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What's the weather like up there ?
I was kindly forwarded a newspaper article this week that segued between tall buildings and tall people. At a little under 6’3” myself I can vouch for the common complaints of tall people discussed: the ankles, knees and hips take a lot more stress the taller you are – for tall buildings the stresses at broadly comparable locations are also higher, but the comparison between the two was what interested me most, having used the analogy of the human body myself to describe the behaviour and actions of tall buildings in a number of lectures and presentations.
Categories: Tall Buildings
Buro Happold
Celebrating emerging architects
Last year we collaborated with our friends in London’s Dutch Embassy to organise and host the Three Nations: Emerging Architects conference. We invited 10 practices each from England, Scotland and the Netherlands to a very...
Categories: Inspiration
Buro Happold
41 and counting
On 2nd December the UAE celebrates its 41st year of existence and those of us living here can look forward to seeing, hearing and participating in a long weekend of celebrations. Many will involve traditional music a
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Happold Consulting
Planning, not politics, for transport
Arguably transport has never been so high on the UK’s political agenda – airports in the south east of England, high speed rail to the north of England (HS2), privatisation of, and tolling on our road network, concerns over value...
Categories: Transport
Buro Happold
New Horizons
As I write this blog, which is a first for me, I’m also approaching the end of my first visit to the offices and sites across our Middle East region. The best thing about new experiences is venturing outside the familiarity and...
Categories: Middle East
Buro Happold
Energy conversations
A new season of Buro Happold’s Energy Conversations started at the Building Centre. These are the brain child of the Sustainability Team Leader Alasdair Young
Categories: Energy
Buro Happold
San Francisco hosts the world’s largest green construction conference
I must admit that when I was asked to submit a paper to Greenbuild 2012 in January this year, the fact that it was in San Francisco made writing it all the easier; the chance to explain <link...
Categories: Sustainability
Buro Happold
Why architecture and engineering should collide
A second language is best learned at an early stage - leave it too late and the effort required increases dramatically. The same goes for learning the nuances of different design skills in the built environment. Ted Happold...
Categories: Inspiration
