Anthony Tran
Mechanical Engineering, Undergraduate, May 2023
Visited Countries
- Argentina
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Switzerland
- Ireland
- Chile
- China
- Hungary
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Italy
- Spain
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Sweden
When I visited China in 2017, there was a distinguishable mixture of historical architecture and a bustling society in the 21st century. While a center for an ancient civilization, the country challenges the design limitations of modern standards. I visited the observation deck of Shanghai Tower (currently the 3rd tallest building in the world, formerly 2nd when I traveled in 2017), and many of the modern building designs are nothing like I have ever witnessed in the United States. The challenges that engineers face every day have led to architectural and design feats that I want engineering students to also bear witness to.