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Cecil Balmond

Acclaimed engineer, architect and writer Cecil Balmond discusses his love of food, his mother’s cooking and why one last meal would never satisfy.

  • Issue #83
  • 6 min read
Cecil Balmond
Design

Fresh start

Setting up shop on your own after three decades at a leading engineering firm is a huge leap of faith. For Cecil Balmond, running a nascent design company with his daughter seemed logical.

  • Issue #43
  • 7 min read
Cecil Balmond and Sarah Gormley
Urbanism

Building the dream

Engineering company Arup connects the Sydney Opera House to the proposed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The owner-operated firm’s pioneering staff are the go-to team for constructing the seemingly impossible.

  • Issue #25
  • 11 min read
Building the dream

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