ENGINEERING THE WORLD: OVE ARUP AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOTAL DESIGN PART OF
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM ENGINEERING SEASON
ENGINEERING
THE WORLD: OVE ARUP AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOTAL DESIGN PART OF
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM ENGINEERING SEASON
June 8,
2016 – November 6, 2016
Revealing
the untold design stories behind some of the world’s most famous buildings,
such as the Sydney Opera House and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, to recent
projects such as Crossrail, the V&A will stage the first ever major
retrospective on Ove Arup (1895-1988), the most influential engineer of the
20th century, as part of the V&A Engineering Season. Engineering the World:
Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design, staged in cooperation with the
global engineering and design consultancy Arup, will survey the life, work and
legacy of the firm’s Anglo-Danish founder featuring over 150 previously unseen
prototypes, models, archival materials, drawings, film and photography, as well
as new immersive digital displays featuring animations, simulations and virtual
reality.
Ove
Arup was the pioneer of a multidisciplinary approach to design that has defined
the way engineering is understood and practiced today. His theories on ‘Total
Design’ centred on bringing all professions involved in a project together from
the start and also advocated closer collaboration between architects, engineers
and builders. Training first in philosophy, and with a highly poetic and
imaginative sense of design, Ove revolutionised the fields of civil and
structural engineering. Arranged chronologically and spanning around 100 years
of engineering and architectural design, the exhibition will present a
selection of Arup’s grounbreaking projects over the last century, including
collaborations with leading architects like Berthold Lubetkin, Renzo Piano,
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster. The exhibition will also explore the
pioneering work undertaken by Arup worldwide today, including major
infrastructure projects like Crossrail, currently Europe’s largest underground
railway, innovative technologies for acoustics studies like SoundLab®, and
SolarLeaf, an experimental bio-reactive façade system that uses microalgae to
generate renewable energy. The exhibition will immerse visitors in the creative
and collaborative work of engineers, architects and designers who, together,
design our buildings, cities and urban systems.
Zofia
Trafas White, co-curator of the exhibition, said: “Ove Arup was the greatest
engineer of the 20th century. Unconventional and playful in his approach, his
collaborative working style revolutionised building design during his lifetime
and influenced how buildings are made today. Ove Arup’s career began at the
height of the Modern Movement in the 20th century and went on to last over five
decades. The exhibition will paint a picture of the man whose ideas led to the
creation of one of the most innovative and influential engineering
consultancies working today and will present Arup’s key contributions to almost
one hundred years of engineering developments in built environment design.
Engineering the World will shed new light on the behind the scenes engineering
stories that made possible some of the world’s most iconic buildings."
Tristram
Carfrae, Deputy Chairman of Arup Group, commented: “Ove Arup founded our firm
with a highly original vision, combining philosophy and engineering to create a
holistic approach to design that he called ‘total architecture’. Given the
significant challenges the world faces, this pioneering approach to engineering
design has never been more relevant than today. For his life and our on-going
work to be recognised and celebrated by such a world renowned institution as
the V&A is very gratifying. It demonstrates how Ove was a pioneer of his
time and how the firm continues to follow his pursuit of creativity and
innovation based on world class expertise. The V&A tells this story
beautifully and we feel sure this exhibition will be an inspiration to the next
generation of engineers, designers and all those interested in the built
environment.”
The
exhibition will begin with the section A portrait of Ove Arup ( 1895 - 1938 )’
revealing him as a philosopher, poet and practitioner, tracing his early career
during the burgeoning Modernist design movement and his education in
philosophy, mathematics and engineering. It will explore the profound effect
Ove’s relocation to London in 1923 had in shaping his understanding of modern
engineering practice, through encounters and dialogues with leading Modernist
architectural theorists like Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and Le
Corbusier, as well as his collaborative projects with experimental architects
such as Tecton Group and the Modern Architectural Research (MARS) think-tank. Highlights
will include technical studies and models for early projects like the Penguin
Pool at London Zoo, and a lithograph portrait of Ove Arup by Le Corbusier.
Memorabilia from Ove’s personal drawing collection will shed light on his
personality, sense of humour and charisma, including his original doodles and
doggerel – hand drawn sketches that often accompanied his fanciful poems and
notes.
Ove an
His Firm ( 1938 – 1988 ) ’ will chart Ove’s career over five decades across the
20 th century – a time of great social, political and technological change and
the cataclysmic Second World War. Organised around Ove’s own writings on what
he called his philosophy of Total Design, this section of the exhibition will
explore the manifesto of guiding principles he created for his firm and the
company’s evolution into a breeding ground of talent an experimentation.
Ove’s
contribution to the war effort will be explored, especially his pioneering
designs for improving wartime air raid shelters and crucial work on the Mulberry
temporary harbours deployed during the D-Day landings in France in 1944, which
were built to facilitate rapid offloading of soldiers and cargo. The story of
the Sydney Opera House will reveal the key engineering idea that made its
completion possible – the first ever application of computer generated
calculations to a building project. The original Ferranti Pegasus computer
used by Arup engineers, said to have saved at least ten years of manual
calculations, as well as preliminary sketches, technical drawings, models used
for stress testing, and previously unseen original calculations for the
gravity-defying roof will be shown. A showcase of the Pompidou Centre will
explore the Arup engineer team’s contribution to the design of the building’s
most distinctive feature – its external structure and exposed services.
One of
Arup’s first commissions for an art gallery, the Menil Collection in Houston,
Texas, completed in 1986, will show the intuitive approach taken to the design
of lighting effects in collaboration with architect Renzo Piano’s team.
Prototypes of the gallery roof’s key leaf’ reflector panel that enabled a
unique daylighting system, which revolutionised atmospheric and lighting
standards in art galleries throughout the world, will be displayed alongside an
array of test models and study drawings unveiling the evolution of the design.
Ove strongly believed that ‘design should embody a sensible way of building’ an
encouraged an approach that united invention with functionality and a
respectful use of resources. This section will feature the firm’s collaborations
with leading emerging architects of the time which pioneered new approaches to
construction that are still influential in building design today, including the
firm’s collaboration with Foster + Partners on the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank HQ,
which used unprecedented elements of prefabricated construction, and the Kansai
International Airport Terminal Building that united structural design with
environmental engineering concerns. The last ever project completed by
Ove himself, the Kingsgate Footbridge in Durham, close to his birthplace of
Newcastle, will illustrate the essence of his Total Design ideals.
The
final section of the exhibition Arup after Ove ( 1988 - 2016 )’ will explore
Ove’s legacy and highlight recent work by Arup to consider the future of cutting-edge
engineering solutions and their role in our built environment. Major
infrastructure projects such as Crossrail will be brought to life via a new
digital interactive map showing underground tunnelling allowing visitors to
navigate through London’s underbelly. Arup’s new technologies for acoustics and
environmental sound studies will be showcased through immersive simulations,
including a recreation of an Arup SoundLab presenting case studies for concert
halls and studies for the much-debated HS2 railway route. The exhibition will
also look at Arup’s engineering solutions for open source housing design,
including the firm’s recent collaborations with Architecture 00 on WikiHouse,
as well as innovative crowd flow analysis projects undertaken for cultural
attractions around the world, including the V&A.
The
exhibition is co-curated by Maria Nicanor and Zofia Trafas White from the
V&A’s Design Architecture and Digital department.
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
SYDNEY
OPERA HOUSE
Over
2,500 performances and events each year.
Seven
performance spaces; 20 lifts; more than 1,500 additional rooms.
Declared
UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007.
Project
of the Year Award 2007, Association of Consulting Engineers of Australia (joint
award with CRC for Construction Innovation).
Sydney
Opera House is an astonishing architectural - and engineering - feat. From its
prominent position on Bennelong Point, architect Jørn Utzon’s magnificent
vision gracefully adorns Sydney Harbour. With its shimmering sails, this
exhilarating building has come to define its city and even the nation of
Australia. Beyond its iconic status, the Opera House is a busy performing arts
centre, home of Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet and the Sydney Symphony.
Design
of the Opera House began in the 1950s. Ove Arup was engaged early in the
design, and began to turn a daring concept into a physical reality. Arup’s
engineers confronted an engineering challenge that has since become one of the
profession’s epic tales - the design and construction of the building’s
enormous, pre-cast concrete shells. The complex design work for the shells was
achieved through the pioneering use of computers to model the roof and analyse
its structure.
The
Opera House opened in 1973 and since then, Arup has continued to partner its
custodians in the care and maintenance of this extraordinary building, most recently
with design work for a programme of refurbishment and upgrades. In 2007, Arup
helped lay the groundwork for a facilities management system for the Opera
House that could assist with management of the 35-year-old building’s systems
and operations and provide a framework for future refurbishments.
http://www.arup.com/projects/sydney_opera_house
DEMONSTRATION
MODEL OF SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE ROOF GEOMETRY, 1961
This
model shows the breakthrough that the architect engineering team made on the
Sydney Opera House scheme in autumn 1961. The discovery of the ‘spherical
solution’ was a turning point for devising the final, buildable version of the
roof’s design. In this scheme, the roof was based on the geometry of a single
sphere. Each triangle that formed the outer surface of the roof was a portion of
that sphere. The ingenuous engineering solution, demonstrated by this model,
gave the roof the desired shape, and crucially, a geometric regularity that
allowed parts to be prefabricated as repeating components.
Jørn
Utzon, model made by Paul Gulberg ©
RIBA
Archives and Drawings Collections
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
Sydney Opera House Under Construction, 6 April 1966
© Robert Baudin For Hornibrook Ltd.
Courtesy Australian Air Photos
DOODLE
BY OVE ARUP, 1950 - 1980
Ove had
a spirited personality and stood out as an unconventional engineer. His
education in philosophy, mathematics and engineering, combined with a passion
for the arts, was highly unusual at the time. He was a charismatic man known
for his sense of humour, and his witty persona and artistic nature translated
into a compulsion for doodling. Appearing on notebook pages, meeting agenda
documents and accompanying his own doggerel (fanciful poems and notes), Ove’s
playful sketches express his lively imagination. The exhibition marks the first
time that his doodles have been on public display.
Private
Collection 
THE
PENGUIN POOL AT LONDON ZOO, 1934
Ove was
interested in experimenting with reinforced concrete as a building material and
became the go-to expert on this from the 1930s onwards. He partnered with
fellow émigré and Tecton experimental architect, Berthold Lubetkin, on the
critically-acclaimed Penguin Pool at London Zoo. Completed in 1934, Ove’s
contribution to the ambitious scheme included the gravity-defying spiralling
ramps based on complex mathematical calculations. The ramp formations were
inspired by behaviourist research that mimicked the penguins’ natural habitat.
The design, admired for its technical virtuosity, established Ove’s reputation
as a leading consulting engineer on the London scene. The Penguin Pool has been
Grade I listed since 1970.
Frederick
Willia m Bond, Zoological Society of London
Library
© ZSL London Zoo 
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
PORTRAIT
OF OVE ARUP BY LE CORBUSIER, 1955
This
portrait of Ove Arup has never been on public display before. It was made by
the architect Le Corbusier and includes a handwritten dedication – a testament
to the pair’s friendship. Here, Ove is portrayed with his signature wispy hair
and hands clasped in a bridge-like formation. Le Corbusier’s 1923 book, Towards
a New Architecture, which celebrated the importance of the engineer, had a
profound influence on Ove. The portrait, which hung on Ove’s office wall until
his death in 1988, sparked a new line of research for V&A curators. They
uncovered many never-before-seen documents that proved that rather than being
just part of the same Modernist circle, Ove and Le Corbusier were in direct
contact; that there was an intellectual exchange between them about their work
and that they shared a similar philosophy of thinking.
Private
Collection © FLC, ADAGP,
Paris and
DACS, Lond on 2016 
SHIP
DOCKED AT MULBERRY HARBOUR, 1944
In his
early career, Ove gained experience in maritime structure design. This
experience led to a major UK government commission during the Second World War.
Working in secret, Ove was one of over 500 contractors involved in the design
and making of the floating Mulberry Harbours used on D Day, and its aftermath,
for the rapid deployment of troops and supplies. Ove’s contribution was an
ingenious design for one small but crucial element – a shock-absorbing fender
that allowed ships to dock safely.
© Imperial
War Museum 
THE CENTRE POMPIDOU PARIS DESIGN BY
RENZO PIANO & RICHARD ROGERS
CENTRE
POMPIDOU, PARIS – THE GERBERETTE SOLUTION
A team
of Arup engineers worked together with architects Renzo Piano and Richard
Rogers from the start to realise an experimental vision for the Centre Pompidou
in Paris, which was opened in 1977. Its central feature of vast interior spaces
required an unconventional solution. The engineering team led the design
process that put the structural frame and the pipework of the building’s
services on its exterior. This was achieved through what became known as the
gerberette solution. These exposed elements would become the building’s
defining feature.
© Ian
Dagnall Alamy Stock
THE CENTRE POMPIDOU PARIS DESIGN BY
RENZO PIANO & RICHARD ROGERS
THE SHARD DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
THE
SHARD DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
Three
Arup projects make 2014 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist, July 21, 2014
Renzo
Piano’s The Shard, Zaha Hadid’s London Aquatics Centre and Fielden Clegg
Bradley Studio’s Manchester School of Art are all being considered for one
of the UK's most prestigious architecture prizes.
Arup's
multi-disciplinary engineering skills have been integral to delivering the
architects’ vision for these three world-class buildings, which are shortlisted
for the 2014 RIBA Stirling Prize.
The Shard is the
highly visible landmark at the heart of London Bridge Quarter, standing at 310m
(1,016ft) tall. Arup has been responsible for designing the building
services that have been integral to delivering Renzo Piano’s vision for this
slender elegant high rise building. Arup’s innovative designs for the
mechanical, electrical, public health and fire engineering services were
crucial in ensuring the building’s functionality within its iconic form and
complex geometry.
The
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called this year's Stirling
Prize shortlist “one of the strongest in years”. Celebrating
architectural excellence, the Stirling Prize recognises the building that has
made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture over the past
year. The shortlist was drawn from 50 British projects and nine international
projects receiving the 2014 RIBA National Awards.
The six
exceptional shortlisted buildings will now go head-to-head for architecture’s
highest accolade, to be awarded on 16 October 2014.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of The Shard
by Renzo Piano to click below link from My Magical Attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2016/03/the-shard-design-by-renzo-piano.html
THE SHARD DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
THE MENIL COLLECTION DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
THE MENIL
COLLECTION DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
Located
in Houston, TX’s Museum
District, the Menil campus is anchored by Renzo Piano’s first American
building, the Menil Collection. Designed to house the modern art collection of
John and Dominique Menil, the resulting museum blends effortlessly with its
surrounding neighbor hood and utilises as much natural light as possible.
"It
is an exemplary project in many ways. It is primarily about light."
Peter Rice (1935-1992),
award winning Arup structural engineer and author
The
Menil Collection is one of the first modern buildings in the United States to
use a floor air supply system. In order to allow uniform daylighting in the
gallery spaces and achieve the architectural form desired, Arup developed a
system to supply air to the galleries from below, now known as ‘displacement’
ventilation.
The
design for the roof of the Menil Collection began with a clear understanding of
the client’s wishes regarding the standard of daylight and internal environment
within the galleries. In order to affect control of the daylight entering the
galleries, the design developed into separate ‘beam light trusses’ which were
later dubbed as ‘light leaves’. Computer programs and mock-ups were developed
to model the daylighting performance of the proposed system. Physical models of
the light leaves were developed and their shape considered from a structural
and architectural viewpoint. The final design proved to be both visually
unifying while providing the correct daylight control.
"
The special quality of the light and contact between the internal spaces of the
gallery and the outside weather add a diurnal quality to the experience of
visiting the gallery. "
— Peter Rice
The
Menil Collection was selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to
receive its Twenty-five Year Award in 2013.
The award recognises architectural design of enduring significance.
Arup
provided structural, mechanical,electrical, plumbing and fire
protection, lighting and daylighting design
services for this museum.
http://www.arup.com/projects/the_menil_collection
Bas Relief on Blueprint, The Menil Collection, Houston
(Texas), 1982–1987,
Project Piano & Fitzgerald, Architects
© Francesco Pino/Fondazione Renzo Piano, 2009,
Courtesy Fondazione Renzo Piano
THE MENIL COLLECTION DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY DESIGN BY ZAHA HADID
SERPENTINE
SACKLER GALLERY DESIGN BY ZAHA HADID
The
Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London, officially opened its doors today.
New
life has been breathed into The Magazine, a grade II* listed building in
Kensington Gardens originally designed as a Gunpowder Store, hence the name,
Magazine. With 900 square metres of new gallery, restaurant and social space,
the Serpentine Sackler Gallery will be a
new cultural destination in the heart of London.
Working
alongside, Zaha Hadid architects, Arup provided engineering design services for
the contemporary extension. The result is a light and transparent structure
that complements, rather than competes with, the neo-classical architecture of
the original building.
“ The
project presented a number of key challenges for the sensitive restoration of
the existing building and the design of the new extension. We are all immensely
proud of our contribution to this fantastic new addition to the Serpentine
Gallery’s portfolio of buildings ”.
— Ed Clark, Project Director, Arup
The
Gallery is also one of the first buildings in the UK to use a simultaneous heating
and cooling ground source heat pump at this scale. Arup’s engineering design
aspirations included the ability to provide heating and cooling simultaneously
and optimise heat transfer from both systems and ground boreholes. This
innovative system reduces the energy reliance from the ground
boreholes and recycles heat between different parts of the building.
The new
Gallery is named after Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler, whose Foundation has
made the project possible through the largest single gift received by the Serpentine
Gallery in its 41 - year history. This funding has enabled the
unique listed building to be brought into public use for the first time in its
206 - year history, providing a new cultural destination and landmark for
London.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of Serpentine
Sackler Gallery design by Zaha Hadid to click below link from My Magical Attic
blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2013/10/serpentine-sackler-gallery-design-by.html
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY DESIGN BY ZAHA HADID
LETTER
TO OVE ARUP FROM WALTER GROPIUS, 1966
Ove’s
ideas about design practice were informed by dialogues with contemporary
leaders in the field of Modern architecture, including Le Corbusier, Berthold
Lubetkin and Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school. Gropius shared
Ove’s concern for the need of greater unity between engineers and architects,
as demonstrated by this letter. This issue would become central to Ove’s
understanding of what he would call ‘Total Design’. For Ove, this meant to
‘join all the professions right from the start’ of a building project. His
philosophy redefined the way architects, designers and engineers work together.
This letter, from Ove’s personal archive, is on display for the first
time.
Private
Collection 
MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM BY DANIEL LIBESKIND
MILITARY
HISTORY MUSEUM BY DANIEL LIBESKIND
State
of the art extension of a neoclassical building with artistic spaces.
Impressive
architecture designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind.
The
Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden with its new extension is
one of the largest and most innovative museums of its kind in Germany.
The
visitors are attracted not only by its impressive architecture but also by a
completely new exhibition concept with focus on people and human rights.
The
architectural concept is expressed by an extension building as a wedge of
glass, concrete and steel intersecting the 135 years old neoclassical museum
building.
The new
extension part represents the modernisation of the exhibition concept in
general and the revitalisation of the historic arsenal building in particular.
The façade of the new
extension building has been designed in contrast to the solid old façade and is
open and transparent.
Arup
has supported Studio Daniel Libeskind with
shop drawing review and site inspections for this geometrically complex steel
façade.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of Military
History Museum Dresden by Daniel Libeskind to click below link from my magical
attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2013/12/dresden-military-history-museum-design.html
MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM BY DANIEL LIBESKIND
NATIONAL STADIUM ( BIRD’S NEST ) DESIGN BY HERZOG & DE MEURON
NATIONAL
STADIUM ( BIRD’S NEST ) DESIGN BY HERZOG & DE MEURON
The
building’s dynamic form creates a new icon for China and the city of Beijing.
Design
ensures that all spectators are as close as possible to the action and have
clear sight lines.
Gross
floor area 254,600m2 with seating capacity for 91,000 including
11,000 temporary seats.
The
Chinese National Stadium was the 2008 Olympic Games’ most striking
structure, recognised all over the world. The building’s dynamic form and vast
scale create a new icon for China and the city of Beijing.
The
circular shape of the stadium represents 'heaven', while the adjacent square
form of the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube),
also design-engineered by Arup, is a reflection of the Chinese symbol for Earth.
The
structural form of the stadium is popularly described as a 'bird’s nest', with
its pattern inspired by Chinese-style 'crazed pottery'. Seemingly random, the
pattern abides by complex rules for which advanced geometry was
defined.
To
ensure a compact and optimum design, the seating bowl was established first,
with the outer façade wrapping around it. The design ensures that all
spectators are as close as possible to the action and have clear sight lines.
As Beijing is located in
one of the world’s most active seismic zones, Arup used advanced seismic analysis to test the stadium
under various earthquake conditions and ensure that the structure can withstand
major shocks.
http://www.arup.com/projects/chinese_national_stadium
NATIONAL STADIUM ( BIRD’S NEST ) DESIGN BY HERZOG & DE MEURON
LAS VEGAS HIGH ROLLER
LAS VEGAS HIGH ROLLER
TIMBER WAVE DESIGN BY AMANDA LEVETE ARCHITECT
TIMBER
WAVE BY AMANDA LEVETE ARCHITECT
LONDON
DESIGN FESTIVAL
September
2011 marks the fourth year of Arup’s support of the London Design Festival.
Renowned for its innovative projects, this year's festival features two
installations designed in collaboration with Arup as part of its Landmark
Projects initiative.
Arup
Director Ed Clark said: “Participating in these experimental installations at
the London Design Festival is hugely valuable to us. They provide a great
chance to evolve new modelling, analysis,
design and construction techniques.
The two
projects this year are very different to each other but share a sculptural
elegance which will make an instant impression on festival visitors and
passers-by.
Design
is central to the work that we do as engineers and these installations provide
an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the interplay of artistic creativity
and technical expertise that is inherent in all design. ”
Timber
Wave
Visitors
to the festival’s hub, the Victoria
and Albert Museum, will pass through a stunning three dimensional
latticework spiral, built from oil-treated American Red Oak entitled ‘Timber
Wave’.
Designed
by Amanda Levete
Architects (AL_A) in collaboration with Arup, and supported by
the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the oak used in the temporary
self-supporting 12m diameter arch is more traditionally used in furniture
making. The temporary frame to the entrance of the V & A will remain in
place until 15 October.
Size +
Matter: Two Lines
‘Two
Lines’ is a pro-bono collaboration between David Chipperfield Architects and
Arup’s structural engineering and
glass specialists. This installation will feature in the London Design
Festival’s Size + Matter project at the Southbank Centre.
Consisting
of a unique 3.5m high installation made up of two structurally-independent,
identical, interlocking structures, the ‘lines’ are linked geometrically,
composed of vertical and horizontal laminated glass planes and walls. The walls
use Sefar Architecture Vision fabric.
The
metal-coated fabric mesh, black on one side and metallic on the other, is
layered between two sheets of glass and gives the installation's panels both
translucent and reflective qualities.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about the project of Timber
Wave to click below link of My Magical Attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/03/timber-wave-by-amanda-levete-architects.html
TIMBER WAVE DESIGN BY AMANDA LEVETE ARCHITECT
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM LONDON
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
A Brief
History of the Museum
The Victoria
and Albert Museum's collections span two thousand years of art in virtually
every medium, from many parts of the world, and visitors to the museum
encounter a treasure house of amazing and beautiful objects. The story of the
V&A's foundation helps to explain its astonishing richness and diversity.
The Museum was
established in 1852, following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition the
previous year. Its founding principle was to make works of art available to
all, to educate working people and to inspire British designers and
manufacturers. Profits from the Exhibition were used to establish the Museum of
Manufactures, as it was initially known, and exhibits were purchased to form
the basis of its collections.
The Museum
moved to its present site in 1857 and was renamed the South Kensington Museum.
Its collections expanded rapidly as it set out to acquire the best examples of
metalwork, furniture, textiles and all other forms of decorative art from all
periods. It also acquired fine art - paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture
- in order to tell a more complete history of art and design.
Generous
funding and a less competitive art market than today's meant that the young
Museum was able to make many very important acquisitions. The Museum itself
also grew, with new buildings being added as and when needed. Many of these
buildings, with their iron frames and glass roofs, were intended to be
semi-permanent exhibition halls, but they have all survived and are one of the
finest groups of Victorian buildings in Britain.
In 1899, Queen
Victoria laid the foundation stone of a new building designed to give the
Museum a grand façade and main entrance. To mark the occasion, it was renamed
the Victoria and Albert Museum, in memory of the enthusiastic support Prince
Albert had given to its foundation.
Throughout the
20th century, the collections continued to grow. While expanding its historical
collections, the V&A also maintained its acquisition of contemporary
objects, starting with a collection of Art Nouveau furniture in 1900.
The Museum's
ceramics, glass, textiles, dress, silver, ironwork, jewellery, furniture,
sculpture, paintings, prints and photographs now span the cultures of Europe,
North America, Asia and North Africa, and date from ancient times to the
present day.
Although the
V&A's collections are international in their scope, they contain many
particularly important British works - especially British silver, ceramics,
textiles and furniture.
The British
collections enable the V&A to explain not just the history of design in the
British Isles but also the broader sweep of their cultural history. The British
Galleries are designed to give visitors from this country and from around the
world a new insight into the history of Britain by bringing us closer to the
thoughts and lives of key people in an influential culture.
The Victoria
and Albert Museum also offers visitors the chance to experience at first hand
the splendour of the arts of Asia. Britain's long association with India and
South East Asia has given the V&A the opportunity to acquire magnificent
works from the cultures of that region. Objects in all media are represented,
including stone and bronze sculpture, furniture and woodwork, jewellery and
metalwork and collections of Indian miniature painting and textiles which are
among the most important in the world.
Visitors can
also enjoy galleries devoted to the art of Japan, China, Korea and the Islamic
world. The East Asian collections are among the best in Europe, with particular
strengths in ceramics and metalwork, while the Islamic gallery displays some
truly spectacular carpets.
The V&A
also reflects the diverse nature of contemporary Asian cultures, collecting
contemporary Asian art and design as diverse as Japanese studio crafts and Indian
film posters.
Contemporary
design has always been at the heart of the V&A's work and the Museum
remains true to its founding mission of promoting excellence in design and
manufacturing. It works hard to encourage contemporary designers, acquiring their
work, and providing inspiration through its displays.
Many of
Britain's most successful designers have used the V&A as a source of ideas
and stimulation and visitors to the V&A have the opportunity to see their
work alongside the historic collections which helped shape them.
Henry Cole,
the V&A's first director, declared that the Museum should be a 'schoolroom
for everyone'. The V&A today offers visitors the chance to explore more
deeply by using its study rooms, guided tours, gallery activities, lectures and
special events. Whether you want to enjoy the galleries independently, or get
more closely involved, there are many ways to discover the delights of the
Victoria and Albert Museum.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/a-brief-history-of-the-museum/
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM DIRECTOR DR. MARTIN ROTH
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM DIRECTOR DR. MARTIN ROTH
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM LONDON
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE DISTILLERY DESIGN BY HEATHERWICK STUDIO
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE DISTILLERY DESIGN BY HEATHERWICK STUDIO
Double
win for Arup at FACADE 2015 Awards, 11 Dec 2015
Arup
celebrated success at the Society of Façade Engineering’s annual international
awards FACADE 2015 – celebrating façade engineering excellence.
The
Bombay Sapphire Distillery in Hampshire, UK, was presented with ‘Outstanding
Façade Innovation’ and Guy’s Hospital Tower in London was crowned ‘Façade of
the Year’ in the Refurbishment category.
The
Arup team supported Heatherwick Studio with geometrical optimisation,
structural and detail design of the glass façade of the Bombay Sapphire
Distillery. The greenhouse-style structures demonstrate a unique and innovative
approach of employing curved glass as a structural component. The award was
given jointly to Arup and the contractor, Bellapart, because the project stood
out for the tight integration of the design team as well as the structural
glass innovation.
On
Guy’s Hospital Tower, Arup was appointed to deliver a high quality, energy-
efficient solution that would go on to secure the future of the tower for the
next 30 years. A once in a generation opportunity was taken to improve the
performance of the building using the best current façade technologies and the
finished scheme exceeds current building regulation requirements. Key to the
success of the project, the judges highlighted that the hospital was able to
remain operational throughout the refurbishment works.
“ These
awards celebrate the best in international façade engineering and we are
delighted that all our hard work has been recognised by our peers. The two
winning projects couldn’t be more different, yet they both showcase the
extraordinary vision of our clients, outstanding engineering and design, and
collaboration between all involved. ”
— Dave Richards, UK Façade Engineering Leader, Arup
The
Society of Façade Engineering was formed in 2004 as a joint initiative of
CIBSE, IStructE and the RIBA. It brings together architects, façade engineers,
building services engineers, structural engineers and contractors in a forum
where they can work together to advance knowledge and promote good practice in
facade engineering.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of Bombay
Sapphire Distillery Design by Heatherwick Studio to click below link from My
Magical Attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/09/bombay-sapphire-distillery-design-by.html
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE DISTILLERY DESIGN BY HEATHERWICK STUDIO
THE KINGSGATE FOOTBRIDGE
OVE
ARUP’S SKETCH STUDIES FOR THE KINGSGATE FOOTBRIDGE, ABOUT 1961
In
1961, 66-year old Ove took on the design of a small UK project – a new
footbridge over the river Wear in Durham. Ove oversaw the project from concept
to final construction, during a time when the Sydney Opera House scheme was in
full-swing. The bridge exemplifies the essence of Ove’s Total Design ideals.
The elegant simplicity of its symmetrical design united aesthetic and
construction concerns within one ingenious, cost efficient scheme, fabricated
on-site in two halves that were swung together in 40 minutes. On display in the
exhibition are Ove’s early sketches for the bridge that reveal that a
symmetrical design was an idea from the outset.
Private
Collection
THE KINGSGATE FOOTBRIDGE
View of Kings Gate Bridge, Durham, 1963
Reproduced by Permission of Durham University Library
COOLED CONSERVATORIES DESIGN BY WILKINSON EYRE ARCHITECTS
COOLED
CONSERVATORIES DESIGN BY WILKINSON EYRE ARCHITECTS
Top
prize for Gardens by the Bay at World Architecture Festival
06 Oct
2012
Gardens by the
Bay was awarded the prestigious World Building of the Year
award at the World
Architecture Festival on Friday 5 October.
It also
won for best display building for its two conservatories, the Cloud Forest and
the Flower Dome.
Officially
the prize went to Wilkinson Eyre Architects for the design of the Cooled
Conservatories, but festival director Paul Finch stressed at the awards
ceremony that this was a magnificent team effort and that the whole team should
be recognised. Arup worked with architects Wilkinson Eyre to provide the
conservatories’ fire and façade engineering
design.
Often
regarded as the Oscars of the architectural world, the three-day festival was
held at the Marina
Bay Sands from 3-5 October. This is the first time it has been
held outside of Barcelona, Spain.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of Cooled
Conservatories Design by Wilkinson Eyre to click below link from My Magical
Attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2015/09/cooled-conservatories-singapore-design.html
COOLED CONSERVATORIES DESIGN BY WILKINSON EYRE ARCHITECTS
THE DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA BY ZAHA HADID
THE
DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA BY ZAHA HADID
The
Asian Association of Lighting Designers have honoured Arup with a Gold Award
for our work on the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
The
Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a cultural hub at the centre of a historic district
of Seoul, creating a new civic space for the city. It is a home to a variety of
public spaces including art/exhibition halls, a convention centre, a museum
space, design labs, seminar rooms and other associated facilities.
The
architectural free form of the building is covered with more than 45,000 curved
aluminium panels, incorporating a field of pixilation and perforation patterns
that help to create dynamic visual effects depending on the lighting conditions
and seasonal changes. At night the building comes alive first through the
reflections of the neon lighting of the surrounding colourful cityscape, then
through the interplay of the built-in façade lighting animating the building
skin, reflecting the characteristics of its unique urban setting and minimising
light pollution to the night sky.
Sustainability
was a key driver for the client so daylight linked control and high efficiency,
long life lamps were installed throughout.
Arup
worked closely with Zaha Hadid Architects on the design of the building and its
façade which resulted in a cohesive, energy efficient and aesthetically tuned
lighting project that demonstrates how architects, façade specialists and
engineers can collaborate effectively on challenging architectural forms.
“ We
are delighted to receive this top accolade from the Asian Association of
Lighting Designers. The Plaza is one of the main cultural hubs in the centre of
one of the busiest districts of Seoul so it was important that the lighting
signifies and reinforces Dongdaemun Design Plaza’s identity as a hub for art,
design and technology. We have been able to achieve this in a visually dynamic
and stimulating way. ”
- Florence Lam, Global Lighting Design Leader, Arup
The Asian
Lighting Design Awards rewards the projects that have excellent
contributions on the outstanding technical and research developments,
innovative design, energy-efficient and successful applications, which have
been highly praised by the users. This award, which is endorsed by
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015), is one of
the most influential in the Asian lighting design field.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about project of Dongdaemun
Design Plaza design by Zaha Hadid to click below link from My Magical Attic
blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/04/dongdaemun-design-plaza-ddp-design-by.html
THE DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA BY ZAHA HADID
EIFMAN THEATRE ( DANCE PALACE ) DESIGN BY UNSTUDIO
EIFMAN
THEATRE ( DANCE PALACE ) DESIGN BY UNSTUDIO
21,000m2 dance
theatre, home to the Eifman Ballet.
Innovative
façade system, adjustable for viewing and acoustics requirements of each
performance.
Architect
UNStudio and Arup are collaborating on the design of a new theater complex
in the historic centre of St. Petersburg, Russia.
On
completion, the 21,000m2 dance theatre will be home to the
Eifman Ballet, headed by prolific choreographer Boris Eifman. The 'dance
palace' will form part of the European Embankment city quarter masterplan for a
new urban square in St. Petersburg.
Arup
will provide multidisciplinary work on this project including building
services, fire engineering, acoustic design, lighting design, façade engineering and building physics.
The
building will include an open and inviting theatre that can accommodate 1,300
guests: 1,000 in a large auditorium and 300 in a small auditorium.
The
design gives careful consideration to circulation in the spacious foyer and
creating a transparent relationship with the surrounding public square and city.
Integration
with neighbouring buildings will be achieved through the building's scale -
which in elevation follows St. Petersburg’s typical 28m roofline.
The
building will also feature an innovative façade system comprising opaque and
perforated triangular cladding panels, the combination of which can be varied
to allow more or less openness depending on performance, desired views and
required orientation.
In the
main auditorium, a horseshoe form was chosen for acoustic advantages and the
proximity to the stage it allows.
You may
visit to see more information and more photographs about the project Dance
Palace design by Unstudio from my magical attic blog to click below link.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/08/dance-palace-st-in-petersburg-design-by.html
EIFMAN THEATRE ( DANCE PALACE ) DESIGN BY UNSTUDIO
SOLAR
LEAF © ALGAE FAÇADE PROTOTYPE PANELS ( SCALE 1:1 ), 2016
The exhibition
includes a series of full-scale SolarLeaf© Algae Façade prototype panels, as an
example of how Arup continues to innovate the field of building design today.
SolarLeaf© is a new experimental bioreactive building façade system developed
by Arup with Colt International. It uses microalgae to generate renewable
energy to heat buildings as an alternative and environmentally-friendly energy
source
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
Crossrail: Tunnel Boring Machine Jessica Breaks Through Into
Stepney Green Cavern, February 2014
Photographer Robby Whitfield © Crossrail Ltd
View From Exhibition Place of Victoria & Albert Museum
TBM ASSEMBLY TUNNEL
TBM ASSEMBLY TUNNEL
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
Double
LEED® Platinum sustainability rating from US Green Buildings Council.
Largest
LEED Platinum public building in the world.
Uses
one-third less energy than comparable structures and generates five percent of
total energy demand.
Founded in 1853, the California Academy of Sciences is the largest cultural institution in the City of San Francisco. Its previous home, damaged in a 1989 earthquake, was razed and replaced on the same site in Golden Gate Park. The state of the art facility, featuring a wide range of green building technologies and strategies, is currently the greenest museum in the world.
Founded in 1853, the California Academy of Sciences is the largest cultural institution in the City of San Francisco. Its previous home, damaged in a 1989 earthquake, was razed and replaced on the same site in Golden Gate Park. The state of the art facility, featuring a wide range of green building technologies and strategies, is currently the greenest museum in the world.
The
$488 million facility, opened to the public on 27 September 2008, is the result
of a seven year collaboration between Arup, and the architects Renzo Piano
Building Workshop and Stantec Architecture.
Arup’s
scope on the project was comprehensive. It encompassed structural and
complete building services engineering ( mechanical, electrical,
and plumbing ), in addition to fire safety consulting, facade engineering, lighting design, sustainability consulting, acoustics consulting
and pedestrian planning.
"
On behalf of the City of San Francisco, I am extremely proud and thankful for
your unflagging support and dedication to seeing this project through to final
LEED Platinum certification. The potential for educating the public on issues
of sustainable design and green building is vast. This building's living legacy
will continue to be something of which we can all be very proud. "
—Mr. Mark Palmer, Municipal Green Building
Coordinator, City and County of San Francisco
The
visually-striking building features an undulating 2.5 acre living roof with a
perimeter steel canopy supporting photovoltaic cells, a large glass skylight
supported by a tensile net structure, a freestanding 90-foot diameter
planetarium dome, five separate iconic aquarium tanks and a 90-foot diameter
glazed dome housing a rainforest exhibit.
"
The roof of the academy's central space is a swoop of glass open at the top,
supported by a thin web of tense cables underneath. It was engineered with
great dexterity by the firm Arup, and hovers with a grace that dazzled visiting
architecture critics. "
—John King, San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.arup.com/projects/california_academy_of_sciences
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DESIGN BY RENZO PIANO
HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY DESIGN BY ALA ARCHITECTS
HELSINKI
CENTRAL LIBRARY DESIGN BY ALA ARCHITECTS
New low
energy library for Helsinki with 1.5m visitors per year.
Arup is
responsible for a full range of engineering services to arrive at a totally
integrated and sustainable solution.
The new
16,000m2 library building of Helsinki will consist almost
entirely of public spaces and will serve as the new focal point for the city
and Finland's impressive public library network.
The
project has been selected as the winning entry out of 544 entries from all
over the world. Arup is responsible for a full range of engineering services
including energy
efficiency, sustainability, structural
engineering, building
services, facade
engineering and fire safety to
arrive at a totally integrated, sustainably conscious solution for the
building.
Economic
structural solution
The
winning entry is based on the idea of dividing the functions of the library
into three distinctive levels: an active ground floor, a calm upper floor, and
an enclosed in-between volume containing the more specific functions. This
concept has been developed into an arching form that invites people to use the
spaces and services.
"The
architectural concept has required us to develop an economic structural
solution combining a 3D arched element in combination with more conventional
building solutions. The project includes a large column free foyer area at
ground level, 27m cantilever balcony at second floor level, a floating cloud
roof structure and the provision for a future tunnel to be built beneath the
building."
— Paul Dunne, Director, Arup
New
benchmark for energy consumption
Arup's
team in Dublin worked closely with ALA Architects to realise the challenging
energy efficiency target of the competition brief. Arup also developed
sustainable solutions for the building and integrated sophisticated structural
solutions to carry out the architectural expression of the competition
proposal. The energy target for the project is equivalent to 120kWh/m2 per
annum, which represents a new benchmark for energy consumption in a modern
high-technology library facility.
It has
been estimated that the library will attract 5,000 visitors per day and 1.5m
visitors per year. The central library is planned to open in 2017 which will be
the centenary year of Finland's independence.
You may
visit to see more architectural information and photographs project of Helsinki
Central Library design by ALA Architects to click below link from my magical
attic blog.
https://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/07/helsinki-centre-library-design-by-ala.html
HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY DESIGN BY ALA ARCHITECTS
ARUP HISTORY
In 1946,
philosopher and engineer Ove Arup set up his consulting engineering business in
London. In the more than 60 years that have followed, the business has grown
into an international consulting firm of unparalleled scope, owned in trust for
its employees and using the business principles that Ove Arup first set out –
and which he articulated for posterity in 1970 in his forward-looking ‘key
speech’.
Right from the
start, Arup was known for its close and exceptionally productive collaborations
with leading and avant-garde architects. In its first two decades, the firm
expanded rapidly, and earned a formidable reputation for devising advanced and
economical solutions for buildings – a reputation it still enjoys today.
By 1976,
Arup’s reputation had become truly global with the completion of the Sydney
Opera House. By this time, the firm had opened offices in Northern
Europe, Southern Africa, South East Asia and Australia. Its breadth of
expertise was already considerable: this ranged from offshore
engineering, acoustics, facades,
and specialist skills such as impact, blast, risk and seismic
engineering, to relatively-niche areas such as designing
transportation containers for nuclear
waste.
The firm’s
portfolio today is broad and wide-ranging. Many of the world’s most iconic
sports stadia are Arup projects – such as Beijing’s Water Cube, the Singapore
Sport's Hub and London Aquatics Centre.
Arup’s work
goes beyond buildings and infrastructure, however. We collaborated with car
manufacturers on the design of the SuperLight
car, which uses considerably less energy than the petrol equivalent.
Through our Operational
Readiness, Activation and Transition
(ORAT) service we help
clients and other stakeholders plan for the seamless opening and operation of
major facilities like airports and hospitals or for major events. Arup has also
developed a range of proprietary computer modelling tools which it sells around
the world, as well as innovations such as our SoundLab,
an aural-realisation tool with which clients can hear subjectively how
different design options perform acoustically – before they are actually built.
Arup now has
over 92
offices across Europe,
North America, Africa, Australasia and South East Asia. We employ more than
12,000 people globally. Our revenue in the year ending March 2014 exceeded £1bn.
ARUP FUTURE
Every Arup
project is designed with the future in mind. Arup designers consider future
trends such as climate
change, as well as how an individual site or its immediate
surroundings may be developed in the future. The availability of materials and
best practice in sustainability also play a significant part.
Each year,
Arup reinvests a share of its profits in research as part of the firm’s pursuit
of technical excellence. Some of our research projects are conducted by
specialists within Arup; others are collaborations with academic institutions
or partnerships with industry.
Arup invests
in strategic global research projects that arm us with the insight and
knowledge we need to plan effectively for future trends. One such report, Cities
Alive, makes five recommendations that will bring much-needed green
infrastructure to the forefront of the design and planning of cities and urban
environments.
Investing in
Arup’s own people is a key part of the firm's approach to business. A
rigorous technical training program – as well as training on disciplines such
as project management – equips Arup
people for the
challenges offered by the world’s most exciting projects. The emphasis on
training and technical excellence means that Arup continues to attract and
retain many of the world’s best engineers and designers.
Arup even
rewards exceptional achievement – by individuals in projects and contribution
to design engineering as an industry – with an honorary title. Each of the 39 Arup Fellows are eminent in their fields, and their
innovative work sets an inspiring example to others at Arup and beyond.
Diversity of
opinion and ideas are highly prized at Arup, whose online skills networks hum
with debate and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge. With
projects all over the world and offices
in 40 countries worldwide,
Arup remains a diverse group of individuals from a range of cultural
backgrounds. This diversity helps foster the creativity that is Arup’s hallmark.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Arup
recognises that to produce work of quality, to maintain our reputation for
innovation and creativity and to understand and delight our clients we need to
fully embrace the skills, abilities and knowledge that only a diverse and
inclusive workforce can deliver. We are committed to promoting the value of
diversity and equality throughout our firm.
As an
organisation working in over 119 nations, we recognise and respect each other’s
differences and strive to build a working environment where those different
perspectives are actively harnessed to create the best solutions for our
equally diverse client base.
Our senior
leadership are fully committed to ensuring we create an inclusive environment
based on fairness, respect and merit. This creates equal opportunities for
everyone to grow and develop within the firm.
We will
provide opportunities for people regardless of their background or
circumstances, whether through recruitment, retention, career progression,
reward or learning and development.
A diverse and
inclusive Arup is essential for our future success and to meet our core mission
of “Shaping a Better World”.
BUSINESS
APPROACH
Arup looks at
every project with a fresh perspective, no matter how big or small it may be.
The firm supports and promotes in its people a willingness to think laterally.
Often, this willingness to take a creative approach produces ideas and concepts
that may not have been immediately obvious, but which often deliver the best
solutions.
Arup invests
heavily in research and development, which informs its
approach to projects and keeps it focused on 'future-proofing' its design, as
well as best practice now. It also invests in skills networks and facilitates
the constant exchange of ideas between its people, no matter where they are
based or what discipline they belong to.
The firm’s commitment to sustainability informs the firm’s approach and is at
the heart of every project. The firm is acutely aware of the responsibility it
has in designing and influencing the built environment, to do the best possible
work for current and future generations.
The result is
solutions that work for clients and for the people who use them and live or
work in and around them.
You may visit
Arup web page to have more information about the company and background to
click below link.
http://www.arup.com/about_us
A PORTRAIT OF OVE ARUP
The exhibition begins with Ove’s early career during
the burgeoning Modernist design movement and his education in philosophy,
mathematics and engineering. It explores the profound effect his relocation to
London in 1923 had in shaping his understanding of modern engineering practice,
through encounters with leading architectural theorists like the Bauhaus
founder, Walter Gropius, and Le Corbusier, as well as his collaborative
projects with experimental architects Tecton Group. Technical studies and models
for early projects like the Penguin Pool at London Zoo, and a lithograph
portrait of Ove Arup by Le Corbusier are on display. While memorabilia from
Ove’s personal drawing collection sheds light on his sense of humour and
charisma, including his original doodles and doggerel – hand drawn sketches
that often accompanied his fanciful poems and notes.
OVE
& HIS FIRM (1938 – 1988)
The
exhibition profiles Ove’s career over five decades across the 20th century – a
time of great social, political and technological change and the cataclysmic
Second World War. Guided by Ove’s own writings on his philosophy of Total
Design, it explores the principles he set out for his firm and the company’s
evolution into a breeding ground of talent and experimentation.
Ove’s
contribution to the war effort is explored through his radical designs for
improving inadequate wartime air raid shelters and crucial work on the Mulberry
temporary harbours deployed during the D-Day landings in France in 1944, built
to facilitate rapid offloading of soldiers and cargo. The story of the Sydney
Opera House reveals the key engineering idea that made its completion possible
– the first ever application of computer-generated calculations to a building
project. On show is the original Ferranti Pegasus computer used by Arup
engineers that is said to have saved ten years of manual calculations, as well
as preliminary sketches, technical drawings, models used for stress testing,
and unseen original calculations for the gravity-defying roof. A showcase of the
Pompidou Centre explores the Arup engineer team’s contribution to the design of
the building’s most distinctive feature – its external structure and exposed
services – and the creation of a new architectural style where the engineering
of a building defined its appearance.
Ove
strongly believed that ‘design should embody a sensible way of building’, and
encouraged an approach that united invention with functionality and a
respectful use of resources. The exhibition features the firm’s collaborations
with leading emerging architects that pioneered new approaches to construction
that are still in use today. These include Arup’s collaboration with Foster +
Partners on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank HQ, which used unprecedented
elements of prefabricated construction, and the Kansai International Airport
Terminal Building that united structural design with environmental engineering
concerns. The last ever project completed by Ove himself, the Kingsgate
Footbridge in Durham, near his birthplace of Newcastle, illustrates the essence
of his Total Design ideals.
ARUP
AFTER OVE (1988 – 2016)
This
section examines Ove’s legacy and highlights recent projects by Arup showing
how cutting-edge engineering solutions are transforming our built environment.
Major infrastructure projects such as Crossrail are brought to life via a new
digital interactive map showing underground tunnelling allowing visitors to
navigate through London’s underbelly. Arup’s new technologies for acoustics and
environmental sound studies are showcased through immersive simulations,
including a recreation of an Arup SoundLab® presenting case studies for concert
halls and studies for the much-debated HS2 railway route. The exhibition also
looks at Arup’s engineering solutions for open source housing design, including
the firm’s recent collaborations with Architecture 00 on WikiHouse, as well as
innovative crowd flow analysis projects undertaken for cultural attractions
around the world, including the V&A.
