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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.

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Top Marks for Buro Happold

24/09/2012 Written by Mike Entwisle No comments

Buro Happold is proud to have worked on 9 out of the 10 universities identified in the recent QS World University Rankings.

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Categories: Education, United Kingdom


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Buro Happold joins Battersea redevelopment team

18/09/2012 Written by Justin Phillips 1 comment

Buro Happold has been appointed by the Battersea Power Station Development Company to provide multidisciplinary engineering design and consultancy to Phase 1 of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.

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Categories: Rail, Commercial office, Commercial residential, Urban development, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, Inclusive design, Safe & secure, Water, Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, United Kingdom


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Natasha Watson gets runner up at the Strictly Engineering from the British Science Festival

18/09/2012 No comments

Natasha Watson, one of Buro Happold’s Research Engineers, has won a runner up prize at Strictly Engineering. The initiative was set up by the British Science Association to initiate conversations about how engineering impacts our...

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ARTIC groundbreaking signifies another step forward for Californian high speed rail

18/09/2012 Written by Jodi Christopher No comments

The $184 million Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) will be the grand central station of Orange County.

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


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Polytechnic School to receive USGBC’s Sustainable Innovation award

17/09/2012 Written by Jodi Christopher No comments

Polytechnic School’s North Campus project in Pasadena, California was selected to receive a 2012 Sustainable Innovation award from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The award will be presented at the Los Angeles...

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Categories: Education, Sustainability


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New addition to SMART team

12/09/2012 Written by Colin McKinnon No comments

David Greenwood joins world renowned SMART Solutions team

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Categories: People movement, United Kingdom


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Buro Happold part of winning team for Moscow Agglomeration competition

07/09/2012 Written by Gill Sincock 1 comment

Buro Happold, working with landscape architects Gillespies and urbanists John Thompson & Partners, has won a prestigious competition to plan the future of the City of Moscow

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Categories: Urban development, Urban development, Nordics, United Kingdom, Russia


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Conall Doherty chosen as ICE apprentice

04/09/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Congratulations to graduate structural engineer Conall Doherty who has been chosen as one of only six ICE President’s Apprentices in this year’s ICE apprentice competition

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Categories: Saudi Arabia, UAE


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Offices collaborate for the Venice Biennale

31/08/2012 Written by David Roccosalva No comments

Every other year since 1980 the Venice Architecture Biennale has been featuring the best of international contemporary architecture. This...

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Categories: Culture, United States


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Two minutes with... David Dropkin

20/08/2012 Written by Tracy Hobson No comments

... access consultant

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Categories: Two Minutes With..., Inclusive design, United Kingdom


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Steven Baumgartner elected President of ASHRAE New York Chapter

27/07/2012 No comments

Steven Baumgartner was installed as President of the ASHRAE New York Chapter on July 1, 2012. A member of the Board of Governors since 2007, Steven’s appointment as president is quickest of any in chapter history. ...

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Categories: Sustainability, United States


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Boston’s new North Bank pedestrian bridge

20/07/2012 Written by David Roccosalva No comments

While Friday 13th may not be the most auspicious date, it was cause for celebration in Boston,USA as the North Bank Pedestrian Bridge opened to the public. Cutting the ribbon was Deval Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of...

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Categories: Urban development, Bridges & civil structures, United States


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Buro Happold BEEs

20/07/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Two of Buro Happold’s senior engineers have been asked to join the Design Council’s newly launched network of Built Environment Experts (BEEs) to support the Design Council’s work delivering high quality designed places throughout England.

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Categories: United Kingdom


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Winners! Royal Shakespeare Theatre and London 2012 Olympic Stadium strike gold at the Structural Steel Design Awards

13/07/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Two of Buro Happold’s recent major projects have been selected from a shortlist of 29 UK based entries to win a coveted Structural Steel Award 2012. The acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon and the...

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Categories: News, Awards, Culture, Sports & Entertainment, Transport, Urban development, Structural engineering, Sustainability, United Kingdom


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Greening our Transport System

13/07/2012 Written by Katarzyna Chwalbinska-Kusek No comments

Buro Happold together with InnoZ Berlin presented at the International Symposium on Electric Vehicles hosted by The Warsaw University on 9th and 10th July 2012.

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Categories: Transport, Germany, Poland


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Buro Happold sponsors the WAN Architectural Effectiveness Awards

12/07/2012 Written by R Davies No comments

We are delighted to be partnering with WAN on the Architectural Effectiveness Awards for the second year

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Categories: United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Germany, Nordics, China, India


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Award winning Via XX Settembre, Genoa, Italy

06/07/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Buro Happold’s Milan based Italian office has supported Genoese architect OBR to win first prize in an international design competition. Organised by the Municipality of Genoa the prize is to work on the regeneration of Via XX...

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Categories: Urban development, Urban development, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom