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Ove Arup

Anglo-Danish engineer (1895-1988) · United Kingdom · Founders · Died at 92

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Sir Ove Nyquist Arup was a British engineer with Danish heritage who founded Arup, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems. Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers of his time.

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A pair of Phoenix breakwaters at Portland HarbourA pair of Phoenix breakwaters at Portland HarbourArup led the engineering design of the Sydney Opera House and made its construction possible.Arup led the engineering design of the Sydney Opera House and made its construction possible.Kingsgate Bridge as seen from the Durham Students' Union, with Durham Cathedral aboveKingsgate Bridge as seen from the Durham Students' Union, with Durham Cathedral above

Awards

Honorary Doctor of the Technical University of Denmark1974
Royal Gold Medal1966
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1988 · aged 92

Founders from the United Kingdom 6

Paul Polman50.4William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield50.3Jenna Meek50.5Michelle Mone50.2Jimi Heselden50.6Angela Beesley Starling50.2

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