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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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City of Philadelphia celebrates opening of double LEED Platinum Five Crescent Drive

08/04/2013 Written by Kelli Hardiman No comments

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...

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Categories: Commercial office, Building services engineering, Lighting, Sustainability, Facades, Fire engineering, United States


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Gabe Guilliams named one of ENR’s 20 under 40

28/03/2013 Written by Jon Forman No comments

Gabe Guilliams has been named one of Engineering News Record New York’s 20 under 40 for 2013. Each year ENR honors 20 individuals under 40 years of age who represent the Best of the Best in their construction and design...

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Categories: Lighting, 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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Caltech Jorgensen Lab achieves LEED Platinum

17/01/2013 Written by Julian Parsley & Jodi Christopher No comments

Buro Happold is honored to have been involved in the recent renovation of the California Institute of Technology, Earle M. Jorgensen Laboratory, designed by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects.

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Categories: Education, Energy, Lighting, Sustainability


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Buro Happold on winning streak! Multiple projects receive industry recognition

05/10/2012 Written by Kelli Hardiman No comments

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...

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Categories: Culture, Education, Urban development, Facades, Structural engineering, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Lighting, Fire engineering


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Temple Quay Bridge - Highly Commended

03/04/2012 Written by Kevin Grant No comments

Our lighting team receive 'highly commended' for their work on Temple Quay Bridge at the Lighting Design Awards 2012 - Exterior Lighting Category

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Categories: Lighting, United Kingdom


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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


Buro Happold Riverside Museum set to open

Riverside Museum set to open

10/06/2011

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...

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Categories: Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Lighting, Geotechnical, United Kingdom


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Buro Happold wins lighting design award for Sperone Westwater Gallery

27/05/2011

Buro Happold earns a top lighting design award from the International Association of Lighting Designers awards programme, the premier lighting design competition. International multidisciplinary engineering...

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Categories: Awards, Lighting


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First BREEAM In-Use Excellent Rating outside UK

08/02/2011 Written by Gill Sincock

Buro Happold carries out BREEAM assessment on Pollux Tower, Frankfurt; the first building outside the UK to achieve a BREEAM In-Use Excellent Rating

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Categories: Lighting, Sustainability, Germany


Buro Happold Glasgow’s Briggait Building transformed in to arts space

Glasgow’s Briggait Building transformed in to arts space

11/08/2010

Buro Happold completes conversion of Victorian fish market to artist studios One of Glasgow’s best loved buildings and architectural gems has been given a new breath of life. The Briggait Building, a late nineteenth...

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Categories: Press Releases, Culture, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Lighting, United Kingdom


Buro Happold Co-operative’s new sustainable headquarters design revealed

Co-operative’s new sustainable headquarters design revealed

05/06/2009

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...

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Categories: Press Releases, Commercial office, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Fire engineering, IT communications & control, Inclusive design, Lighting, Acoustics, Geotechnical, United Kingdom