Resumen de Profile: Albert Williamson-Taylor
When AKT II co-founder Albert Williamson-Taylor was told that the president of the IStructE wanted to talk to him, his immediate reaction was baўement and a mild curiosity. º:o I didn’t respond. A month later, he fi nally caught me on the phone early in the morning,’ he says. Matt Byatt revealed that the IStructE intended to award him its prestigious Gold Medal – unexpected news to a man who rarely grants interviews and steers clear of committees.ºI thought that the award had to be linked to a particular project, such as having designed an amazing bridge, or being good with glass, which wasto some e_tent the issue for me. )utafter reading the citation, I saw that it was more to do with the process of my thinking and how I approach engineering,’ he says. ºI was also aware that the I:truct, is changing, it’s becoming more dynamic and relevant. I felt things were moving in the right direction, and that it was important to be a part of that process.’All the same, accepting the honour left him with a conundrum. Williamson-Taylor acknowledges that he often feels estranged from the established industry, and was worried that his address might ruўe feathers. )ut having recently been appointed the fi rst president of 6pen City, and as a trustee for the African Futures Institute (AFI), it seems he is ready to step up his public profile.
