The base build construction for the new £188 million Library of Birmingham is now reaching completion, following the final commissioning of the energy and life safety systems. With the inspiring aspiration...

Internationally renowned water expert Alan Travers will be discussing how the regeneration of the Wadi Hanifah wetlands in Saudi Arabia has made a profound effect on the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of Riyadh and...

Comprehensive sustainability design strategies earned Torre Iberdrola a LEED Platinum rating, the first in Europe for a high rise structure.

Battery Park’s SeaGlass Carousel, which received the final panel to its nautilus-inspired enclosure at a topping off ceremony on April 18, celebrates New York’s past and future. It’s both a reminder of the original New York City...

A gravity-fed waterfall and 'raintubes' that reveal the journey of water from roof to cistern, a building dashboard that displays data about water capture and reuse, and an integrated system that diverts 100% of site runoff for...

I was a little taken aback recently by a white paper published by our esteemed non-executive director and professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge, <link...

The specialized expertise of Buro Happold’s New York facades team was on full display as the 408 ft steel spire set to crown One World Trade Center was hoisted atop the tower.

A recent fire at the Al Hafeet Tower in Sharjah (April 2013) is the latest in a series of similar incidents that have highlighted what a...

After a frosty ground breaking party, the construction works for the HumboldtHafenEins office building, are well underway.

Renowned expert in lightweight structures Matthew Birchall has become the newest member of Buro Happold LLP. Matthew, an engineering and architecture graduate, joined the consultancy in 2006 and has been instrumental in building...

On 19 April 2013 Buro Happold hosted more than 80 guests in our new Beijing office in Jian Wai SOHO. The Beijing business was launched publicly in July 2011 with the announcement of our role on the Jin Bao Street redevelopment...

Buro Happold’s presence in China has finally become official, following the recent office launch party. More than 80 guests attended the event, helping our team to celebrate the occasion, and to cement new and existing...

Two Buro Happold UK projects have tied for first place in the Corporate Workplace category in the North of England heat of the British Council for Offices awards 2013. Wakefield One and 1 Angel Square were joint winners of the...

It seems as if we live in a world focussed on end-user technology. Nearly all of us in developed countries have smart phones or equivalent. So an ‘intelligent city’ that gives us access to all the data and digital services we...

Buro Happold is pleased to congratulate our client, the Plenary Group, on their selection as preferred proponent for Colorado’s US36 Managed Lanes project. Buro Happold was appointed by the <link...

While a formal announcement is still awaited, it seems likely that the on – off project to build a toll road to relieve congestion on the M4 in the Newport area of South Wales is back on.

The construction of Bath Abbey began in 1499 and is regarded as one of England’s finest medieval churches

It may be that you think Buro Happold does not do heavy civil engineering projects. Think again. We have just completed quite a large scale highway bridge in Riyadh. The project is a first in Riyadh, that is because the ma

This lecture area and dining hall is the latest building project for the Lake Bunyonyi Community School located a remote area of Uganda. Working for the Richard Feilden Foundation and the Happold Trust this simple structure was designed and constructed by Buro Happold with the expert construction help of Charley Brentnall. Utilising locally sourced round pole eucalyptus timber, the structure adopts a 'reciprocal' form of construction for the back to basics design for the roof.  The foundations and retaining structures are constructed from a combination of in situ concrete and locally produced handmade bricks.

Buro Happold has supported the Architectural Association Design and Make students and the Invisible Studio in the realisation of the new Caretaker's House. This exemplar timber framed building is supported on driven steel mini piles; the only non-timber elements of the structure. A green Douglas Fir frame supports a building envelope that is insulated to Passivhaus standards, with Passivhaus airtightness.

1 New York Street will provide 100,000ft² of high-spec office and retail space. The development acts as a landmark gateway to the Mosley Street corridor and Bruntwood’s evolving New York Street project.

United once again, the successful team of Buro Happold and Populous have delivered the state-of-the-art Ravenscraig Sports Facility which rises from the ashes of the former Ravenscraig steelworks site, and forms part of one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. The facility will serve the community and provide a training ground for competitive athletes in Scotland, and is capable of hosting local, regional and national sporting and leisure events.

The crossing at Atwater Park will be the first new pedestrian bridge to be built across the Los Angeles River in almost 20 years. Implemented as a public private partnership comprised of private donations, managed and built by the LA River Corporation and ultimately owned by the City, the 300 foot cable stay steel span is unique in its geometry in that the 140 foot tall pylon and cable system supporting the bridge is leaning forward over the deck structure and tensioned back to the river bank. Sited next to a major interstate highway, the strong visual dynamic of this composition gives the bridge the appearance of leaping across the river.

American Express’ new headquarters in Brighton is designed to help the company cope with the high-tech demands of 21st century commerce. A thoroughly modern building, it will provide capacity for 3000 staff, alongside a staff restaurant and shops. With cost and planning restrictions, the site required an inventive solution to ensure its success as the flagship building for a financial giant.

Designed by architect Thomas Edward Collcutt, The Savoy Hotel opened in 1889 as the dream of Richard D’Oyly Carte who funded his world-class hotel venture with the profits from staging Gilbert and Sullivan in the Savoy Theatre...