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Comprehensive sustainability design strategies earned Torre Iberdrola a LEED Platinum rating, the first in Europe for a high rise structure.

Buro Happold will be attending the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2013 International Conference - Height and Heritage. The event will include the launch of the CTBUH Tall Building reference book which Buro...

The specialized expertise of Buro Happold’s New York facades team was on full display as the 408 ft steel spire set to crown One World Trade Center was hoisted atop the tower.

After a frosty ground breaking party, the construction works for the HumboldtHafenEins office building, are well underway.

On 19 April 2013 Buro Happold hosted more than 80 guests in our new Beijing office in Jian Wai SOHO. The Beijing business was launched publicly in July 2011 with the announcement of our role on the Jin Bao Street redevelopment...

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 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...

GlaxoSmithKline's new LEED Platinum Five Crescent Drive corporate facility is setting a precedent for high-performance commercial developments that meet the needs of both client and end user. A key component in Liberty Property Trust's redevelopment of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the 208,000 ft² project received LEED Platinum certification under both the Core and Shell and Commercial Interiors programs. Integrated services provided by Buro Happold played a pivotal role in the successful design and delivery of the project which is designed to achieve minimum energy consumption and maximum maintenance efficiency while being environmentally responsible.

Buro Happold is pleased to announce the appointment of new director, Jaroslaw Kujawa, who will be based in our Warsaw office. Jaroslaw joins us from the WSP Group, where he was managing director and co-founder...

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

Buro Happold and Chadwick International eliminate the need for air-conditioning in the work place by creating a low cost, low carbon space for Xchanging plc in the academic city of Shimoga, 280kms north west of Bangalore, an energy breakthrough for India.

Jinbao street is located in the centre of Beijing close to the Forbidden City and is destined to become one of the prime retail destinations in the PRC and potentially the world. The new build, mixed-use development totals approximately 200,000m2 and will create a world class retail offer with prime office accommodation and luxury hotel accommodation. The project includes the renovation of existing historic “hutong” buildings to create food and beverage offers.

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...

When confronted with a need to adopt a new direction for their commercial bevelopment the Absal Group turned to Buro Happold to develop a fresh and exciting approach to their needs for a central Riyadh site.

1 New York Street will provide 100,000ft² of high-spec office and retail space. The development acts as a landmark gateway to the Mosley Street corridor and Bruntwood’s evolving New York Street project.

American Express’ new headquarters in Brighton is designed to help the company cope with the high-tech demands of 21st century commerce. A thoroughly modern building, it will provide capacity for 3000 staff, alongside a staff restaurant and shops. With cost and planning restrictions, the site required an inventive solution to ensure its success as the flagship building for a financial giant.

The news that Dubai Municipality will soon mandate the use of wind tunnel testing for tall...

This ambitious re-envisioning of the ‘Heart of Doha’, Qatar’s capital city, aims to address the current problem of urban sprawl by providing its citizens with a purpose-built city, with planned and integrated infrastructure designed to reduce carbon emissions and preserve the cities’ diminishing heritage through previous uncoordinated development.

As one of the largest brownfield regeneration projects in the south west, Bath Western Riverside comprises approximately 70 acres of land west of the city centre adjoining the river Avon. The project is a major opportunity for Bath to deliver a platform for the city’s future economic and social prosperity.

Buro Happold projects took three of the main categories at last night’s British Construction Industry awards (BCIA)

Buro Happold goes beyond engineering: we also have a dedicated team of designers and artists who use their creativity to bring our technical concepts to life. We recently produced a limited edition range of covers for our sector...

I have been working for a number of years on a series of new office buildings and corporate headquarters and it's given me time to reflect on the changing workplace. One of the issues is that by the time the workplace experts get...

Last year I was invited to sit on a panel discussing super-tall buildings at the World Architecture Congress in Dubai. The last audience question of the event piqued my interest at the time and has held it ever since: “What is...

Completed in July 2006, Palestra was constructed as a speculative commercial office building, aimed to appeal to the high end of the London office market. The original project was designed by Alsop architects, with Buro Happold...

Part of the British high street since 1863, the Co-op is the UK’s largest mutual retailer with a turnover of over £13 billion. In 2009 the retailer commissioned a new 400,000 sq ft, 16 storey head office building in Manchester to...