Ove Arup
Ove Arup | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1895 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 5 February 1988 (aged 92) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Sorø Academy University of Copenhagen Polyteknisk Læreanstalt |
| 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 (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. Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers of his time.