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Ove Nyquist Arup

Born on 16 April 1895
in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom
Deceased on 2 February 1988
in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Associated with the following firms:

Formerly
Founder 
Arup Associates
Ove Arup & Partners

Biography
1946
Founds Arup & Partners
1953
Awarded Commander of the British Empire.
1970
Ove Arup is awarded a Knighthood.
1986
Elected Honorary Royal Academician.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
 
John Vorster Tower (1978) 1
Design 
Kingsgate Footbridge (1965) 8
Engineer 
Sydney Opera House (1973) 31

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External LinkarchINFORM: Ove Nyquist Arup English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Arup Associates English

Relevant Literature
* Harris, Graham   Ove Arup and Box Frame Construction, in "Construction History", 2007 v. 22 .
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 351.
* Sommer, Degenhard   Ove Arup & Partners, Birkhäuser-Verlag, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764329548, 0817629548, 1994.

 
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