Sir Ove Nyquist Arup CBE, MICE, MIStructE, (born at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1895 and died in 1988) was a leading Anglo-Danish engineer, the founder of the internationally important firm of Arup and generally considered the foremost engineer of his time.^[1] Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... Mice may refer to: An abbreviation of Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions. ... Image:IStructE logo. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arup is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. ...

Early Life & Education

Arup was born in Newcastle in 1895, to Jens Simon Johannes Arup and Mathilde Bolette Nyquist.

Arup attended the Soro Academy in Denmark - a boarding school with many influences from Dr Thomas Arnold of the Rugby School in the United Kingdom. Thomas Arnold, 1840 Thomas Arnold (June 13, 1795 – June 12, 1842) was a famous schoolmaster and historian, head of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. ... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ...

In 1913 he began studying philosophy at Copenhagen University and then in 1918 enrolled for an engineering degree at the Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Copenhagen, specialising in reinforced concrete. He completed his studies in 1922. At this time Ove Arup was influenced by Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) and his publication Vers une architecture, published that year; and also by Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement. This article is 58 kilobytes or more in size. ... University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)) was founded in 1829 as the College of Advanced Technology (Danish: Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt) belonging to the University of Copenhagen. ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887– August 27, 1965), was a French Swiss born architect, famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style. ... Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (May 18, 1883 – July 5, 1969) was a German architect and founder of Bauhaus. ... For the British goth band, see Bauhaus (band). ...

Working Life

Before WWII

In 1922 he began work with a Danish firm in Hamburg called Christiani & Nielsen, and in December 1923 he moved to their London office as chief engineer. ^[1] German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Christiani & Nielsen is a construction contractor with major operations in Thailand and Southeast Asia. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

On 13th August 1925 Arup married Ruth Sorenson.

In the 1930s he worked as structural consultant to the Tecton partnership, notably on the Penguin Pool at Regent’s Park Zoo[1], Whipsnade Zoo, Dudley Zoo and on Highpoint One, Highgate (a building he was later highly critical of). The close working relationship that Arup developed with Tecton's senior partner Berthold Lubetkin, proved to be highly important in the development of both men's careers. ^[1] Stairway at Bevin Court Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin (December 14, 1901 — October 23, 1990) was a Russian emigré architect who pioneered modernist design in Britain in the 1930s. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... Whipsnade is a small village in the county of Bedfordshire, with a population of 457 (2001 census). ... Dudley Zoo is located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley which is part of the Black Country in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. ... Berthold Lubetkin (1901-1990) was a Russian emigré architect who pioneered modernist design in Britain in the 1930s. ...

He moved next to a London construction company, J. L. Kier & Co. in London, as director and chief designer from 1934–1938, and during the 1930s he also worked with Ernö Goldfinger, Wells Coates, Maxwell Fry, Yorke, Rosenberg & Mardall and Marcel Breuer. ^[1] In large construction projects, such as skyscrapers, cranes are essential. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... ErnÅ‘ Goldfinger (November 11, 1902 - November 15, 1987) was a Hungarian born architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved to the United Kingdom. ... Impington Village College Edwin Maxwell Fry, usually known as Maxwell Fry (born 2 August 1899; died 3 September 1987) was an English modernist architect. ...

He became a member of the executive committee of the MARS Group in 1935. ^[1] The Modern Architectural Research Group, or MARS Group, was a British architectural think tank founded in 1933 by several prominent architects and architectural critics of the time involved in the British modernist movement. ...

In 1938, with his cousin Arne Arup he founded Arup & Arup Limited, a firm of engineers and contractors. ^[1] A contractor is in a legal sense one who enters into a binding agreement to perform a certain service or provide a certain product in exchange for valuable consideration, usually money but sometimes other goods or services in a barter arrangement. ...

World War II

Before the war Ove Arup was on the Air Raid Precautions organising committee and he advised Finsbury Council on the provision of bomb shelters. During the war he published a number of papers on shelter policy and designs, mainly advocating reinforced concrete mass shelters, rather than the government policy of dispersing the population in small domestic shelters. Largely for political reasons most of his recommendations were never adopted, although some wealthy Londoners were able to build concrete shelters according to his design. Arup played a significant part in the design of the temporary harbours used during the D-Day landings.^[1] Air Raid Precautions (ARP) was an organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger of air-raids. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ...

Arup & Partners

Arup led the engineering design of Sydney Opera House and made its construction possible.

In 1946, after dissolving Arup & Arup Ltd, he created a team of structural consultants called Arup and Partners. Sydney Opera House, clearly showing the outline of its sails File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Sydney Opera House, clearly showing the outline of its sails File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

A further company, Arup Associates, developed much later as a partnership between the engineer Arup, the architect Philip Dowson, and the former partners of Arup and Partners. It was a multi-disciplinary company providing engineering, architectural, and other services for the built environment. Ultimately, all of the Arup names resulted in a firm called simply Arup.^[1] Sir Philip Henry Manning Dowson (born 1924) is a leading British architect. ... Arup is a professional services firm providing engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. ...

Notable Projects

Highpoint I

Highpoint I was an important experiment in high-rise residential design, and was one of Arup's most significant collaborations with Lubetkin. Arup later criticised the project as having significant flaws.^[1] Finsbury Health Centre Berthold Romanovich Lubetkin (December 14, 1901 — October 23, 1990) was a Russian emigré architect who pioneered modernist design in Britain in the 1930s. ...

Sydney Opera House

Arup was the design engineer for the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia from the project's start in 1957 to its completion in 1973. An iconic building making groundbreaking use of precast concrete, structural glue and computer analysis it made Arup's reputation, and that of his firm, despite the extremely difficult working relationship with its architect, Jorn Utzon. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Precast concrete is an ancient type of construction material made with concrete cast in a reusable mold or form and cured in a controlled environment, then transported to the construction site and lifted into place. ... Look up glue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jørn Utzon (b April 9, 1918) is a Danish architect. ...

Kingsgate Bridge

Ove Arup personally supervised the design and construction of Durham's Kingsgate Bridge in 1963. The firms first bridge Arup was particularly attached to the project and had his ashes scattered from it following his death. A bust of Arup that was placed at one end of the Bridge was stolen in the summer of 2006. Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... Kingsgate Bridge is a striking, modern reinforced concrete construction footbridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. ...

Honours

• 1965 Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
• 1966 Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
• 1971 British Knighthood
• 1973 Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers
• 1975 Knight Commander First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
• 1987 Royal Academician

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External links

• Twentieth Century Society article on Dudley Zoo

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Jones, Peter: "Ove Arup: Masterbuilder of the Twentieth Century". Yale University Press, 2006.