This piece was first published on December 16 on ENR.com.
Charles H. Thornton Jr., 83, a 60-year industry innovator in structural engineering and education, died on Dec. 12 at his home in Easton, Md., following a brief illness, said Thornton Tomasetti LLC, the design firm he co-founded and led as chairman and CEO. He was instrumental in "often taking on technically challenging projects that others said couldn’t be done," the company said, including leading design of two of the world's first supertall structures—Petronas Towers in Malaysia and Taipei 101 in Taiwan—while also steering the ACE Mentor Program of America he launched to connect thousands of students and industry professionals in driving next-generation workforce growth.
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