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When Vicki Colvin joined Louisiana State University as dean of its engineering college, she was immediately struck by the school’s vast Patrick F. Taylor Hall, one of the largest freestanding engineering buildings in the U.S....
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At the heart of the bustling stock exchange district in Ramat Gan, construction on Israel’s tallest building is underway. Part of the “Vertical City” mega-development, the 450-meter tower will be packed with commercial, residential, and hospitality space. Yet the project’s...
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the data centers that power artificial intelligence (AI). One of the largest such centers in the U.S., and possibly the world, is now under construction in the West Texas city of Abilene—and the numbers...
Late in August, around 60 Bentley Systems engineers, designers, product managers, and experts from around the world gathered at the company’s headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, to put the finishing touches on OpenSite+, an engineering software solution that brings generative AI...
Engineers are paid to design roads and bridges. To help them expedite other tasks, Kyle Rosenmeyer, a superuser of Bentley Systems engineering software at VHB, built a custom artificial intelligence (AI) agent using Microsoft’s Copilot Studio. The agent helps engineers...
Imagine walking across a bridge before a single beam has been laid—watching the sun reflect off the bridge’s steel, leaning over the railing to take in the river below. With iTwin Engage, it’s possible. Bentley Systems is debuting the new...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way infrastructure is designed, built, and operated—and software from Bentley Systems is at the forefront of this change. Our applications help engineers and organizations unlock new levels of productivity, optimize decisions, and tap into...
On the night of January 31, 1953, a North Sea storm surge of over 5 meters inundated the Netherlands. Dikes failed. Communities disappeared under black water. Nearly 2,000 lives were lost. In the aftermath, the low-lying country faced a stark...
You don’t thread a metro tunnel under a historic city or build foundations in earthquake zones by guessing what’s beneath your feet. In the world’s most ambitious or unique infrastructure projects, Bentley Systems’ PLAXIS software gives geotechnical teams the insights...
In This Story… We celebrate Ada Lovelace, considered by many the world’s first computer programmer. Curiosity sparked these women’s journeys into engineering. Mentorship and networks help women thrive in STEM careers. Growing up in Cucuta, Colombia, Sharon Soler often popped...
Otto Lynch lights up when talking about his favorite subject: power transmission lines. “There’s nothing better than a big, beautiful lattice tower with wires or a flexible, tubular steel pole,” he says without a hint of sarcasm. “I see transmission...