Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, offering a broad range of professional services to clients around the world. Founded in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup, the company has since grown into an international group with over 12,000 professionals operating out of 92 offices in 40 countries.
Arup brings together professionals from diverse disciplines and with complementary skills, adopting an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to deliver complex projects. The firm’s technical specialists have deep expertise; they share an inventive, joined-up approach and thrive on problem-solving to find the best possible solutions to clients’ challenges.
Arup is perhaps best known for civil and structural engineering, but the firm also provides a wide range of specialist services including (but not limited to):
• acoustic consulting
• lighting design
• materials consulting
• landscape architecture
• visualisation services
• product design
• audiovisual and multi-media consulting
• façade engineering
• health and wellbeing consulting
Arup is owned by its employees and therefore unbound by shareholder management or the interests of outside agents. This allows the firm to retain its independent spirit and freely adopt decisions best suited to each project. These operating principles and the firm’s commitment to sustainability are paramount.
