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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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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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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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Creative re-use at Lakeshore development, Bristol, UK

01/06/2012 Written by Claire Smith No comments

The Buro Happold project “Lakeshore” is currently featuring as part of the Bristol retrofit city exhibition at the re-launch of the Bristol Architecture Centre. The exhibition is celebrating Bristol’s legacy of creative re-use of buildings and places and presents a range of retrofit interventions and innovative visions for the future of Bristol.

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Categories: Commercial residential, Structural engineering, Urban development, United Kingdom


Buro Happold Global technology companies collaborate to create intelligent urban spaces

Global technology companies collaborate to create intelligent urban spaces

16/05/2012 No comments

Greenwich Peninsula hosts partnership signing ceremony with Minister of State for Universities and Science

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Categories: Urban development, Environment, Urban development, United Kingdom


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Banging the drum for UK Plc

13/01/2012 Written by Mike Cook No comments

Buro Happold is renowned for delivering innovative and inspiring engineering solutions for world class sports stadia. Our building and infrastructure portfolio includes Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and the...

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Categories: Opinion, Urban development, United Kingdom


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Hands off our land:Buro Happold comments on the National Planning Policy Framework

03/01/2012 Written by Sue Garland No comments

The current positioning of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is of great interest to renowned consulting engineers, Buro Happold. The Environment Industries Commission (EIC) which serves as an interface between the...

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Categories: Urban development, Environment, Urban development, Geoenvironmental, United Kingdom


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King Abdullah Financial District

20/12/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Creating Saudi Arabia’s most significant commercial real estate development

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Categories: Commercial office, Culture, Urban development, Urban development, United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia


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Buro Happold supports major sustainability-led Gulf project

29/11/2011 Written by Gill Sincock No comments

Consultancy delivering phase 2 and 3 of Heart of Doha, Qatar’s responsible urban redevelopment Situated in central Doha, Qatar’s capital city and economic powerhouse, the Heart of Doha is an ambitious and ground...

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Categories: Press Releases, Urban development, Sustainability, Environment, Urban development


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Concerns over contaminated land

22/11/2011 Written by Sue Garland No comments

10,000 contaminated land sector professionals call for safeguards in NPPF – EIC to launch campaign  The Environment Industries Commission (EIC) Contaminated Land Working Group has expressed serious concerns to the...

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Categories: News, Environment, Urban development, Geoenvironmental, United Kingdom


Buro Happold City Performance workshop highlights

City Performance workshop highlights

21/10/2011 Written by Sue Garland No comments

Buro Happold and built environment think-tank The Edge hosted a two-day workshop in London on the theme of ‘City Performance’. Supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, the Italian Embassy and the Royal Danish...

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Categories: Events, Sustainability, Transport, Urban development, Highway engineering, Utilities engineering, Transport planning, United Kingdom


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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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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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Alasdair Young to chair low carbon infrastructure event

20/10/2011 No comments

Buro Happold’s Energy Director, Alasdair Young, will be chairing Energy Conversations on 9th November at The Building Centre in London. A series of talks, debates and discussions around the supply and use of energy,...

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Categories: News, Events, Energy, Sustainability, Urban development, United Kingdom