Expedition Engineering

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Expedition Engineering was founded in 1999 by Professor Chris Wise (engineer for the Millennium Bridge, London) and Seán Walsh, both former employees at Arup.{{cite web|url=http://expedition.uk.com/main.php|title=Expedition Web Site|publisher=Expedition Engineering|access-date=26 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135244/http://www.expedition.uk.com/main.php|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead}}

On 2 October 2008, Expedition's ownership was restructured, passing to an Employee Benefit Trust called the Useful Simple Trust.{{cite press release|url=http://usefulsimple.co.uk/docs/press_release_121109.pdf|title=Useful Simple Trust Launch|publisher=Useful Simple Trust|date=12 November 2009|access-date=26 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004064320/http://usefulsimple.co.uk/docs/press_release_121109.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2013}} The Useful Simple Trust also owns Thomas Matthews, a sustainable communication design practise ;{{cite web | url=http://thomasmatthews.com/|title=Thomas Matthews Web Site |publisher=Thomas Matthews|access-date=20 April 2013}} Think Up, a company specialising in engineering educational materials;{{cite web | url=http://www.thinkup.org/|title=Think Up Web Site |publisher=Think Up|access-date=20 April 2013}} Useful Simple Projects, a strategic sustainability consultant, and Useful Studio an architecture design practise.{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimpleprojects.co.uk/|title=Useful Simple Projects Web Site |publisher=Useful Simple Projects|access-date=20 April 2013}}

The trustees of the Useful Simple Trust are:

• Mike Davies, founding director of the Richard Rogers Partnership{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/mike-davies|title=Mike Davies biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Duncan Michael, former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/duncan-michael|title=Duncan Michael biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Sophie Thomas, director of Thomas Matthews{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/sophie-thomas|title=Sophie Thomas biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Ed McCann, director of Useful Simple Projects{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/ed-mccann|title=Ed McCann biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Chris Wise, director of Expedition Engineering{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/chris-wise|title=Chris Wise biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Seán Walsh, director of Expedition Engineering{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/se%C3%A1n-walsh|title=Sean Walsh biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• Tim O'Brien, Theatre Designer{{cite web | url=http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/#/about/trustees/tim-o'brien|title=Tim O'Brien biography |publisher=Useful Simple Trust|access-date=20 April 2013}}

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Expedition Engineering's notable projects are:

• London Velodrome, London, England (2011){{cite book |title=Hopkins Architects: London 2012 Velodrome : Design in Pursuit of Efficiency |last=Pallister |first=James |year=2011 |publisher=Emap Inform |location=London |isbn=9780956787712 }}{{Cite journal|last=Popp|first=Peter|date=July 2012|title=London 2012 - Velodrome|url=https://www.detail-online.com/article/london-2012-velodrome-16431/|journal=Detail Magazine}}
• Infinity Bridge, Stockton on Tees, England (2009){{cite web |url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/england/infinity_bridge.htm |title=Infinity Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees |publisher=e-Architect |access-date=26 September 2012}}
• Las Arenas Bullring, Barcelona, Spain
• 55 Baker Street, London, England (2007){{cite web |url=http://www.concretecentre.com/online_services/case_studies/55_baker_street,_london.aspx |title=55 Baker Street Case Study |publisher=Concrete Centre |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815070429/http://www.concretecentre.com/online_services/case_studies/55_baker_street,_london.aspx |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}
• Emirates Air Line, London, England (2012){{cite news |title=London gets its cable car! |url=http://www.architecturetoday.co.uk/?p=23863 |newspaper=Architecture Today |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031194432/http://www.architecturetoday.co.uk/?p=23863 |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}
• Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece (2015)—National Opera and National Library{{cite press release |url=http://www.snf.org/snfcc/html/en/page.php?pid=31 |title=Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center |publisher=Stavros Niarchos Foundation |date=February 2008 |access-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718123136/http://www.snf.org/snfcc/html/en/page.php?pid=31 |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}
• Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin, Italy

Expedition is working with One world Design on the design of the new Diamond Jubilee Footbridge across the Thames between Battersea and Chelsea.{{cite news |title=First look at new Thames footbridge which would link Chelsea Harbour and Battersea |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/first-look-at-new-thames-footbridge-which-would-link-chelsea-harbour-and-battersea-8319246.html |newspaper=London Evening Standard |first=Maxine |last=Frith |date=15 November 2012 |access-date=5 March 2013}}

In 2018, Expedition put forward a proposal for HS4Air, a {{convert|140|km|mi|adj=on}} high-speed railway line in the south of England which would connect the High Speed 1 and High Speed 2 railway lines, create a rapid link between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and connect regional cities in Britain to the Channel Tunnel.{{cite web|url=http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/mar-2018/firm-pitches-%E2%80%9C-m25-high-speed-trains%E2%80%9D-pass-through-heathrow-and-gatwick|title=Firm pitches "an M25 for high-speed trains" to pass through Heathrow and Gatwick|last=Tute|first=Ryan|date=7 March 2018|website=Infrastructure Intelligence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730094448/http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/mar-2018/firm-pitches-%E2%80%9C-m25-high-speed-trains%E2%80%9D-pass-through-heathrow-and-gatwick|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live|access-date=12 March 2018}} The plans were submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) at the end of July 2018, as part of the Government's plans to encourage private investment, and the DfT will respond in the autumn.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/m25-style-railway-takes-you-from-gatwick-to-heathrow-in-15-mins-rzlhpwxm0|title=M25-style railway takes you from Gatwick to Heathrow in 15 mins|last=Paton|first=Graeme|date=20 July 2018|work=The Times|access-date=20 July 2018|issn=0140-0460}}{{cite news |last1=Grafton-Green |first1=Patrick |title=New M25-style railway takes you from Gatwick to Heathrow in 15 minutes |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/new-m25style-railway-could-take-you-from-gatwick-to-heathrow-in-15-minutes-a3892371.html |access-date=22 July 2018 |work=London Evening Standard |date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722100113/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/new-m25style-railway-could-take-you-from-gatwick-to-heathrow-in-15-minutes-a3892371.html |archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live}}

Expedition has twice won the IStructE's Supreme Award for Structural Engineering, for the London 2012 Velodrome in 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.istructe.org/awards/2013/categories/supreme-award-for-structural-engineering-excellenc/2011/london-2012-velodrome |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704045304/http://www.istructe.org/awards/2013/categories/supreme-award-for-structural-engineering-excellenc/2011/london-2012-velodrome |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-04 |title=Structural Awards 2011 |publisher=IStructE |date=November 2011 |access-date=26 September 2012 }} and for the Infinity Bridge in 2009. 55 Baker Street also received a commendation for sustainability at the Structural Awards.

In 2012 Expedition was named Engineering Consultant of the Year at the Building Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.building-awards.com/winners2012/ |title=Building Awards 2012 |work=Building Magazine |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005042627/http://www.building-awards.com/winners2012/ |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Expedition Engineering is involved in several educational projects, including Constructionarium and the Expedition Workshed website, a selection of educational tools for engineering students created by Expedition with the support of a number of other organisations.{{cite web|url=http://www.expeditionworkshed.org/|title=Expedition Workshed|publisher=Expedition|access-date=15 April 2013}}

{{Construction industry of the United Kingdom}}

{{IStructE Supreme Award laureates}}

{{Reflist|2}}

• [http://www.expedition.uk.com/ expedition.uk.com], official website
• [http://www.expeditionworkshed.org/ The Expedition Workshed], website for educational purposes
• [http://www.usefulsimple.co.uk/ Useful Simple Trust], group website.

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