DAISY AMES

Erleen Hatfield, Principal Engineer at Buro Happold in New York City is the professor of the first year M. Arch I Structures course. In our first class we were taught the fundamental differences between concrete construction and steel construction. We closely looked at the load bearing qualities of each, and how each handle internal and external forces and pressure. Professor Hatfield was very clear and knowledgeable. At the end of the lecture she answered questions about construction and some random hypothetical situations flawlessly. She knows her stuff - this is going to be a really great class. Interesting fact of the day: the steel and concrete unions in New York City do not get along, so construction is designed around not having them on the site at the same time.

I wonder if the concrete union backed Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ song “New York?” ”New York, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of…” 

hm? hm? hm?