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Internationally renowned water expert Alan Travers will be discussing how the regeneration of the Wadi Hanifah wetlands in Saudi Arabia has made a profound effect on the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of Riyadh and...

A gravity-fed waterfall and 'raintubes' that reveal the journey of water from roof to cistern, a building dashboard that displays data about water capture and reuse, and an integrated system that diverts 100% of site runoff for...

A recent fire at the Al Hafeet Tower in Sharjah (April 2013) is the latest in a series of similar incidents that have highlighted what a...

Renowned expert in lightweight structures Matthew Birchall has become the newest member of Buro Happold LLP. Matthew, an engineering and architecture graduate, joined the consultancy in 2006 and has been instrumental in building...

Two Buro Happold UK projects have tied for first place in the Corporate Workplace category in the North of England heat of the British Council for Offices awards 2013. Wakefield One and 1 Angel Square were joint winners of the...

Buro Happold is pleased to congratulate our client, the Plenary Group, on their selection as preferred proponent for Colorado’s US36 Managed Lanes project. Buro Happold was appointed by the <link...

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...

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...

Buro Happold’s New York office is providing structural engineering services for an iconic 49 story, mixed use development in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is set to redefine the concept of a typical high rise. Designed by...

The recent decision to grant planning permission for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in...

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...

The Coop’s new Manchester HQ recognised once again for its outstanding sustainability credentials

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...

Delivering clean and reliable water supplies in urban environments is a major challenge that many African nations are facing today. In small towns across Malawi the current problem is not actually the supply itself but how to...

The Gulf region faces a massive challenge in balancing economic and resource consumption growth against the threat of climate change and finite global resource availability. It can be said that living in the Gulf is living on...

For those who buy in to the Keynesian view of infrastructure and economic development, some of the recent comments by members of the UK Government on infrastructure are a positive sign. For example, Deputy Prime Minister Nick...

Having been involved in the environmental design of schools for over 15 years, I have seen the sector emerge from old style PFI projects and adding extensions to clapped out buildings, through the first glossy academies of the...

The first steps in an ambitious programme to reform the UK’s Strategic Road Network (SRN) have been mapped out. But will the UK government do what’s necessary to offer a better service to motorists and business users? The...

The recent flurry of reports, blogs and commentaries discussing the likelihood of an occurrence of the Peak Car effect in the UK has largely focused on the social implications of us falling out of love with our...

Designed by Quincy Jones in 1971, the original building was a three storey concrete computer laboratory in need of significant renovations before it become the new home to the Institute. Primary renovations involved removing oversized sun shades, installing high performance double paned glass, introducing a new atrium and transforming what were once offices into research laboratories. The restoration resulted in improved natural lighting and views to the outside, as well as cutting edge energy efficient research space.

The new Emerson College Los Angeles Center, located on Sunset Boulevard amidst the studios of Hollywood, provides a permanent location for the college’s internship program, both for its instructional/administrative...