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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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Torre Iberdrola – First high rise in Europe to earn LEED Platinum certification
Comprehensive sustainability design strategies earned Torre Iberdrola a LEED Platinum rating, the first in Europe for a high rise structure.
Categories: Commercial office, Sustainability, Facades, Structural engineering, United States
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Soaring to new heights at One World Trade Center
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.
Categories: Commercial office, Facades, United States
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Library of Birmingham, UK, nears completion
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...
Categories: Civic, Fire engineering, Facades, United Kingdom
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City of Philadelphia celebrates opening of double LEED Platinum Five Crescent Drive
Buro Happold was part of a multidisciplinary team that celebrated the official opening of the new double LEED Platinum facility for GlaxoSmithKline at Philadelphia's Navy Yard with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, April...
Categories: Commercial office, Building services engineering, Lighting, Sustainability, Facades, Fire engineering, United States
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Buro Happold New York: structures and facades team in the news
Buro Happold New York's Structures and Facades team's innovative structural and façade design strategies have been utilized on projects around the world and the team's expertise has recently been acknowledged in a number of...
Categories: Culture, Healthcare, Structural engineering, Facades, United States
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Creating a new urban centre for Straume, Norway
An international design team has been chosen to create a new urban centre and a public square for Straume, near the city of Bergen on Norway’s west coast. Buro Happold, working with Haptic Architects, NORDIC - Office of...
Categories: Urban development, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Facades, Nordics
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New cultural centre and library for Karlshamn, Sweden
Buro Happold and Schmidt Hammer Lassen have won an international design competition for a new culture centre and library in Karlshamn, Sweden. The new state of the art cultural centre will include a range of facilities...
Categories: Culture, Acoustics, Computational analysis, Building services engineering, Lighting, Facades, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, United States
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Buro Happold on winning streak! Multiple projects receive industry recognition
Summer may be over but Buro Happold’s New York office is still basking in the glow of recognition as six of its projects were honored with awards from some of the Northeast’s most revered industry organizations. The Municipal...
Categories: Culture, Education, Urban development, Facades, Structural engineering, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Lighting, Fire engineering
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ARTIC groundbreaking signifies another step forward for Californian high speed rail
The $184 million Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) will be the grand central station of Orange County.
Categories: Transport, Rail, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Facades, United States
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Gibraltar International Airport takes off
The construction of a new international airport terminal on behalf of the Government of Gibraltar is now complete. A phased opening of the new facility began with arrivals late in 2011 and departures will follow as the...
Categories: Urban development, Aviation, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Facades, Acoustics, Fire engineering, Safe & secure, Geotechnical
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Life on the Digital Frontier
“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...
Categories: Transport, Facades, Building services engineering, United States
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Bring to Light
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...
Categories: News, Culture, Facades, Structural engineering, Lighting, United States
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Buro Happold on team behind Birmingham’s innovative ‘Cube’
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...
Categories: Press Releases, Commercial residential, Retail, Facades, Structural engineering, Inclusive design, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
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Buro Happold supports the restoration of The Savoy Hotel
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...
Categories: Press Releases, Hospitality, Facades, Structural engineering, United Kingdom
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Buro Happold delivers innovative flood-proofed science centre
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...
Categories: Press Releases, Scientific, Water, Structural engineering, Facades, Flood risk, Poland
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Leading Middle East satellite operator announces new Riyadh HQ
State of the art offices to be designed by Heneghan Peng and Buro Happold One of the world’s top satellite operators, and the leading satellite services provider in the Arab world, Arabsat, is undergoing an...
Categories: Press Releases, Commercial office, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Safe & secure, IT communications & control, Fire engineering, Facades, Inclusive design
