Reflections of a Structural Engineer
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Reflections of a Structural Engineer is a memoir-style book by pioneering structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson, recounting his career designing landmark skyscrapers and complex structures around the world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Reflections of a Structural Engineer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2687143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reflections of a Structural Engineer Context triple: [Leslie E. Robertson, hasPublication, Reflections of a Structural Engineer]
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A.
In the Cause of Architecture
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B.
Von Material zu Architektur
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C.
Millennium Bridge approach
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reflections of a Structural Engineer Target entity description: Reflections of a Structural Engineer is a memoir-style book by pioneering structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson, recounting his career designing landmark skyscrapers and complex structures around the world.
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A.
In the Cause of Architecture
"In the Cause of Architecture" is a collection of essays by Frank Lloyd Wright articulating his principles of organic architecture and his critique of conventional architectural practice.
-
B.
Von Material zu Architektur
Von Material zu Architektur is a seminal theoretical book by László Moholy-Nagy that explores the relationship between materials, technology, and modern architectural form within the Bauhaus context.
-
C.
Millennium Bridge approach
Millennium Bridge approach is the roadway and pedestrian access route leading to the Millennium Bridge in central London.
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D.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
The Seven Lamps of Architecture is an influential 1849 book by John Ruskin that sets out moral and aesthetic principles for architecture, emphasizing truth, beauty, and craftsmanship in building design.
-
E.
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering is a peer-reviewed ASCE/ASME journal focusing on the assessment, management, and mitigation of risk and uncertainty in civil engineering systems and infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
challenges in large-scale structural projects
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global practice of structural engineering ⓘ history of late 20th-century structural engineering ⓘ innovations in tall building design ⓘ |
| author | Leslie E. Robertson ⓘ |
| describes |
design of complex structures
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design of skyscrapers ⓘ international engineering projects ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
landmark building projects
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professional experiences of Leslie E. Robertson ⓘ |
| genre |
engineering literature
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | structural engineer ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pioneering structural engineer ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
career of Leslie E. Robertson
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structural engineering ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
architecture professionals
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engineers ⓘ readers interested in skyscrapers ⓘ students of structural engineering ⓘ |
| workChronicles |
career of Leslie E. Robertson designing landmark skyscrapers
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major structural engineering projects around the world ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Reflections of a Structural Engineer Description of subject: Reflections of a Structural Engineer is a memoir-style book by pioneering structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson, recounting his career designing landmark skyscrapers and complex structures around the world.
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