Editing Joseph Colaco

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'''Dr. Joseph Philip Colaco''', is an Indian structural engineer<ref name=Popular>{{Cite journal |last=Ashley |first=Steven |title=Super Skyscrapers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQAAAAAAMBAJ&q=joseph%20colaco%20skidmore&pg=PA63 |date=December 1985 |journal=Popular Mechanics |page=63 |format=Google Books search |access-date=2010-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-to-build-a-milehigh-skyscraper|title=How to Build a Mile-High Skyscraper When cities can't build out, they build up|last=Jones|first=Willie D.|date=June 1, 2007|work=IEEE Spectrum|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> and author. Dr. Colaco, known as Joe, is noted for his contributions to the supertall skyscrapers in the United States and in Middle East. He received his [[PhD]]. in [[Civil engineering|civil]] [[structural engineering]] from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] in 1965.

In 1965, employed by [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]], he began working in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. In 1969 he joined [[Ellisor Engineers Inc.]], [[Houston, Texas]]. Dr. Colaco established his own company, [[CBM Engineers Inc.]] in 1975 and has been serving as the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the company.

Dr. Colaco's design innovations improved the construction of high-rise buildings, enabling them to withstand enormous forces generated on these super structures. These new designs opened an economic door for contractors, engineers, architects, and investors, providing vast amounts of real estate space on minimal plots of land.

Dr. Colaco has three sons and seven grandchildren. 

He is noted for his contributions to the designs for some of the multi-billion dollar projects in the United States, [[Middle East]] and [[India]] including Chicago's 100-story [[John Hancock Center]], 75-story [[JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)|JPMorgan Chase Tower]] in Houston, 160-story [[Burj Khalifa]] Tower in [[Dubai]] (present tallest tower in the world) and [[The Imperial, Mumbai|The Imperial]] Twin Towers, [[Tardeo]], [[Mumbai]], India. He has also been consulted on the design of a bonfire at [[Texas A & M University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/042501/tex_studentsskeptical.shtml|title=Students skeptical of plans for bonfire|date=April 25, 2001|work=Amarillo Globe-News|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>

==Membership==
[[National Academy of Engineering]],<ref name="nae1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/30012.aspx|title=Dr. Joseph P. Colaco|publisher=National Academy of Engineering|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> [[American Concrete Institute]], [[American Society of Civil Engineers]], [[American Institute of Steel Construction]].

==Awards==
He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2002 from the College of Engineering,  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://engineering.illinois.edu/engage/distinguished-alumni-and-friends/distinguished/article/5621|title=Distinguished Alumni Awards: Joseph Philip Colaco|year=2002|publisher=College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>

==Registrations==
He is a registered professional engineer in Illinois, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Texas]], [[Missouri]], [[Colorado]], [[California]] (Civil) California (Structural Authority), [[Florida]], [[Michigan]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Kentucky]], [[Minnesota]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Singapore]], [[Tennessee]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170327202632/http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/aahoh/item/16 Video Interview with Joe Calaco 2014] William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Digital Library.

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