Mahjoub Elnimeiri

IIT | Chicago, United States

About

Dr. Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri holds a BSc. In Civil Engineering (with Honors) from the University of Khartoum, a D.I.C. and M. Sc. in Structural Engineering from London University at Imperial College, London, England, and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics from Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois USA (1974).

Since then he has been involved in the practice of structural and architectural work of buildings in Chicago, USA and overseas. He is very active and well known in the professional and academic communities. He has been a speaker in many conferences and conventions. His expertise is in the areas of structural analysis, design,construction of buildings (particularly tall buildings), and in the applications of computer technology. His publications are directly related to these areas, and he is a recipient of the “State of The Art Award” of the American Society of…

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Mahjoub Elnimeiri

CTBUH Roles

Annual Conference, Presenter (Seoul 2004; Dubai 2008)

History of Tall Buildings Committee, Vice-Chair (1996 – 1997)

Annual Conference, Steering Committee (Member; Chicago 1996)

CTBUH Initiatives

Videos

04 March 2008

Dubai Tower 29, Structure and Form

Mahjoub Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology, presented the architectural design ideas that led to the creation of Tower 29, Dubai and its innovative structural design...

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Research

28 April 2016

Modifying Tall Building Form To Reduce the Along-Wind Effect

Matin Alaghmandan, Shahid Beheshti University; Mahjoub Elnimeiri & Robert J. Krawczyk, Illinois Institute of Technology; Peter von Buelow, University of Michigan

In order to reduce undesirable wind effects and structural responses in tall buildings, there are two main solutions: architectural and structural. Architects can mitigate the...

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Research

10 October 2011

A Design Optimization Workflow for Tall Buildings Using Parametric Algorithm

Mahsa Nicknam & Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology

This research paper is intended to incorporate structural performance and energy efficiency strategies of tall buildings through an architectural form generation process. The main objective...

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22 October 2010

CTBUH 2010 Annual Leaders Meeting

Following the CTBUH 9th Annual Awards Dinner & Ceremony, the CTBUH Leadership team met again bright and early on the campus of the IIT in Chicago for their annual Leaders Meeting.

21 October 2009

CTBUH 2009 Annual Leaders Meeting

Preceding the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference, 55 leaders within the CTBUH organization gathered to discuss current developments, progress on projects, and new ideas and initiatives.

04 March 2008

Dubai Tower 29, Structure and Form

Mahjoub Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology, presented the architectural design ideas that led to the creation of Tower 29, Dubai and its innovative structural design...

04 March 2008

Track 12 Panel Questions and Answers

The panel of Track 12, Stephan Reinke, Georges Binder, Mahjoub Elnimeiri, and Frits Scheublin took questions from the CTBUH 8th World Congress audience.

28 April 2016

Modifying Tall Building Form To Reduce the Along-Wind Effect

Matin Alaghmandan, Shahid Beheshti University; Mahjoub Elnimeiri & Robert J. Krawczyk, Illinois Institute of Technology; Peter von Buelow, University of Michigan

In order to reduce undesirable wind effects and structural responses in tall buildings, there are two main solutions: architectural and structural. Architects can mitigate the...

10 October 2011

A Design Optimization Workflow for Tall Buildings Using Parametric Algorithm

Mahsa Nicknam & Mahjoub M. Elnimeiri, Illinois Institute of Technology

This research paper is intended to incorporate structural performance and energy efficiency strategies of tall buildings through an architectural form generation process. The main objective...

01 December 2008

Assessment and Prediction of Daylight Performance in High-Rise

Dong-Hwan Ko, Mahjoub Elnimeiri & Raymond Clark, Illinois Institute of Technology

Effective use of daylighting is an essential component to achieve a sustainable building design. This paper provides a method for evaluating indoor daylight performance.

03 March 2008

Dubai Tower 29, Structure and Form

Mahjoub Elnimeiri, CDCI Engineers

The author will present the architectural design ideas that led to the creation of Tower 29. He will then introduce the innovative structural design concepts...

10 October 2004

Tall Building Form Generation by Parametric Design Process

Sang Min Park, Mahjoub Elnimeiri, David C. Sharpe & Robert J. Krawczyk

The paper will discuss a series of transformations based on architectural as well as geometrical properties that can be used to define tall building forms...

10 October 2004

Space Efficiency in Multi-Use Tall Building

Hyeong-ill Kim & Mahjoub Elnimeiri, Illinois institute of Technology

This paper seeks to make a contribution to the development of the design strategies for multi-use tall buildings in relation to space efficiency of the...