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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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Battery Park SeaGlass Carousel takes shape in New York City
Battery Park’s SeaGlass Carousel, which received the final panel to its nautilus-inspired enclosure at a topping off ceremony on April 18, celebrates New York’s past and future. It’s both a reminder of the original New York City...
Categories: Culture, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, 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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2013 Civic Trust Awards - winners revealed
A number of Buro Happold projects received recognition in the recently announced UK Civic Trust awards for 2013. In all seven Buro Happold projects were announced as outright winners of the award with three receiving...
Categories: Sports & Entertainment, Culture, Commercial residential, Inclusive design, Fire engineering, United Kingdom
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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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Specialist services for the ‘incurably curious’!
Buro Happold’s specialist consultants work with Wilkinson Eyre Architects to deliver refurbishment and expansion of Wellcome Collection
Categories: Culture, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, United Kingdom
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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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Buro Happold joins Battersea redevelopment team
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.
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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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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Buro Happold computational design expert to speak at BIM Show Live
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...
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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New Marlowe Theatre - a tour de force in theatre and performance space design
Buro Happold’s latest inspirational performance venue The new Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury opens its doors to the public on 4 October, three years after construction started in 2008. The venue will open with a gala...
Categories: Culture, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, Water, Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
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Riverside Museum set to open
Buro Happold delivers stunning new museum on banks of River Clyde From the smooth metallic sheen of the curved and pleated roof, down to the floor designed to take the weight of a steam train, the engineering design for...
Categories: Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Lighting, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
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New addition to Edinburgh’s Napier University opens
Buro Happold delivers sustainable solutions for Napier’s new Sighthill campus World renowned Napier University in Edinburgh can now boast a state of the art Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences with learning,...
Categories: Press Releases, Education, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, SMART solutions, Acoustics
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Buro Happold appoints new Director of Fire Engineering
Andy Passingham strengthens consultancy’s global fire engineering capabilities International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has bolstered its fire engineering offering with the appointment of a...
Categories: Press Releases, Fire engineering
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Co-operative’s new sustainable headquarters design revealed
Manchester remains base for group that started out 1863 The 3DReid design for The Co-operative Group’s new head office building in Manchester has been revealed. The architects will be working with...
Categories: Press Releases, Commercial office, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, IT communications & control, Inclusive design, Lighting, Acoustics, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
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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
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Napier University works begin
Redevelopment of the Sighthill campus starts on site The redevelopment of the Sighthill campus at Napier University has now started on site. The campus will incorporate the Faculty of Health, Life and Social...
Categories: Press Releases, Education, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Sustainability
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Award Win for Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park HQ
Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Award honours ‘Carrochan’ Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority received the Carbon Trust Low Carbon Building Award 2009 for the new Loch Lomond & the...
Categories: Press Releases, Culture, Civic, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Inclusive design, Computational analysis, United Kingdom
