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As a world leading engineering consultancy Buro Happold constantly features in the news around the globe. We provide updates on our projects, expert commentary on industry issues and legislation, as well as insight and ‘what-ifs’ about our latest technical and practical innovations in the built environment.

To find out more about how we’re changing the world in which we live, work and play, browse our archive of news stories and research below. You can filter the list to see just what you’re after, and if you need to know more contact a member of our press team or email us at enquiries@burohappold.com.

Buro Happold delivers new museum dedicated to Scotland's national bard

07/12/2010 Written by Gill Sincock

The Robert Burns Birthplace museum opens it doors to the public Scotland has a new national visitor attraction, the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Ayrshire, which is hoped will attract visitors from around...

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Categories: Press Releases, Culture, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, United Kingdom


Buro Happold to lead ETI project on potential for power station waste to heat homes

29/11/2010

A study looking at the feasibility of capturing and using waste heat from power stations for warming homes and providing hot water is to be carried out by the Energy Technologies Institute and led by international...

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Categories: Press Releases, Sustainability, United Kingdom


Buro Happold wins prestigious Aga Khan Award

25/11/2010 Written by Gill Sincock

Engineers win award for restoration of Wadi Hanifah in Riyadh International engineering consultancy Buro Happold is celebrating winning a highly prestigious, world renowned Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their...

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Categories: Awards, Press Releases, Water


Royal Shakespeare Theatre - a revolution in theatre and performance space design

23/11/2010 Written by Gill Sincock

Buro Happold’s inspirational performance venue Built 80 years ago on the site of a Victorian playhouse, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) was considered in the 1930s to be the height of modernity with its cinema...

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Categories: Press Releases, Culture, United Kingdom


Buro Happold provides engineering services for new wing at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts

22/11/2010 Written by Chris White

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) opened the doors to its new wing for the Art of the Americas on November 20, 2010. Buro Happold, the international, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, provided structural, building...

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Categories: Press Releases, United States


Buro Happold on team behind Birmingham’s innovative ‘Cube’

17/11/2010 Written by Chris White

Practice plays key role on landmark building with striking façade International multi disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold provided a range of services – including structural, civil, geotechnical and facade...

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Categories: Press Releases, Commercial residential, Retail, Facades, Structural engineering, Inclusive design, Geotechnical, United Kingdom


Buro Happold supports the restoration of The Savoy Hotel

09/11/2010 Written by Chris White

Practice on team behind one of the most ambitious restorations in British hotel history The Savoy reopened its doors on 10th October 2010 having closed in December 2007 for a restoration program that encompassed the...

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Categories: Press Releases, Hospitality, Facades, Structural engineering, United Kingdom


Buro Happold delivers innovative flood-proofed science centre

05/11/2010 Written by Gill Sincock

Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre opens on the banks of the Vistula Thirteen years after the concept was first mooted, Warsaw’s newest attraction, the Copernicus Science Centre, has celebrated its opening with a...

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Categories: Press Releases, Scientific, Water, Structural engineering, Facades, Flood risk, Poland