Arup Group
{{short description|Multinational professional services firm}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Arup Group Limited
| logo = Arup Red RGB.png
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| type = Private
| industry = Design, Engineering, Architecture and Business consultation
| predecessor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1946|04|01|df=y}}
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| location_city = London
| location_country = England
| locations = 94 offices in 34 countries (2023)
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Hilde Tonne (chair)
Jerome Frost (CEO)
| services = Consultancy services
| operating_income = {{decrease}} £50.9 million (2022)
| net_income = {{decrease}} £18.3 million (2022)
| assets = {{increase}} £1558.9 million (2022)
| num_employees = {{increase}} 17,208 (2022)
| subsid = Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd, Arup Associates Ltd, and others.
| homepage = {{URL|www.arup.com}}
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Arup Group Limited,{{Cite web |date=1977-05-04 |title=Arup Group Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01312454 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Companies House |language=en}} trading as Arup, is a British multinational professional services firm headquartered in London that provides design, engineering, architecture, planning, and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. It employs about 17,000 people in over 90 offices across 35 countries,{{Cite web |title=Arup Financial Statements 2022 - Arup |url=https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/corporate-reports/section/arup-financial-statements-2022 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.arup.com |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327171707/https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/corporate-reports/section/arup-financial-statements-2022 |url-status=live }} and has participated in projects in over 160 countries.{{Cite web|title=The history of Arup - Arup|url=https://www.arup.com/en/our-firm/arup-history|access-date=2021-09-02|website=www.arup.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013-09-16|title=How Arup Became The Go-To Firm for Architecture's Most Ambitious Projects|url=https://www.archdaily.com/428945/how-arup-became-the-go-to-firm-for-architecture-s-most-ambitious-projects|access-date=2021-09-02|website=ArchDaily|language=en-US|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709054913/https://www.archdaily.com/428945/how-arup-became-the-go-to-firm-for-architecture-s-most-ambitious-projects|url-status=live}}
Arup was established in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup as Ove N. Arup Consulting Engineers. Through its involvement in high-profile projects such as the Sydney Opera House, it became well known for undertaking complex and challenging projects. In 1970, Arup stepped down from actively leading the company, setting out the principles which have continued to guide its operation.
Arup's ownership is structured as a trust{{cite report |quote = "Arup Group Ltd is owned by the Ove Arup Partnership Employee Trust, the Ove Arup Partnership Charitable Trust and the Arup Service Trust." |publisher = The Arup Group |title = Corporate Report 2008, section 23 |page = 19}} whose beneficiaries are its employees, past and present, who receive a share of its operating profit each year.{{cite web |url= http://www.arup.com/About_us/A_people_business/Structure.aspx |title= Arup Structure |publisher= The Arup Group |access-date= 25 November 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091101004437/http://www.arup.com/About_us/A_people_business/Structure.aspx |archive-date= 1 November 2009 |url-status= dead}}{{Cite web |last=Odoi |first=Antoinette |date=20 August 2007 |title=Firms owned by staff have beaten the FTSE all-share |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/20/workandcareers.money |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506041331/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/20/workandcareers.money |url-status=live }}
History
= Founding the firm =
The company was founded in London in 1946 as Ove N. Arup Consulting Engineers by Sir Ove Arup. Arup had established himself in the 1930s as an expert in reinforced concrete, known for projects such as the Penguin Pool at London Zoo.{{Cite web|title=V&A · Engineering the Penguin Pool at London Zoo|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/engineering-the-penguin-pool-at-london-zoo|access-date=2021-09-02|website=Victoria and Albert Museum|language=en|archive-date=14 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614030937/https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/engineering-the-penguin-pool-at-london-zoo|url-status=live}} According to the architectural author Ian Volner, Arup's vision when establishing the company came out of a combination of his wartime experiences and a progressive-minded philosophy broadly aligning with early modernism, was for the organisation to be a force for peace and social betterment in the postwar world.{{cite web |url = https://www.archdaily.com/428945/how-arup-became-the-go-to-firm-for-architecture-s-most-ambitious-projects |title = How Arup Became The Go-To Firm for Architecture's Most Ambitious Projects |publisher = archdaily.com |first = Ian |last = Volner |date = 16 September 2013 |access-date = 17 April 2021 |archive-date = 9 July 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230709054913/https://www.archdaily.com/428945/how-arup-became-the-go-to-firm-for-architecture-s-most-ambitious-projects |url-status = live }} To this end, it would employ professionals of diverse disciplines that could work together to produce projects of greater quality than was achievable by them working in isolation, a concept known as 'Total Design'.{{cite web |url = https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/arup-associates/ |title = Arup Associates |date = 15 June 2018 |publisher = historicengland.org.uk |accessdate = 17 April 2021 |archive-date = 13 June 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230613072608/https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/arup-associates/ |url-status = live }}{{Cite magazine|last=Alexandra Wynne|date=2016-08-03|title=Arup's total design legacy|url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/arups-total-design-legacy-03-08-2016/|access-date=2021-09-14|magazine=New Civil Engineer|language=en|archive-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613072614/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/arups-total-design-legacy-03-08-2016/|url-status=live}}
= Early years =
As the company grew, Arup spurned the common practice amongst its rivals of acquiring other companies; instead, it pursued natural growth, opening up new offices at locations where the potential for work had been identified.
During 1963, together with the architect Philip Dowson, a new division of the company, Arup Associates, was formed.{{Cite web|title=Sir Philip Dowson - obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11095771/Sir-Philip-Dowson-obituary.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11095771/Sir-Philip-Dowson-obituary.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=14 September 2014 }}{{cbignore}}
Within 25 years of its establishment, the firm had become well known for its design work for the built environment,{{cite book |title= Ove Arup & Partners 1946–1986 |year= 1986 |publisher= Academy Editions |location= London |isbn= 0-85670-898-4}}{{cite book |first1= Peter | last1= Campbell |first2= John | last2= Allan |first3= Peter | last3= Ahrends |first4= Jack | last4= Zunz |author4-link= Gerhard Jack Zunz |first5= Patrick | last5= Morreau |title= Ove Arup 1895–1988 |year= 1995 |publisher= Institution of Civil Engineers |location= London |isbn= 0-7277-2066-X}} acquiring a reputation for its competence at undertaking projects that were structurally and/or logistically complex. Arup himself worked on multiple projects during the firm's early years, including the Sydney Opera House, where he was lead engineer, and which author Peter Jones credited with launching Arup into the premier league of engineering consultancies.{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Peter |title=Ove Arup, Master Builder of the Twentieth Century |location=New Haven, CT |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-300-11296-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/ovearupmasterbui00jone }}{{cite news |last=Hunt |first=Tony |date=October 2001 |title=Utzon's Sphere: Sydney Opera House—How It Was Designed and Built—Review |publisher=EMAP Architecture, Gale Group |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3575/is_1256_210/ai_79759827 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219120138/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3575/is_1256_210/ai_79759827 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2006 |access-date=30 January 2007 }} The Opera House was the first application of computer calculations to an engineering project, using the Ferranti Pegasus computer to generate models.{{Cite web|title=V&A · Computers and the Sydney Opera House|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/computers-and-the-sydney-opera-house|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Victoria and Albert Museum|language=en|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914143131/https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/computers-and-the-sydney-opera-house|url-status=live}}
During Arup's lifetime, the company would also work on high-profile projects such as the 'inside-out' Centre Pompidou with Rogers & Piano, and the HSBC headquarters with Norman Foster & Partners.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-05|title=Centre Pompidou: high-tech architecture's inside-out landmark|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/05/centre-pompidou-piano-rogers-high-tech-architecture/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Dezeen|language=en|archive-date=5 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705053044/https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/05/centre-pompidou-piano-rogers-high-tech-architecture/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=The construction of the HSBC building in Hong Kong – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group|url=https://industrialhistoryhk.org/the-construction-of-the-hsbc-building-in-hong-kong-pdf-article/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=industrialhistoryhk.org|archive-date=21 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621034946/https://industrialhistoryhk.org/the-construction-of-the-hsbc-building-in-hong-kong-pdf-article/|url-status=live}}
= The Key Speech =
1970 was a particularly transformative year for the firm; 24 years after founding the company, Arup opted to retire from actively leading the company. At the time, the firm (then Ove Arup & Partners) was made up of several independent practices spread across the globe, so prior to his departure, Arup delivered his 'Key Speech' on 9 July in Winchester to all his partners from the various practices.{{Cite web|title=Ove Arup Key Speech - Arup|url=https://www.arup.com/en/perspectives/publications/speeches-and-lectures/section/ove-arup-key-speech|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.arup.com|language=en}} The speech set out the aims of the firm and identified the principles of governance by which they might be achieved. These included quality of work, total architecture, humane organisation, straight and honorable dealings, social usefulness, and the reasonable prosperity of its members.
Arup's philosophy work on influential projects was the subject of a dedicated retrospective at the V&A Museum in 2016.{{Cite web|title=V&A · Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design - Exhibition at South Kensington|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/engineering-the-world|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Victoria and Albert Museum|language=en|archive-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914144759/https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/engineering-the-world|url-status=live}}
= Scammed =
Arup fell victim to a deepfake scam at their Hong Kong office, resulting in a loss of approximately $25 million. Fraudsters used AI-generated video and audio to impersonate senior company officials, deceiving an employee into transferring funds across multiple transactions.{{cite news |last1=Magramo |first1=Kathleen |title=British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million deepfake scam victim {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/16/tech/arup-deepfake-scam-loss-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html |work=CNN |date=17 May 2024 |language=en}}
Operations
Arup is an employee-owned business, with all staff owning a stake in the company and part of a global profit share.{{Cite web|last=Easen|first=Nick|date=2019-11-03|title=Employee ownership: how Arup's CFO stays ahead of the curve|url=https://www.raconteur.net/c-suite/cfo/employee-ownership-arup-cfo/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Raconteur|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818194031/https://www.raconteur.net/c-suite/cfo/employee-ownership-arup-cfo/|url-status=live}}
By 2013, Arup was operating 90 offices across 60 countries around the world. These offices are elaborately interconnected by shared internet-based collaborative working packages and communication systems that can, where required, enable a single project to be worked on by multiple offices across a seamless, 24-hour working cycle. However, it is more common for individual offices to specialise in working on an assigned subsection of a project rather than continuously exchanging.
The BBC Television and RIBA documentary The Brits who Built the Modern World highlighted Arup's collaboration with architects and described Arup as "the engineering firm which Lord Norman Foster and his peers Lord Richard Rogers, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Sir Michael Hopkins and Sir Terry Farrell most frequently relied upon."{{cite episode |title = The Politics of Power |url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03vgz7r |series = The Brits who Built the Modern World |network = BBC Four |location = London |airdate = 27 February 2014 |access-date = 15 March 2014 |archive-date = 24 November 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201124081853/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03vgz7r |url-status = live }}
The firm has published an annual sustainability report since 2008, and is involved in several projects around the world aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions,{{Cite web|last=Earley|first=Katharine|date=2013-05-16|title=Arup: sustainability shapes every project|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/arup-sustainability-shapes-project|access-date=2021-09-22|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623085057/https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/arup-sustainability-shapes-project|url-status=live}} such as Dongtan Eco-City, which is planned to be zero waste,{{Cite web|title=Dongtan Eco-City in China designed by Arup - Verdict Designbuild|url=https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/dongtan-eco-city/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.designbuild-network.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930065309/https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/dongtan-eco-city/|url-status=live}} and the High Speed 2 Interchange Station, which is the first railway station in the world to achieve BREEAM 'outstanding certification.{{Cite web|last=Marshall|first=Jordan|date=2020-08-28 |title=Arup's HS2 Interchange station approved|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/arups-hs2-interchange-station-approved/5107687.article|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Building Design|language=en|archive-date=28 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128102035/https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/arups-hs2-interchange-station-approved/5107687.article|url-status=live}}
Arup also runs community engagement programmes comprising initiatives to combat homelessness,{{Cite web|title=Arup Partnership|url=https://www.habitat.org.au/arup-partnership/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Habitat for Humanity Australia|date=16 September 2021|language=en-AU|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127104608/https://www.habitat.org.au/arup-partnership/|url-status=live}} improve sanitation in disaster relief programmes,{{Cite web|title=WaterAid joins forces with Arup {{!}} WaterAid Australia|url=https://www.wateraid.org/au/articles/wateraid-joins-forces-with-arup|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.wateraid.org|language=en|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623085057/https://www.wateraid.org/au/articles/wateraid-joins-forces-with-arup|url-status=live}} and disaster recovery after earthquakes.{{Cite web|title=Generous UK donors can be proud of post-tsunami reconstruction {{!}} Disasters Emergency Committee|url=http://www.dec.org.uk/press-release/generous-uk-donors-can-be-proud-of-post-tsunami-reconstruction|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.dec.org.uk|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624105410/https://www.dec.org.uk/press-release/generous-uk-donors-can-be-proud-of-post-tsunami-reconstruction|url-status=live}} They also engage in partnerships with governments, NGOs, think tanks, and other advocacy groups.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-15|title=LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Government appoints Arup-led consortium for £3.6bn Towns Fund delivery|url=https://www.localgov.co.uk/Government-appoints-Arup-led-consortium-for-3.6bn-Towns-Fund-delivery-/50622|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.localgov.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624061545/https://www.localgov.co.uk/Government-appoints-Arup-led-consortium-for-3.6bn-Towns-Fund-delivery-/50622|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=UCL|date=2009-07-15|title=UCL signs agreement with Arup|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2009/jul/ucl-signs-agreement-arup|access-date=2021-09-22|website=UCL News|language=en|archive-date=23 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623085057/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2009/jul/ucl-signs-agreement-arup|url-status=live}}
Arup secured its first Fair Tax Mark certification from the Fair Tax Foundation in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Drummond |first=Graham |date=2024-06-10 |title=Global sustainable development firm Arup awarded Fair Tax Mark |url=https://fairtaxmark.net/global-sustainable-development-firm-arup-awarded-fair-tax-mark/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Fair Tax Foundation |language=en-GB}}
Notable projects
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=Africa=
- Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe (1996)
- Letsibogo Dam, Botswana (design and geotechnics, 1997)
- Constitutional Court, Johannesburg, South Africa (multidisciplinary engineers and project manager, 2004, architect: OMM)
- Scottish Livingstone Hospital, Molepolole, Botswana (design and construction supervision, 2007)
- Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Johannesburg to Pretoria, Sandton to OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa (concept studies and independent certification, 2010)
=North America=
- Apple Park is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc, Cupertino, California, United States.
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, US (mechanical and electrical engineers, 2002, architect: Rafael Moneo)
- De Young Museum, San Francisco, US (mechanical and electrical engineers, 2005, architects: Herzog & de Meuron)
- California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, US (structural and services engineers, 2008, architect: Renzo Piano)
- New Tappan Zee Bridge (Hudson River), New York City (concept studies, 2009)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Seattle, WA, US (structural and services engineers, 2011, architects: NBBJ)
- Fulton Center, New York City, US (structural engineers, 2014, HDR Daniel Frankfurt/Page Ayres Cowley Architects/Grimshaw Architects/Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects)
- High Roller, Las Vegas, NV, US (structural and electrical engineering, 2014, architects: The Hettema Group and Klai Juba Architects){{cite web |url = http://www.arup.com/Projects/High_Roller.aspx |title = High Roller Observation Wheel |publisher = Arup |location = London |access-date = 17 June 2014 |archive-date = 3 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183501/http://www.arup.com/Projects/High_Roller.aspx |url-status = live }}
- Gerald Desmond Bridge Design-Build Project, Long Beach, California (civil, structural, geotechnical design services, ongoing)
- Second Avenue Subway, New York City, US (tunnel engineering, ongoing)
- Lake Mead Intake No. 3, Nevada, US (tunnel engineering)
- Champlain Bridge, Montreal, Qc, Canada (bridge design)
- Little Island, New York, New York City, US
=Asia=
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- Druk White Lotus School was built to survive the Ladakh
i weather. - Kingdom Centre, The third tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia, and the second tallest in Riyadh and an icon of it.
- Aspire Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Qatar.
- HSBC Building (Hong Kong) (civil and structural engineers, 1985, architects: Foster + Partners)
- Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan (structural and services engineers, 1994, architect: Renzo Piano)
- Vattanac Capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia (structural engineers, 2014, architect: Farrells)
- Petron Megaplaza, Makati, Philippines (structural engineers, 1998, architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
- International Finance Centre, Hong Kong (structural and geotechnical engineers, 2003, Rocco Design Architects)
- National Aquatics Centre (Water Cube), Beijing, China (design and structural engineers, 2008, architects: PTW Architects/CSCEC/CCDI)
- Beijing National Stadium (the "Bird's Nest"), Beijing, China (structural engineers, 2008, architects: Herzog & de Meuron/China Architectural Design & Research Group/Ai Weiwei)
- CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China (structural engineers, 2008, architects: Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren/OMA)
- Fusionopolis, Singapore (structural and specialist engineers, 2008, architects: Kisho Kurokawa)
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India (full engineering services, 2008, architect: Integrated Design Associates)
- Singapore Flyer, Singapore (structural engineers, 2008, architects: Kisho Kurokawa/DP)
- Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong (bridge engineers, 2009, architect: Dissing+Weitling)
- Dongtan, Shanghai, China (design and masterplan, 2010, main designer: Thomas V. Harwood III)
- Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China (structural engineers, 2010, architects: Mark Hemel/Barbara Kuit/IBA)
- King Power MahaNakhon, Bangkok, Thailand (structural engineers 2016, architects: Ole Scheeren)
- Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Singapore (structural and specialist engineers, 2010, architects: Moshe Safdie/Aedas)
- The Helix, Singapore (structural, civil, maritime, mechanical, electrical engineers, lighting designers 2010, architects: Cox Architects/architects61)
- Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore (structural and specialist engineers, 2010, architects: Arup Associates (Arup Sport)/DP Architects)
- King Abdullah Sports City (The Jewel), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (structural and services engineers, 2014, architect: Arup Associates (Arup Sport))
- Capitol Development, Singapore (structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, facade, fire engineers, sustainability and vertical transportation consultants 2015, architects: Richard Meier & Partners/architects61)
- Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore (structural and facade engineers, sustainability consultants 2016, architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Terminal 3, Taiwan (expected to be opened in 2020)
- Aldar Headquarters building, Abu Dhabi, rounded skyscraper (2009)
- King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, a non-profit institution for independent research into global energy economics located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|last=Alshangiti|first=Mohammed|date=|website=Company website|title=Link to press release - project overview|url=https://www.arup.com/projects/kapsarc|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301041127/https://www.arup.com/projects/kapsarc |archive-date=1 March 2021 }}
- Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
=Australia=
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- Sydney Opera House, Sydney (structural engineers, 1973, architect: Jørn Utzon)
- Melbourne Museum, Melbourne (civil and structural engineers, 2000, architects: Denton Corker Marshall)
- Swan Bells, Perth, (structural engineers, 2000, architects: Hames Sharley)
- Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane, (bridge design, 2001, architects: Cox Rayner)
- National Museum of Australia, Canberra, (structural engineers, 2001, architects: Howard Raggatt)
- Lang Park redevelopment, Brisbane, (masterplanning, civil and structural engineers, 2003, architects: Populous/PDT)
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, (structural engineers, 2003, architects: Mario Bellini)
- State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, (structural engineers, 2004, architects: Ancher Mortlock & Woolley)
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, (civil and structural engineers, 2005, architects: MCG5)
- Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, (specialist engineering, 2007)
- Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane (bridge design, 2009, architects: Cox Rayner)
- Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Theatre Company Theatre, Melbourne, (acoustic and theatre engineers, 2009, architects: Ashton Raggat McDougall)
- Andrew "Boy" Charlton Pool, Sydney, (structural and services engineering, 2011, architects: Lippmann Associates)
- Melbourne Star, Melbourne, (structural engineering, 2013)
- Perth Stadium, Perth, (civil and structural engineering, 2017, architects: Hassell, HKS, Cox)
=Europe=
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- Light House, London, UK (environmental and structural engineering)
- Coventry Cathedral, UK (structural engineers, 1962, architect: Sir Basil Spence)
- Kingsgate Bridge, Durham, UK (engineering design, 1966)
- Preston bus station, Lancashire, UK (structural engineering, 1969)
- Greyfriars bus station, Northampton, UK (engineering design, 1976)
- Pompidou Centre, Paris, France (structural and service engineers, 1977, architects: Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers)
- The Barbican Centre, London, UK (civil and structural engineers, 1982, architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon)
- Lloyds Building, London, UK (building engineers and project planners, 1986, architect: Richard Rogers)
- Angel of the North, Gateshead, UK (advanced structural research, 1998, designer: Antony Gormley)
- London Eye, London, UK (structural engineers, 2000, architect: Marks Barfield)"The Singapore Flyer and design of Giant Observation Wheels"Brendon McNiven & Pat Dallard, IStructE Asia-Pacific Forum on Structural Engineering: Innovations in Structural Engineering, Singapore, 2 – 3 November 2007
- Millennium Bridge, London, UK (bridge engineering, 2000, architects: Foster + Partners and Sir Anthony Caro)
- Øresund Bridge, Denmark / Sweden (planning and bridge engineering, 2000, architects: Dissing+Weitling)
- Sony Center, Berlin, Germany (structural and environmental engineers, 2000, architect: Helmut Jahn)
- HSBC Tower, London, UK (structural engineers, 2002, architects: Foster + Partners)
- City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England, UK (Arup Associates architects, 2002)
- Selfridges, Birmingham, UK (structural engineers, 2003, architect: Future Systems)
- 30 St Mary Axe ("The Gherkin"), London, UK (structural engineers, 2004, architect: Foster + Partners)
- Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (structural, civil, façade, geotechnical, blast and landscaping engineers, 2004, architect: Enric Miralles)
- Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany (structural engineers, 2005, architects: Herzog & de Meuron)
- Arnolfini refurbishment, Bristol, England, UK (structural, mechanical and electrical engineers, 2005, architects: Snell Associates)
- Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal (building engineers, 2005: architects: Rem Koolhaas/OMA)
- Restoration programme of Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol, England, UK (civil and structural engineers, 2005, architect: Alex French Partnership)
- Kanyon Shopping Mall, Istanbul, Turkey (structural engineers, 2006, architect: Tabanlıoğlu Architects)
- Nescio Bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands (structural engineers, 2006, architect: Wilkinson Eyre)
- High Speed 1, UK (rail engineering, 2007)
- Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, England, UK (civil engineers, 2008, architect: Richard Rogers)
- Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, İzmir, Turkey (acoustic consulting, 2008, architect: Tozkoparan Architecture){{cite web |url=https://www.arup.com/projects/ahmed-adnan-saygun-arts-centre |title=Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre |publisher=arup.com |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202183332/https://www.arup.com/projects/ahmed-adnan-saygun-arts-centre |url-status=live }}
- Snowdon Summit Building, Wales, UK (structural engineers, 2009, Ray Hole Architects)
- Donbas Arena, Ukraine (structural engineers, 2009)
- Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (acoustic, theatre technical, structural and building services engineers, 2010, architect: Daniel Libeskind)
- London Aquatics Centre, London, UK (structural and services engineers, 2012, architect: Zaha Hadid)
- The Shard, London, UK (services engineers, 2013, architect: Renzo Piano)
- Sky Studios, London, UK (Arup Associates architects, 2013)
- Nou Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain (structural engineers, ongoing, architects: Reid Fenwick Asociados)
- Seat of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany (building services engineers, ongoing, architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au)
- Lakhta Center, Saint Peterburg, Russia (verification calculation for the underground part, foundation pile base and the superstructure, ongoing, architect: Tony Kettle, RMJM)
= Sports =
Arup had its own sports division, specialising in designing, consulting and structural engineering for sporting facilities such as stadia.{{Cite news |title=Arup Sport |url=http://www.arup.com/Markets/Sport.aspx |work=arup.com |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901054440/https://www.arup.com/expertise/industry/sport |url-status=live }} The Bird's Nest Stadium for the 2008 Olympics was complimented for its striking architectural appearance{{Cite news |title=Beijing Olympics: The Bird's Nest stadium |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2518877/Beijing-Olympics-The-Birds-Nest-stadium.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2518877/Beijing-Olympics-The-Birds-Nest-stadium.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2011}}{{cbignore}} and the City of Manchester Stadium for the 2002 Commonwealth Games has stairless entry to the upper tiers through circular ramps outside the stadium. The most notable stadium projects led by Arup remain the City of Manchester Stadium (2002), Allianz Arena (2005), Beijing National Stadium (2008), Donbas Arena (2009) and the Singapore Sports Hub (2014).
File:Joe Mercer way in 2011.jpg|The City of Manchester Stadium built for 2002 Commonwealth Games and now home of Manchester City F.C.
File:München - Allianz-Arena (Luftbild).jpg|Allianz Arena in Germany, home of FC Bayern Munich
File:Beijing National Stadium 1.jpg|The 'Bird's Nest or Beijing National Stadium, for 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing and national stadium of China
Awards
=Awards to group=
The firm is consistently placed amongst top performers in Corporate and Social Responsibility rankings such as the ACCSR.{{Cite web|title=Australia's CSR Top 10|url=https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/06/australias-csr-top-10/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Pro Bono Australia|language=en-US|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928174629/https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/06/australias-csr-top-10/|url-status=live}}
Arup's multidisciplinary sports venue design and engineering scope on the Singapore Sports Hub won the 2013 World Architecture Festival Award in the Future Projects, Leisure Category.{{cite web |url = https://www.archdaily.com/434763/winners-of-the-world-architecture-festival-2013 |title = Winners of the World Architecture Festival 2013 |publisher = archdaily.com |first = David |last = Basulto |date = 3 October 2013 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 1 February 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200201211950/https://www.archdaily.com/434763/winners-of-the-world-architecture-festival-2013 |url-status = live }}
The Casa da Música, Porto, designed by Arup and Office for Metropolitan Architecture was nominated for the 2007 Stirling Prize.{{cite web |url = https://www.theguardian.com/arts/gallery/2007/jul/26/architecture |title = Stirling prize 2007 |work = The Guardian |date = 26 July 2007 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420214556/https://www.theguardian.com/arts/gallery/2007/jul/26/architecture |url-status = live }}
Arup's work with The Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh, won them Large Consultancy Firm of the Year 2003 at the British Consultants and Construction Bureau – International Expertise Awards, 2003 building on their triple win at the 2002 World Architecture Awards.{{cite press release |url=http://www.arup.com/newsitem.cfm?pageid=968 |title=World Architecture Awards |publisher=Arup |date=5 August 2002 |access-date=27 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310184811/http://www.arup.com/newsitem.cfm?pageid=968 |archive-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Arup was awarded the Worldaware Award for Innovation for its Vawtex air system in Harare International School.{{cite web |url = http://www.worldaware.org.uk/awards/awards2002/ovearup.html |title = The Worldaware Award for Innovation |publisher = Worldaware |date = 2002 |access-date = 27 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070221002139/http://www.worldaware.org.uk/awards/awards2002/ovearup.html |archive-date = 21 February 2007 |url-status = dead }}
Arup won the Gold Medal for Architecture at the National Eisteddfod of Wales of 1998 for their work on the Control Techniques Research and Development HQ, in Newtown, Powys.{{cite web |title=Gold Medal for Architecture |url=https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/gold-medal-architecture-winners |publisher=National Eisteddfod of Wales |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124111413/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/gold-medal-architecture-winners |archivedate=24 January 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
Arup Fire has won the Fire Safety Engineering Design award four times since its creation in 2001.{{cite news |url = http://www.fseonline.co.uk/articles.asp?article_id=4701 |title = Innovation key to FSE Design Award winners |publisher = FSE: Fire Safety Engineering |date = 15 November 2006 |access-date = 27 March 2007 |archive-date = 28 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104015/http://www.fseonline.co.uk/articles.asp?article_id=4701 |url-status = live }} The 2001 inaugural award was won for Arup's contribution to the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, the world's largest greenhouse. In 2004, the design for London's City Hall was appointed joint winner. In 2005, the Temple Mills Eurostar Depot won. The 2006 winning entry was for Amethyst House, a nine-storey building with an atrium from the ground to the top, in Manchester, UK.{{cite web |url = http://www.arup.com/europe/newsitem.cfm?pageid=9323 |title = Fire Safety Engineering Design Awards |publisher = Arup |date = 8 November 2006 |access-date = 27 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070221002750/http://www.arup.com/europe/newsitem.cfm?pageid=9323 |archive-date = 21 February 2007 |url-status = dead }}
Arup was Royal Town Planning Institute Consultancy of the year in 2008.{{cite web |url = https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-success-at-the-rtpi-awards |title = Arup success at the RTPI Awards |publisher = The Arup Group |date = 17 February 2009 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420214558/https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-success-at-the-rtpi-awards |url-status = live }}
Arup was awarded the 2010 Live Design Excellence Award for Theatre Design for the integrated theatre and acoustic team's design for the new Jerome Robbins Theatre, created for Mikhail Baryshnikov and The Wooster Group.{{cite web |url = http://livedesignonline.com/excellenceawards/jerome-robbins-theatre-baryshnikov/ |title = Live Design's Excellence in Live Design Award (Theatre) |publisher = Live Design/Penton Media |date = 2010 |access-date = 23 March 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100507183032/http://livedesignonline.com/excellenceawards/jerome-robbins-theatre-baryshnikov/ |archive-date = 7 May 2010 |url-status = dead }}
The Evelyn Grace Academy, London designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Arup won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2011.{{cite web |url = https://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/01/evelyn-grace-academy-by-zaha-hadid-architects-wins-riba-stirling-prize/ |title = Evelyn Grace Academy by Zaha Hadid Architects wins RIBA Stirling Prize |publisher = dezeen.com |first = Alyn |last = Griffiths |date = 1 October 2011 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420214558/https://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/01/evelyn-grace-academy-by-zaha-hadid-architects-wins-riba-stirling-prize/ |url-status = live }}
Arup was named Tunnel Design Firm of the Year at the 2012 ITA AITES International Tunnelling Awards.{{cite web |url = https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-named-tunnel-design-firm-of-2012 |title = Arup named Tunnel Design Firm of 2012 |publisher = The Arup Group |first = Rebecca |last = Maloney |date = 11 December 2012 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420214558/https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-named-tunnel-design-firm-of-2012 |url-status = live }}
Arup was awarded Infrastructure Architect of the Year at the 2020 Architect of the Year Awards.{{cite web |url = https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-named-infrastructure-architect-of-the-year-2020 |title = Arup named 'Infrastructure Architect of the Year' 2020 |publisher = The Arup Group |first = Sarah |last = Wright |date = 26 October 2020 |access-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-date = 20 April 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420214558/https://www.arup.com/news-and-events/arup-named-infrastructure-architect-of-the-year-2020 |url-status = live }}
Arup was awarded Britains Most Admired Company 2021 by Management Today{{Cite web|title=Arup revealed as Britain's Most Admired Company|url=https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/article/1738295|access-date=2022-02-24|website=www.managementtoday.co.uk|language=en}}
=Awards to Arup employees=
Barbara Lane, associate director with Arup, won the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal in 2008{{cite web |url = http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=456 |title = Less is more for fire protection |publisher = Royal Academy of Engineering |date = 5 June 2008 |access-date = 3 July 2008 |archive-date = 12 June 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612045900/http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=456 |url-status = dead }} for her outstanding contribution to British engineering on design of structures for fire.
Rogier van der Heide, at that time Director of Arup and the firm's global leader of the lighting design business, received the Radiance Award, the world's most prestigious lighting design prize presented by the International Association of Lighting Designers{{cite web |url = https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/lighting/rogier-van-der-heide_o |title = Rogier van der Heide |publisher = Architect Magazine |date = 8 March 2007 |access-date = 5 August 2024}}
Arup runs its own scheme, Arup Fellows, to recognise excellence in its own employees.{{cite web |date=8 May 2024 |title=Arup Fellows |url=https://www.arup.com/our-firm/arup-fellows |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408224233/https://www.arup.com/our-firm/arup-fellows |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=Arup |publisher=arup.com}}
Notable Arup members
= Chronology of Arup leaders =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
! Years !colspan=2| Company name(s) !colspan=2| Company chair(s) |
| 1946–1948
|colspan=2| Ove N Arup Consulting Engineer |colspan=2 rowspan=4| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ove Nyquist Arup |
| 1948–1963
|colspan=2| Ove Arup & Partners |
| 1963–1970
|colspan=2| Ove Arup & Partners |
| 1970–1977
|rowspan=6| Ove Arup Partnership |rowspan=6| Ove Arup & Partners |
| 1977–1984
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Dunican | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Zunz |
| 1984–1989
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Zunz | {{flagicon|DEN}} Povl Ahm |
| 1989–1992
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Povl Ahm | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Martin |
| 1992–1995
| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Martin | {{flagicon|GBR}} Duncan Michael |
| 1995–2000
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Duncan Michael | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Emmerson |
| 2000–2001
|colspan=2| Ove Arup Partnership Ltd |colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Emmerson |
| 2001–2004
|colspan=2 rowspan=7| Arup Group Ltd |
| 2004–2009
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Terry Hill |
| 2009–2014
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Dilley |
| 2014–2019
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gregory Hodkinson |
| 2019–2024
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Belfield |
| 2024–2025
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jerome Frost (then CEO from 2025) |
| 2025–
|colspan=2| {{flagicon|DEN}} Hilde Tonne |
= IStructE Gold Medal winners =
The following members of Arup have been awarded with the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers:
= ICE Gold Medal winners =
The following members of Arup have been awarded with the Gold Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
! Year ! Recipient ! Notes |
| 1993
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Povl Ahm (1926–2005) | Structural engineer, principal engineer for Coventry Cathedral{{Cite news |date=4 June 2005 |title=Povl Ahm |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/denmark/copenhagen/povl-ahm-363kv9fv050 |website=The Times |access-date=9 April 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021051329/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/povl-ahm-363kv9fv050 |url-status=live }} |
= RIBA Royal Gold Medal =
The following members of Arup have been awarded with the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects:
= Other notable members =
- Ronald Jenkins (1907–1975)
- Peter Dunican (1918–1989), structural engineer, first chairman of Ove Arup Partnership (1977–1984), and President of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 1977 and 1978.
- Dr Edmund Hambly (1942–1995), structural engineer, and president of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1994–1995.
- Cecil Balmond (1943–), structural engineer, founder of Arup's Advanced Geometry Unit, lead designer for the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the CCTV tower in Beijing, the Ito-Balmond Serpentine Pavilion, and the ArcelorMittal Orbit.
- Steven Groák (1944–1998) head of research and development at Ove Arup Partnership from 1990 to 1998.
- Tony Fitzpatrick (1950–2003), structural engineer, and leader of the Millennium Bridge damping project.
- Sir Philip Dilley (1955–), civil engineer, Arup Group chairman 2009–2014, chairman of London First, chairman of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Community at the World Economic Forum.
- Nille Juul-Sørensen (1958–), renown global product designer.
- Andrew Wolstenholme (1959–)
- Tim Jarvis (1966–), environmental scientist, author and explorer.
- Dervilla Mitchell (1966–)
- Rogier van der Heide (1970–), lighting designer, and former leader of Arup's lighting consultancy, and later chief design officer at Philips Lighting.
Related companies
Companies under Arup Group
- Oasys Ltd, established in 1976 as the software house of Arup, providing engineering software for structural, geotechnical and pedestrian movement simulation/analysis software.
Several staff have left to form other companies, often with significant parallels with Arup.
- In 1976, Edmund Happold (engineer for the Pompidou Centre) and six other engineers left Arup to form Buro Happold in Bath.
- Mark Whitby left Buro Happold to form Whitby Bird.
- In 1999, Chris Wise (engineer for the Millennium Bridge) and Sean Walsh left Arup to form Expedition Engineering in London.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.arupconnect.com/ Arup Americas online magazine]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020220736/http://www.arupconnect.com/ |date=20 October 2014 }}.
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