Ove Arup | |
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Born | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 16 April 1895
Died | 5 February 1988 London, England | (aged 92)
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
Education | Sorø Academy University of Copenhagen Polyteknisk Læreanstalt |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Ruth Sørensen |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Structural engineer |
Institutions | Institution of Structural Engineers |
Practice name | Arup |
Projects | Sydney Opera House Centre Pompidou Kingsgate Bridge Highpoint I Labworth Café |
Awards | IStructE Gold Medal RIBA Gold Medal |
Sir Ove Nyquist Arup, CBE, MICE, MIStructE, FCIOB (16 April 1895 – 5 February 1988) was an English engineer who founded Arup Group Limited, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems.[1] Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers of his time.