manufacturing corporation . arup trading name arup type private held in trust for the benefit of the employees industry design engineering and business consultation predecessor arup & arup ltd 1938 1946 founded april 1 1946 1946 04 01 founder sir ove n. arup headquarters london united kingdom number of locations 92 offices in 42 countries 2016 area served worldwide key people gregory hodkinson chairman tristram carfrae david whittleton deputy chairmen services consultancy services revenue 1.13 billion 2015 1.05 billion 2014 1 operating income 25.4 million 2015 40.4 million 2014 1 profit 19.0 million 2015 29.7 million 2014 1 total assets 65.5 million 2015 88.8 million 2014 1 number of employees 12 143 2015 11 355 2014 1 subsidiaries ove arup & partners international ltd arup associates ltd and others . website www.arup.com arup officially arup group limited is a british multinational professional services firm headquartered in london which provides engineering design planning project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment . the firm has over 13 000 staff based in 92 offices across 42 countries and is present in africa the americas australasia east asia europe and the middle east . arup has participated in projects in over 160 countries . 2 arup is owned by trusts the beneficiaries of which are arup s past and present employees who receive a share of the firm s operating profit each year . 3 contents 1 history 2 notable projects 2.1 africa 2.2 the americas 2.3 asia 2.4 australia 2.5 europe 2.6 sports 3 awards 4 fellows 5 notable alumni and current staff 6 related companies 7 references 8 external links history edit the firm was founded in london in 1946 as the ove n. arup consulting engineers by sir ove nyquist arup . sir ove set out to build a firm where professionals of diverse disciplines could work together to produce projects of greater quality than was achievable by them working in isolation . in 1963 together with the architect philip dowson arup associates 4 was formed . in 1970 the firm reformed as ove arup & partners . notable projects edit angel of the north coventry cathedral showing the new building by arup in the background . it is best known for its design work for the built environment . 5 6 projects to which it has contributed include the sydney opera house which is largely credited with launching arup into the premier league of engineering consultancies . 7 the bbc and riba documentary the brits who built the modern world highlighted arup s collaboration with architects and described arup as the engineering firm which lord norman foster and his peers lord richard rogers sir nicholas grimshaw sir michael hopkins and sir terry farrell most frequently relied upon . 8 africa edit letsibogo dam botswana design and geotechnics 1997 constitutional court johannesburg south africa multidisciplinary engineers and project manager 2004 architect omm scottish livingstone hospital molepolole botswana design and construction supervision 2007 central terminal at or tambo international airport conceptual design masterplanning and project management 2009 architect bentel abramson & partners green star south africa a green building rating system based on the australian green star offices tool dwabor kindergarten ghana design and engineering 2010 gautrain rapid rail link johannesburg to pretoria sandton to or tambo international airport south africa concept studies and independent certification 2010 the americas edit cathedral of our lady of the angels los angeles usa mechanical and electrical engineers 2002 architect rafael moneo de young museum san francisco usa mechanical and electrical engineers 2005 architects herzog & de meuron michael lee chin crystal at the royal ontario museum toronto canada structural mechanical and electrical engineers 2007 architect daniel libeskind california academy of sciences san francisco usa structural and services engineers 2008 architect renzo piano y2e2 building stanford university palo alto usa mechanical and electrical engineers 2008 architect boora architects new tappan zee bridge hudson river new york city concept studies 2009 bill & melinda gates foundation headquarters seattle wa usa structural and services engineers 2011 architects nbbj fulton center new york city usa structural engineers 2014 hdr daniel frankfurt page ayres cowley architects grimshaw architects lee harris pomeroy architects high roller las vegas nv usa structural and electrical engineering 2014 architects the hettema group and klai juba architects 9 gerald desmond bridge design build project long beach california civil structural geotechnical design services ongoing second avenue subway new york city usa tunnel engineering ongoing lake mead intake no. 3 nevada usa tunnel engineering asia edit cctv headquarters in beijing s central business district nearing completion august 2008 . marina bay sands singapore druk white lotus school one of the most innovative buildings of asia built to survive the ladakhi weather . hsbc main building hong kong civil and structural engineers 1985 architects norman foster kansai international airport osaka japan structural and services engineers 1994 architect renzo piano building workshop petron megaplaza makati philippines structural engineers 1998 architect skidmore owings & merrill international finance centre hong kong structural and geotechnical engineers 2003 rocco design architects national aquatics centre water cube beijing china design and structural engineers 2008 architects ptw architects cscec ccdi beijing national stadium the bird s nest beijing china structural engineers 2008 architects herzog & de meuron china architectural design & research group ai weiwei cctv headquarters beijing china structural engineers 2008 architects rem koolhaas and ole scheeren oma fusionopolis singapore structural and specialist engineers 2008 architects kisho kurokawa rajiv gandhi international airport hyderabad telangana india full engineering services 2008 architect integrated design associates singapore flyer singapore structural engineers 2008 architects kisho kurokawa dp stonecutters bridge hong kong bridge engineers 2009 architect dissing weitling dongtan ecocity shanghai china design and masterplan 2010 main designer thomas v. harwood iii canton tower guangzhou china structural engineers 2010 architects mark hemel barbara kuit iba marina bay sands integrated resort singapore structural and specialist engineers 2010 architects moshe safdie aedas the helix singapore structural civil maritime mechanical electrical engineers lighting designers 2010 architects cox architects a61 disambiguation needed downtown line 1 bugis singapore structural civil mechanical electrical geotechnical fire tunnel design engineers acoustic consultants 2013 architects aedas singapore sports hub singapore structural and specialist engineers 2010 architects arup associates arup sport dp architects south beach singapore structural and facade engineers sustainability consultants 2015 architects foster partners capitol development singapore structural civil mechanical electrical facade fire engineers sustainability and vertical transportation consultants 2015 architects richard meier & partners a61 tanjong pagar center singapore structural and facade engineers sustainability consultants 2016 architects skidmore owings & merrill llp australia edit sydney opera house 30 st mary axe the gherkin kurilpa bridge brisbane sydney opera house sydney australia structural engineers 1973 architect j rn utzon melbourne museum melbourne australia civil and structural engineers 2000 architects denton corker marshall swan bells perth australia structural engineers 2000 architects hames sharley goodwill bridge brisbane australia bridge design 2001 architects cox rayner national museum of australia canberra australia structural engineers 2001 architects howard raggatt lang park redevelopment brisbane australia masterplanning civil and structural engineers 2003 architects populous pdt national gallery of victoria melbourne australia structural engineers 2003 architects mario bellini state library of victoria melbourne australia structural engineers 2004 architects ancher mortlock & woolley melbourne cricket ground melbourne australia civil and structural engineers 2005 architects mcg5 australian synchrotron melbourne victoria specialist engineering 2007 kurilpa bridge brisbane australia bridge design 2009 architects cox rayner melbourne recital centre & melbourne theatre company theatre melbourne australia acoustic and theatre engineers 2009 architects ashton raggat mcdougall andrew boy charlton pool sydney australia structural and services engineering 2011 architects lippmann associates brisbane airport link brisbane australia designers 2012 melbourne star melbourne australia structural engineering 2013 europe edit millennium bridge in london coventry cathedral uk structural engineers 1962 architect sir basil spence kingsgate bridge durham uk engineering design 1966 greyfriars bus station northampton uk engineering design 1976 pompidou centre paris france structural and service engineers 1977 architects renzo piano & richard rogers the barbican centre london uk civil and structural engineers 1982 architects chamberlin powell and bon lloyds building london uk building engineers and project planners 1986 architect richard rogers angel of the north gateshead uk advanced structural research 1998 designer antony gormley london eye london uk structural engineers 2000 architect marks barfield 10 millennium bridge london uk bridge engineering 2000 architects foster partners and sir anthony caro resund bridge denmark sweden planning and bridge engineering 2000 architects dissing weitling sony center berlin germany structural and environmental engineers 2000 architect helmut jahn hsbc tower london london uk structural engineers 2002 architects foster partners city of manchester stadium manchester england uk arup associates architects 2002 selfridges birmingham uk structural engineers 2003 architect future systems 30 st mary axe the gherkin london uk structural engineers 2004 architect norman foster scottish parliament building edinburgh scotland uk structural civil fa ade geotechnical blast and landscaping engineers 2004 architect enric miralles allianz arena munich germany structural engineers 2005 architects herzog & de meuron arnolfini refurbishment bristol england uk structural mechanical and electrical engineers 2005 architects snell associates casa da m sica porto portugal building engineers 2005 architects rem koolhaas oma restoration program of brunel s ss great britain bristol england uk civil and structural engineers 2005 architect alex french partnership kanyon shopping mall istanbul turkey structural engineers 2006 architect tabanl o lu architects nescio bridge amsterdam netherlands structural engineers 2006 architect wilkinson eyre high speed 1 uk rail engineering 2007 terminal 5 at heathrow airport england uk civil engineers 2008 architect richard rogers snowdon summit building wales uk structural engineers 2009 ray hole architects donbass arena ukraine structural engineers 2009 grand canal theatre dublin ireland acoustic theatre technical structural and building services engineers 2010 architect daniel libeskind london aquatics centre london uk structural and services engineers 2012 architect zaha hadid shard london bridge london uk services engineers 2013 architect renzo piano nou mestalla stadium valencia spain structural engineers ongoing architects reid fenwick asociados seat of the european central bank frankfurt germany building services engineers ongoing architect coop himmelb l au lakhta center saint peterburg russia verification calculation for the underground part foundation pile base and the superstructure ongoing architect tony kettle rmjm garden bridge london uk structural engineers ongoing designer thomas heatherwick sports edit arup had its own sports division arup sport specialising in designing consulting and structural engineering for sporting facilities such as stadia . 11 this group continues to work under the banner of arup associates following a streamlining of the arup brand . many of arup s modern stadia are designed with a contemporary distinctive edge and the company strives to revolutionise stadium architecture and performance . 11 for instance the bird s nest stadium for the 2008 olympics was complimented for its striking architectural appearance 12 and the city of manchester stadium for the 2002 commonwealth games has stairless entry to the upper tiers through circular ramps outside the stadium . 11 the most notable stadium projects led by arup remain the city of manchester stadium 2003 allianz arena 2005 beijing national stadium 2008 donbass arena 2009 and the singapore sports hub 2014 . the etihad stadium in manchester for 2002 commonwealth games and home of manchester city f.c. the allianz arena in germany home of fc bayern munich the bird s nest or beijing national stadium for 2008 summer olympics beijing and national stadium of china awards edit arup s multidisciplinary sports venue design and engineering scope on the singapore sports hub won the 2013 world architecture festival award in the future projects leisure category . casa da m sica the casa da m sica oporto designed by arup and office for metropolitan architecture was nominated for the 2007 stirling prize . arup s work with the druk white lotus school ladakh won them large consultancy firm of the year 2003 at the british consultants and construction bureau international expertise awards 2003 building on their triple win at the 2002 world architecture awards . 13 arup was awarded the worldaware award for innovation for its vawtex air system in