01Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong
02Models at Arup’s London HQ
03Cecil Balmond
04Staff meeting to discuss projects
05Café at the headquarters
06Studio where models are built
07Models on display
08Pictures of work in progress
09Exterior of the head office, Fitzroy Street
10Shelves of modelling materials
11Reference library
12Interior of the London office
13Stonecutters Bridge spans 1,018m across the port of Hong Kong
14The bridge features 300m towers
Engineering company Arup is the name that connects the Sydney Opera House to the proposed Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi. The owner-operated firm’s pioneering staff are the go-to guys if you want to construct the impossible.
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