Structural Engineer Gifts

'Of course it's not a load-bearing wall!'

'Don't worry - all tall buildings sway a little in the wind.'

'He's a structural engineer.'

'...and this glorious cliff-top property has recently been reduced by fifty per-cent.'

Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

"I think we can agree that the bridge collapsing is not a good thing."

Endless Construction

"This is just a model, but you get the idea."

'The Miracles of Suspension.'

Stressed Concrete

'That's subsidence Sir Bryan - The charts are over here.'

Scientists building a tower

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"Young Frankenstein"

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

'C'mon get it straight.'

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

Rocket Launch Control Centre Back in 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

The first car accident.

"In twenty seconds, our crew will be traveling fast enough to escape the Earth’s problems."

Pipe Dream.

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

"And you're certain these are accidents?"

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

"I haven't a clue what it does, but I don't know I managed without it"

Ascent of Machine.

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

A Hole in the Dike

'We manufacture micro computing circuits. We're looking to hire someone who can anticipate the next small thing.'

Relationship counselor: 'She started behaving strangely, and our man-machine interface has become unpredictable.'

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."