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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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Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering winners announced

21/03/2013 No comments

Internet and Web pioneers win the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

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Categories: India, China, Russia, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, United States


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New cultural centre and library for Karlshamn, Sweden

25/01/2013 No comments

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...

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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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Partnership welcomes two new appointments

24/01/2013 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Buro Happold has announced the appointment of two new partners bringing the partnership to a total of 50. Happold Consulting’s Lawrie Robertson and Mumbai based Anil Hira will add their considerable expertise and market insight...

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Categories: Commercial office, Commercial residential, Urban development, India, United Kingdom, UAE, Saudi Arabia, United States, Poland, Italy, Germany, Nordics, China


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Deutsche Bahn launches new mobility card for Berlin

19/12/2012 Written by Birgit Hirschmann/ Gill Sincock No comments

BahnCard 25 mobil plus combines multi-modal mobility service on one card

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Categories: Rail, Sustainability, Nordics, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom


Buro Happold Buro Happold sponsors the WAN Architectural Effectiveness Awards

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


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Innovative engineering overcomes seismic, structural challenges of BIG’s Vancouver Tower

10/05/2012 No comments

Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold is providing structural engineering services for the Beach and Howe mixed-use tower in Vancouver, Canada; Buro Happold is the design engineer, working in collaboration...

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Categories: Commercial office, Commercial residential, Structural engineering, China, Nordics, Italy, United States


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Building Italy's Sustainable Future

20/03/2012 No comments

Paolo Cresci, sustainability expert in our Milan office talks about our work in Italy and how the construction market is embracing sustainability in the built environment.   Paolo Cresci, esperto di sostenibilità del nostro ufficio di Milano, espone il suo punto di vista sull'attivita' di Buro Happold in Italia e su come il mercato delle costruzioni stia incorporando la sostenibilità nell'ambiente costruito

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Categories: Italy


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Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering opens for nominations

28/02/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Panel of internationally renowned judges also announced

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


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LEED Gold - Affori Centre

13/02/2012 Written by Nancy Zikri No comments

Affori Centre ottiene la Certificazione LEED Gold CBRE Investors, società multinazionale di gestione di investimenti immobiliari, ha annunciato che l’immobile “Affori Centre” ha ottenuto la certificazione LEED Gold,...

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Categories: Commercial office, Sustainability, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom


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Settore residenziale in Italia / Italy's residential sector

13/02/2012 Written by Giammichele Melis No comments

A fare da volano alla sostenibilità nel settore residenziale oggi è il fattore economico scive Giammichele Melis dell’ufficio italiano di Buro Happold Giammichele...

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Categories: Commercial residential, Sustainability, Italy, Nordics, Germany, Poland


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Plastic Fantastic!

09/02/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Times Eureka Pavilion wins Architects’ Journal Small Projects Sustainability award

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Categories: Culture, Nordics, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom


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Down to earth

08/02/2012 Written by Natasha Watson 1 comment

Pigs love it, Glastonbury’s full of it, and it’s a pain to get out of carpets.

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Categories: Education, Culture, Structural engineering, Environment, United Kingdom, United States, Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland


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Redeveloping Gibraltar Airport

03/01/2012 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Gibraltar airfield was built during World War II and officially opened in 1949 as an emergency base for the British Royal Navy. On December 2nd, 1987, an agreement between the Spanish and British governments agreed to the civil...

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Categories: Aviation, Transport, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom


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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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Buro Happold signs up as strategic partner in Poland’s first Future 4 Build event

15/11/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Engineering consultancy takes part in international Future 4 Build 2011 This year Poland’s capital, Warsaw, hosted Future 4 Build – the international conference on the sustainable built environment. The event, held in...

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Categories: Nordics, Germany, Italy, Poland


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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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Buro Happold Buro Happold opens second new office this year - Milan

Buro Happold opens second new office this year - Milan

31/03/2011 Written by Gill Sincock

Practice expands European presence to include Italy International multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has opened its first office in southern Europe in Italy’s capital of fashion, Milan. The new...

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Categories: Italy


Buro Happold Construction of iconic bridge reaches major milestone

Construction of iconic bridge reaches major milestone

15/12/2010

Ponte della Musica now spans the Tiber in Rome The two sides of the Ponte della Musica, a dual purpose pedestrian and public transport bridge, have been connected – representing a major milestone in the construction of...

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Categories: Transport, Bridges & civil structures, Transport, Italy