{"id":26756,"date":"2020-06-24T16:10:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T15:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26756"},"modified":"2020-06-24T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T14:36:09","slug":"ihbcs-cpd-boost-he-virtual-guide-to-ove-arup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=26756","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s CPD boost: HE virtual guide to Ove Arup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Historic England (HE) notes that we might not be able to experience all of England\u2019s heritage in person at the moment, but anyone learn from its virtual guide to the buildings of Ove Arup in England (and one beyond!)<\/h3>\n

image: Historic England website – \u00a0\u00a9 Historic England Archive. Ref: DP219089<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Historic England (HE) writes:<\/p>\n

Ove Nyquist Arup is considered to be one of the most important structural engineers of the 20th-century.<\/p>\n

Born in Newcastle in 1895 to Danish and Norwegian parents, the engineer was involved in the construction of all kinds of buildings across England as well as abroad. He also founded the Arup Group engineering company, which exists to this day.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our guide to Arup\u2019s most significant work.<\/p>\n

Labworth Caf\u00e9, Canvey Island<\/h2>\n

Arup studied philosophy and engineering at the University of Denmark in Copenhagen, specialising in reinforced concrete. During this time, he was particularly influenced by the artist and architect Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement.<\/p>\n

Between 1932 and 1937 Arup designed the\u00a0Labworth Caf\u00e9<\/a>, built of reinforced concrete with a flat roof. One of the only buildings Arup designed by himself, the caf\u00e9 is considered a pioneering building of modernism.<\/p>\n

Penguin Pool, London Zoo<\/h2>\n

In 1934, Arup worked as a consultant structural engineer on the\u00a0penguin pool<\/a>\u00a0at London Zoo with architect Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group. Built in reinforced concrete, its ramps were designed to be permanently wetted by a revolving fountain.<\/p>\n

The pool is a key work of British modernist architecture, notable for its innovative structural and technical virtuosity.<\/p>\n

Dudley Zoo, Dudley<\/h2>\n

Arup wasn\u2019t finished working with animals. Following their work at London Zoo, Arup joined up again with architects Lubetkin and Tecton to design 13 structures for a new zoo at Dudley.<\/p>\n

The 13 buildings (of which 12 survive) include a restaurant, two caf\u00e9s and\u00a0various animal shelters<\/a>. The sloping site allowed the architects to create designs that incorporated two levels, allowing the public to access viewing platforms above the animal enclosures.<\/p>\n

Highpoint I and II, London<\/h2>\n

Teaming up again with Lubetkin and Tecton, between 1933 and 1935 Arup worked on a block of 60 flats in Highgate, London, known as\u00a0Highpoint I<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 1935, Highpoint I was the ultimate expression of modernist architecture in Britain, offering relaxed spaces in a building of technical sophistication and elegance.<\/p>\n

The American architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock opened his account of \u2018Modern Architecture in England\u2019 \u2013 an exhibition in New York in 1937 \u2013 by declaring it \u2018one of the finest, if not absolutely the finest, middle-class housing in the world\u2019.<\/p>\n

Many prominent designers of the day visited the building soon after its completion, including Jacobus Oud, Theo van Doesburg, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moholy-Nagy and Le Corbusier.<\/p>\n

Between 1936 and 1938, Arup devised the even more innovative\u00a0Highpoint II<\/a>\u00a0next door to the original. It moved beyond the classic modernist white concrete box to introduce\u00a0box-frame<\/a>\u00a0construction, with which Arup revolutionised post-war housing.<\/p>\n

Mulberry Harbours<\/h2>\n

During the Second World War, Arup played a significant part in the design of the\u00a0\u2018Mulberry\u2019 harbours<\/a>\u00a0used D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Mulberries\u2019 were sophisticated pre-fabricated concrete harbours based on a concept originally proposed by Winston Churchill in 1917 for an operation in the Friesian Islands. 4,500 men were involved in their construction, and each \u2018Mulberry\u2019 was intended to be roughly equivalent in area to Dover Harbour and be capable of handling 12,000 tons of supplies daily.<\/p>\n

The Mulberry Harbour initiative undoubtedly contributed significantly to the successful invasion of Normandy and the subsequent liberation of Europe.<\/p>\n

Kingsgate Bridge, Durham<\/h2>\n

The dramatic\u00a0Kingsgate Bridge<\/a>\u00a0in Durham was designed by Arup in 1961 and constructed in 1962-3, following a commission by the University of Durham.<\/p>\n

The bridge was built in two sections on either riverbank and swung into place. The last structure that Arup designed himself, he considered it his finest work and an example of his vision for \u2018total design\u2019 \u2013 the seamless integration of engineering and architecture.<\/p>\n

Today there is a bust of the engineer next to the adjoining students\u2019 union (which he also engineered). Following his death, Arup\u2019s ashes were scattered from the bridge.<\/p>\n

Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia<\/h2>\n

The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous buildings in the world and Arup was involved in the design from its start in 1957 to completion in 1973.<\/p>\n

The building was designed by Danish architect J\u00f8rn Utzon, who sought out Arup\u2019s expertise as the industry\u2019s leading concrete engineer. The groundbreaking construction would secure Arup\u2019s reputation and the legacy of his company.<\/p>\n

What have we missed? Let us know your favourite buildings by Ove Arup ….<\/em><\/p>\n

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