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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 Life on the Digital Frontier

Life on the Digital Frontier

09/01/2012 Written by Kurt Komraus No comments

“Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”  Charles Kettering, inventor, engineer, businessman. I am often asked what platform or format we work in, to which my usual response is "all of...

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Categories: Transport, Facades, Building services engineering, United States


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King Abdullah Financial District

20/12/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Creating Saudi Arabia’s most significant commercial real estate development

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Categories: Commercial office, Culture, Urban development, Urban development, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia


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Paul Westbury talks to Channel 4 News

28/11/2011 No comments

Buro Happold’s CEO champions innovation and the engineer Hear Paul Westbury discuss how engineers make the world go round, their importance to the UK economy and how we need to redefine our understanding of the world of...

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Categories: News, United Kingdom, United States


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Washington University reaps significant benefits from Buro Happold’s innovative design

23/11/2011 Written by John Rozeluk and Jodi Christopher No comments

Buro Happold is the lead engineer in the design phases for the Olin Business School, a 147,000 square foot faculty and teaching education building on the Washington University campus in St. Louis, Missouri. Considering itself an...

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Categories: Awards, News, Education, United States


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Net-Zero Energy: What does it really mean?

23/11/2011 Written by Dave Herd No comments

Framed by Stuart Magruder, VP/ President-elect, AIA Los Angeles and moderated by David Abel - publisher and editor-in-chief of THE PLANNING REPORT, the discussion drew participants from across the Los Angeles architectural and...

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Categories: News, Energy, United States


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Nurturing the next generation of engineers

17/11/2011 Written by Professor Mike Cook No comments

With our planet under increasing strain from population growth, hunger for scarce resources and the impact of global warming, there is no doubt that the world needs more engineers. For they are the people who understand the...

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Categories: Opinion, United Kingdom, India, China, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE


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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art showcases Buro Happold's creative engineering solutions

31/10/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Surrounded by 120 wooded acres, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is set to open on 11.11.11. Comprised of a series of eight concrete, glass, and wood pavilions set along two spring-fed ponds in Northwest Arkansas, this...

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Categories: Culture, Acoustics, Building services engineering, Computational analysis, Sustainability, Structural engineering, United States


Buro Happold ‘Levitated Mass’ at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

‘Levitated Mass’ at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

28/10/2011 Written by Jodi Christopher No comments

Artist Michael Heizer’s 340 ton found granite rock artifact will soon be on its way to Los Angeles, where it will be the namesake for the enormous ‘Levitated Mass’ outdoor sculpture at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art...

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Categories: United States


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St. Petersburg pier

28/10/2011 Written by Jodi Christopher No comments

Buro Happold/ Michael Maltzan team in line to deliver the city of St. Petersburg pier, Florida’s new landmark tourist attraction A fixture on Florida’s St. Petersburg waterfront since the late 19th Century, the St....

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Buro Happold computational design expert to speak at BIM Show Live

21/10/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Dr Shrikant Sharma to talk about advanced applications of BIM for integrated modelling Dr Shrikant Sharma, computational design expert at international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold is to share...

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Categories: Press Releases, News, Events, Aviation, Civic, Commercial office, Culture, Education, Rail, Retail, Sports & Entertainment, Transport, Urban development, Computational analysis, Sustainability, People movement, Safe & secure, Inclusive design, Fire engineering, SMART solutions, Transport, Urban development, People movement, Transport planning, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, India, China, United States, UAE


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Buro Happold wins ENR New York’s Best Projects award

21/10/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Consultancy wins prestigious annual engineering award in the Office category for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold announces that the United...

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Categories: Awards, Press Releases, Commercial office, Civic, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, United States


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Bring to Light

12/10/2011 Written by Will Laufs and Gabe Guilliams No comments

Bring to Light is a free night time public art festival in New York that takes place simultaneously with ‘Nuit Blanche’ events in cities around the world. Inviting emerging and established artists to make site-specific...

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Categories: News, Culture, Facades, Structural engineering, Lighting, United States


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What if we allowed nature to design our buildings?

06/10/2011 Written by Will Laufs No comments

Can somebody please find an example of an exact 90 degree angle in nature for me? Let’s all go outside and look around -anyone? And then this: I cut my skin last week chopping tomatoes for a salad and now the cut has healed;...

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UK Showcases Green Building Experience to North American Market

04/10/2011 No comments

Toronto, Cananda (October 4 - 7, 2011) - The United Kingdom’s considerable track-record of expertise and leadership in the green building sector is demonstrated this week through the presence of several British companies and...

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Categories: Press Releases, Retail, Sustainability, Environment, United States


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Buro Happold selected as structural engineers for new Nebraskan basketball arena

18/08/2011 Written by Gill Sincock

Consultancy to deliver the new home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold is to provide structural engineering services for the West Haymarket Arena; the new...

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Categories: Sports & Entertainment, Structural engineering, United States


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Section 2 of the High Line opens over Manhattan’s West Side

10/06/2011

Buro Happold provided structural and MEP engineering for Section 2’s daring structural interventions – the Flyover and Cutout. International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold provided sophisticated...

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Buro Happold Engineering Firm Buro Happold North America Wins ACEC New York Awards

Engineering Firm Buro Happold North America Wins ACEC New York Awards

05/04/2011

ACEC New York recognizes achievements of consulting engineering industry with annual awards New York, NY – The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) honored Buro Happold North America...

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Buro Happold Principal named as Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture

04/02/2011 Written by Gill Sincock

Sustainability expert Lisa Matthiessen elevated to the AIA’s College of Fellows Lisa Matthiessen, a principal of international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold, has been elevated to the American Institute...

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

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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