistant Specialty Editor in the Project Planning and Design Area. We look forward to his continued participation as an author and reviewer. I take great pleasure in announcing the appointment of three new Assistant Specialty Editors in the Project Planning and Design Area led by Dr. SangHyun Lee. We welcome you to the JCEM Editorial Board and look forward to your many contributions! Dr. Changbum Ahn is an Assistant Professor in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he leads the Smart and Sustainable Construction Research Group. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in architectural engineering from Seoul National University in South Korea and his M.S. in earth and environmental engineering from Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign in 2012. His main research interest is to investigate and develop data-driven techniques for transforming traditional project delivery processes into integrated, sustainable practices. He is particularly interested in utilizing smart sensing technologies— small-sized and low-cost sensors that can be easily employed in today’s construction environment—to capture activity-assessment and operational-assessment information in order to contribute to project planning, design, and control. By reappropriating widespread technologies to investigate opportunities for improved environmental, economic, and social sustainability, his research seeks to facilitate the immediate implementation of improved construction practices. Dr. Ahn has been actively involved in several academic and professional organizations, including three committees of the ASCE Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology and the ASCE Construction Research Council. He also serves as a peer reviewer in various journals. Dr. Fei Dai is currently an Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of West Virginia University, where he is leading the development of the construction program and the Integrated Construction Informatics Laboratory. Prior to joining West Virginia University in August 2012, he received his postdoctoral training at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and M.S. in civil engineering from Tsinghua University, China. He also holds a B.Eng. degree in transportation and civil engineering from Hefei University of Technology, China. His research primarily involves development and application of advanced sensing and computing techniques in the areas of construction planning, control and automation, and automated jobsite safety and health monitoring. He is particularly interested in integrating visual sensing, discrete-event simulation, and evolutionary optimization techniques to enhance the productivity, safety, and efficiency of construction processes. Dr. Carol C. Menassa is an Assistant Professor and a John L. Tishman Faculty Scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the faculty at UM, she was the M. A. Mortenson Company Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering and Management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for four years. She received her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering and M.S. in finance from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and her M.S. and B.E. in civil and environmental engineering from the American University of Beirut. Carol directs the Intelligent and Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Systems Laboratory at UM. Her current research focuses on sustainability of building infrastructure systems. She is using building automation systems and other sensor devices to understand and model the impact of occupant energy use characteristics on energy consumption in buildings and develop cost-effective solutions to achieve energy efficiency and conservation. She is also involved in several research projects focused on international construction, integrated project delivery, and quantitative assessment of project manager competencies. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and the Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium. Carol has more than eight years of industry experience as a project engineer with Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners), a leading consulting firm, working on large-scale projects across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. She also was a summer associate with CRA International in their Boston, Massachusetts, office for three years, where she worked with their capital projects group. Carol is an active member of the Construction Research Congress (CRC) and the Academic Committee of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), and is a member of the ASCE Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology (TCCIT), the Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation (VIMS) Committee, the Data Sensing and Analysis Committee, and the Education Committee.

THE ACCURACY ANALYSIS OF LIDAR-DERIVED ELEVATION DATA FOR THE GEOMETRIC DESCRIPTION OF CROSS-SECTIONS OF A RIVERBED

Abstract. The work stems from a joint study between the Laboratory ASTRO (Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering – University of Pisa), the municipality of Pisa and the province of Arezzo on the advanced analysis and use of digital elevation data. Besides, it is framed in the research carried on by ASTRO about the definition of the priority informative layers for emergency management in the territory, as of PRIN 2008. Specifically, this work is in continuity with other already published results concerning rigorous accuracy checks of LIDAR data and testing of the procedures to transform raw data in formats consistent with CTR and survey data. The analysis of sections of riverbed, derived from interpolation by DTMs featuring different grid density with those detected topographically, is presented. Validation by differential GNSS methodology of the DTMs used showed a good overall quality of the model for open, low-sloping areas. Analysis of the sections, however, has shown that the representation of small or high-sloping (ditches, embankments) morphological elements requires a high point density such as in laser scanner surveys, and a small mesh size of the grid. In addition, the correct representation of riverside structures is often hindered by the presence of thick vegetation and poor raw LIDAR data filtering.

Plans for the Historic Centre of Isola Vicentina, Italy Issues with Urban Morphology

The work concerns the recomposition of public spaces in the historic centre of Isola Vicentina, an ancient town near Vicenza, that presents significant alterations occurred during last century. It is part of a more general research about the urban structure in the little cities of Veneto region, in the North-East of Italy. The method adopted is based on studying the history of the place to understand the urban morphology of it. The physical specificity of the urban form is explored with the aim of elaborating a design process to reinforce the public space as a reference point for the community. Fundamental for the succeeding in the design process is the analyzing of the direct relation between a architectonic scale and a urban one. Isola Vicentina was one of the subjects the students on the course of Architectural and Urban Composition 2 at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering of the University of Padova specifically investigated as an opportunity to redesign the unity of the historic centre of this town that had previously been lost.

Experimental Investigation on a Buried Leaking Pipe

Abstract The experimental study of the effects of pressure on leakages in water distribution networks has been addressed by many authors in recent years. However, most works have been focused on pipes directly placed in atmosphere, and the real conditions of installation are neglected. In this paper, the early results of a new experimental campaign recently started at the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering of University of Naples Federico II are presented. The interaction of a HDPE pipe buried in a volcanic soil is investigated from both hydraulic and geotechnical point of view.

Antibiotic Contamination: A Global Environment Issue

Jincai Ma1 and Guangshu Zhai2* 1College of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P.R. China 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA *Corresponding author: Guangshu Zhai, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA, Tel: 319335-5866; E-mail: zhai-guangshu@uiowa.edu

Nanomaterials and the Environment

1 Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK 2Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India 3 School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK 4Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

Transportation Modeling and Management

1 School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China 2Department of Transport and Planning, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands 3 Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 4Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, UK 5Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Application of Impact-Echo Method to Heterogeneous Materials

Sanghun LEE*, Takao ENDO*, Toshiro KAMADA** and Sangjin KIM*** *Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku Gakuin University, Miyagi 985-8537, Japan E-mail : leesh@mail.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp **Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan ***Department of Civil Engineering, College of Ocean Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea

In Memoriam: Michel K. Ochi

Dr. Michel K. Ochi, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida, Gainesville, passed on April 13, 2013, at age 92. Born in Japan, he moved permanently to the United States in 1958. He acquired two doctorate degrees, one in naval architecture from Osaka Imperial University and another in mathematical statistics from American University in Washington, DC. Professor Ochi’s international academic renown had much to do with his superb work on the prediction of extreme waves critical to the design of ocean structures, including oil and gas facilities. He was the recipient of a number of scholastic awards, including the Davidson Medal and the Linnard Prize, both from the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), and the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. He also received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Genoa, was a Fellow of SNAME and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, and a member of ASCE. During 1958–1979, Professor Ochi was a research scientist with the Naval Ship Research and Development Center near Washington, DC. In 1979, he joined the University of Florida as a professor in engineering and remained until his retirement. He was an excellent research guide and, most of all, greatly admired by students for his clear and precise teaching method in wave statistics and related subjects. An individual of upright character and professional honesty, his humor-filled companywill be sadlymissed by all who came to know him. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Margaret Duke Ochi.

Balancing Water Sustainability and Public Health Goals in the Face of Growing Concerns about Antibiotic Resistance

Global initiatives are underway to advance the sustainability of urban water infrastructure through measures such as water reuse. However, there are growing concerns that wastewater effluents are enriched in antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes, and thus could serve as a contributing factor to growing rates of antibiotic resistance in human infections. Evidence for the role of the water environment as a source and pathway for the spread of antimicrobial resistance is examined and key knowledge gaps are identified with respect to implications for sustainable water systems. Efforts on the part of engineers along with investment in research in epidemiology, risk assessment, water treatment and water delivery could advance current and future sustainable water strategies and help avoid unintended consequences.

ORSADEM: A ONE‐DIMENSIONAL SHALLOW WATER CODE FOR FLOOD INUNDATION MODELLING

ABSTRACTThis paper describes the ORSADEM software, which solves one‐dimensional (1‐D) shallow water equations written in conservative form by numerical schemes suitable for the modelling of shocks and discontinuities generated by a dam break. Unlike the majority of commercial software, ORSADEM automatically defines the model cross‐sections based on the terrain digital elevation model (DEM) and automatically maps the flood‐prone areas, solving the hydraulic equations. The flooded area is mapped using a new method congruent with the unidimensionality of the model. ORSADEM does not need any external platforms. The software has been developed by researchers of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Pavia and it is presented here applied to the case study of the Brembo River. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Standards of Professional Practice for Design Management

AbstractThis article is the result of continued research at the University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering relating to management issues in engineering failures. The research shows that many failures occur due to well-known technical issues overlooked by management during the design process. Such failures are often termed errors and omissions. This research further indicates that systematic design quality control and quality assurance, careful communication, and post-design inspection are management techniques that could prevent a large number of engineering failures. In an effort to decrease the incidence of management issues, the authors propose to structure a prototypical standard of professional practice for design management. In developing that structure, the authors (1) explored the nature of standards and the similarities that exist in definitions by various professional organizations and (2) reviewed the standard of care and considered why it may not be...

Will Nicaragua’s Interoceanic Canal Result in an Environmental Catastrophe for Central America?

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTADDITION / CORRECTIONThis article has been corrected. View the notice.Will Nicaragua’s Interoceanic Canal Result in an Environmental Catastrophe for Central America?Jorge A. Huete-Perez†∥*, Jose G. Tundisi‡, and Pedro J. J. Alvarez†§View Author Information† †Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua and ∥University of Central America, UCA, Rotonda R. Dario 150 mts Oeste, Apartado 69, Managua, Nicaragua ‡ International Institute of Ecology. São Carlos, Brazil. Rua Bento Carlos 750, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13560-660 Brazil§ Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States*((J.A.H.-P.) E-mail: [email protected]Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, 23, 13217–13219Publication Date (Web):November 19, 2013Publication History Received30 October 2013Accepted5 November 2013Revised4 November 2013Published online19 November 2013Published inissue 3 December 2013https://doi.org/10.1021/es404840aCopyright © 2013 American Chemical SocietyRIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views1722Altmetric-Citations13LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (3 MB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Fragmentation,Irrigation,Lipids,Natural resources,Testing and assessment Get e-Alerts

Competition as an Innovative Student-centered Learning Method for Open-ended Laboratory Work

One of the courses introduced to second year students of Civil and Structural Engineering program at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering is Civil Engineering Materials and Technology. One of the learning method components is the laboratory work where students do practical work in designing and testing concrete. Improvements on method of handling the laboratory work have been done to facilitate student-centered learning process. One such method is to give open ended project. Meanwhile, a small number of the second year students are actively participating in sustainable concrete cube, concrete canoe and concrete Frisbee competition held by American Concrete Institute (ACI) Malaysia Chapter, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia. Analysis on the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domain of learning achieved by these few students, the department decided to adopt this innovative student-centered learning for Civil Engineering and Materials Technology course laboratory work.

Rilievo ed elaborazione di dati laser acquisiti con sistemi MMS in un parco urbano

This article summarizes the experience gained between 2012 and 2013 by the department of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace and Materials of the 'University of Palermo on the integrated survey of Park N. Cass ara in Palermo and the subs equent testing of methods, tools and techniques based on current research regarding the acquisition and process ing of GN SS data and laser-scanner. The work has been address ed in order to select the less expensive and fast techniques to be applied in the acquisition phase. After first monumenting sixteen control points distributed within the site and surveyed by GN SS, then was planned and carried out the survey in NRTK mode of the paths and of the key elements of the park. It was therefore decided to experiment with MM S acquisition of the park through which it was poss ible to acquire data about the morphology of the terrain, the conditions of the state of footpaths, buildings that laid ahead and distribution of street furniture. The point clouds obtained through this technology have been subjected to both automatic and manual procedures to verify that, finally, their actual descriptive poss ibilities of real forms.

A New Breed of Model: Estimating the Impact of Climate Change on Malaria Transmission

Malaria is a serious global health issue, resulting in an estimated 219 million cases and 660,000 deaths in 2010, many of them in Africa.1 Malaria transmission is tied closely to environmental variables such as rainfall and temperature—even when there’s plenty of rainfall to produce breeding pools for the Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria, hot temperatures can hamper mosquito development.2 Some early projections predicted that climate change would cause an increase in malaria cases,3 but more recent reports suggest it’s more likely that cases will shift in their distribution rather than rise overall.4 In this issue of EHP investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report their projections, using a new modeling tool, that there probably will not be a significant increase in malaria prevalence in West Africa, even during a worst-case scenario of increased rainfall in the region.5 The authors used the Hydrology, Entomology, and Malaria Transmission Simulator (HYDREMATS) to estimate the impact of climate change on malaria transmission in West Africa. HYDREMATS is a combined hydrology and entomology model of malaria transmission developed at MIT by coauthor Elfatih A.B. Eltahir, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and former graduate student Arne Bomblies, now an assistant professor at the University of Vermont. The model uses high-resolution data on environmental variables including rainfall, temperature, topography, and soil conditions to model ephemeral breeding pools that form during intense rains. The model also tracks the simulated behavior of individual mosquitoes as they interact with their environment. The researchers used current climate data to model vectorial capacity, a measure of how efficiently mosquitoes spread malaria. They then looked at climate predictions for the time period 2080–2099 and determined which combination of temperature and rainfall changes corresponded to best- and worst-case scenarios in terms of malaria transmission. They conducted simulations using the best- and worst-case climate projections to predict vectorial capacity under each new scenario. The model did not include changes in malaria transmission due to interventions such as spraying, mosquito netting, and preventive medications. Figure 1 A child with malaria receives care in Sierra Leone. This country lies in a part of West Africa that is already saturated with malaria, and prevalence is not projected to increase with climate change. Figure 1 An ephemeral pool in Niger provides a perfect breeding site for Anopheles mosquitoes. This and other northern parts of West Africa could become too hot to sustain malaria. The northernmost areas studied are currently too dry and warm for effective malaria transmission. According to the model, they could become more suitable only if the climate becomes substantially wetter, but even then high temperatures likely would prohibit sustained transmission. The middle areas are expected to see a decrease in suitability for malaria transmission even under the wettest predictions of future climate. Southern areas could become even more suitable for transmission, but the persistent prevalence of malaria in these areas means a rise in cases is unlikely unless many people immigrate. Therefore, the investigators conclude, it appears unlikely, on the basis of this model, that climate change will increase malaria transmission in West Africa.5 “The main advantage of our malaria transmission model is that it provides a more detailed and direct relationship among environmental variables and malaria transmission than previous models,” says coauthor Teresa K. Yamana, a PhD student. “This is especially true for rainfall, because the timing of rain is just as important as the amount of rain. For example, more puddles form if there’s a big storm compared to if the same amount of rain falls over the course of several days.” Another strength of the study is its consideration of a wide range of climate predictions. Yamana explains that climate impact studies may be based on the climate predictions of a single model without knowing whether that model accurately represents the region of interest. Others average the predictions made by multiple models, but this is not a good strategy in the case of West Africa: “Half of the predictions say the climate will be wetter, half say it will be drier,6” she says, “so the average is something close to no change in rainfall—this could end up being very far from the truth.” Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is impressed by the researchers’ modeling because it “included a range of best- and worst-case scenarios to avoid bias. They also considered both temperature and rainfall, essential for malaria estimates.” He says, “Their findings are consistent with expectations that temperature projections alone explain only a part of malaria risk, and disease risk will considerably depend on rainfall and other environmental factors, particularly hydrological dynamics that vary by location.”

Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously: Economic Development, the Environment, and Quality of Life in American Cities (2nd edition), by Kent E.Portney. 2013. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: The MIT Press. 382 + xvi. ISBN: 9780262518277, $29.00.

Journal of Regional ScienceVolume 53, Issue 4 p. 741-742 BOOK REVIEW Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously: Economic Development, the Environment, and Quality of Life in American Cities ( 2nd edition), by Kent E. Portney. 2013. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: The MIT Press. 382 + xvi. ISBN: 9780262518277, $29.00. Matthias Ruth, Matthias Ruth School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Matthias Ruth, Matthias Ruth School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 September 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12065Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume53, Issue4October 2013Pages 741-742 RelatedInformation

A celebration of mechanics: from nano to macro. The J. Michael T. Thompson Festschrift issue

This Theme Issue is dedicated to the topic 'Mechanics: from nano to macro' and marks the 75th birthday of Dr J. Michael T. Thompson, Fellow of the Royal Society, whose current affiliations are as follows: (i) Honorary Fellow, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge; (ii) Emeritus Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London; and (iii) Professor of Theoretical and Applied Dynamics (Distinguished Sixth Century Chair, part-time), University of Aberdeen. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at ES-Consult (consulting engineers) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The pertinent question that arises from the very start is: should we first salute Michael and then describe the Theme Issue, or vice versa? Indeed, according to Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first. I would like to take the liberty of deviating from the tradition of the Philosophical Transactions and start with the tribute to Michael; after all he is the prime cause of this Theme Issue.

Inadequate Design Management Compared with Unprecedented Technical Issues as Causes for Engineering Failure

This paper stems from research in the University of Alabama’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. Engineering design failures fall into two broad categories, those that occur because of a hitherto unknown or unprecedented technical cause, and those that occur because of a known cause that was overlooked during the design process. The latter can be considered a failure of design management, and the purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast inadequate design management to unprecedented technical issues as a cause for engineering failures. Failures that occur to improper maintenance or abuse are not the scope of this paper. Two approaches were taken, namely: (1) evaluation of current and historical engineering failures for instances of inadequate design management and/or unprecedented technical issues; and (2) review of filed claims data for design errors and omissions to determine whether inadequate design management is a substantial issue. This research may provide useful information in understanding how both categories limit the success of the design process.

Review: Félix Candela 1910–2010

Felix Candela 1910–2010 Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain 21 October 2010–2 January 2011 Museo Extremeno e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporaneo, Badajoz, Spain 17 March–14 August 2011 Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City 22 September 2011–15 January 2012 Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University 11 February–31 March 2012 The exhibition of the work of the Spanish-Mexican architect-engineer Felix Candela, known for his thin-shell concrete structures, resonates with global contemporary architecture culture. For example, Candela’s parabolic forms bear a family resemblance to the work of a fellow Spaniard, Santiago Calatrava. As is the case with Calatrava’s work, images of Candela’s structures were widely circulated in the architectural press at the time. This exhibition reveals that there were, in fact, many differences. While today’s spectacular forms result from sophisticated computer modeling and fabrication, Candela’s thin-concrete shells were often based on on-site experimentation and crude construction methods. Although Candela enjoyed an international career and even stardom, his career is deeply rooted in the culture of his adopted homeland of Mexico of the 1950s. Organized and circulated by Accion Cultural Espanola with the collaboration of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), the exhibition Felix Candela 1910–2010 was originally presented in 2010 at the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Candela’s birth. From there it traveled to the Museo Extremeno e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporaneo in Badajoz, Spain, the Museo de Arte Moderno of Mexico City, and finally to the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University in spring 2012, thus following the route taken by of one of the greatest architect-engineers of the twentieth century from his native Spain to Mexico and subsequently to the United States. In a similar reflection on Candela’s international life and career, Juan Ignacio del Cueto Ruiz-Funes, the professor at UNAM who curated the show, drew on archival resources on two continents. The exhibition included work drawn from the collections of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University, and the Archives of Mexican Architects …