Bob Barton - Director
Bob Barton is the founder and director of Barton Engineers. He leads and co-ordinates the structural design and conservation work of the practice. He has considerable experience designing building structures, in the analysis and design of lightweight non-linear structures, structural glass and cladding design, and in building conservation. He is a member of the CARE list of Conservation Accredited Engineers, and also acts as an expert witness, often on disputes where he has been nominated by the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Bob graduated in Civil Engineering with Architecture from the University of Leeds in 1982. Before setting up Barton Engineers he had been an Associate at both Anthony Hunt Associates and Whitby Bird Engineers (now part of Ramboll), and also worked at Ove Arup and Partners as a senior design engineer. Bob has been responsible for a number of award winning building projects both at Barton Engineers and for other practices.
As well as being a Fellow of both the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers, Bob is also actively involved with the Institution of Structural Engineers, being a Past Chair of the North Thames Group of the IStructE, a co-ordinator of the professional review process, and a past member of the Professional Conduct Committee. Because of his considerable experience with glass designs he was asked to join the Institution’s Working Party to update its Guide to the Structural Design of Glass Structures, published in 2014.
Bob is interested in structural design in all its forms, and especially in complex architectural schemes where an appropriate structural solution or strategy is required to harmonise with the architectural form.
He believes strongly that he and his staff should lead active cultural lives beyond the realms of the construction industry, and that they should all try to make positive contributions to society in general. He has many active interests beyond structural engineering.