The School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering Alumni Event

Tuesday 26 March 2013

A fantastic turn out for two fantastic speakers. Over 100 alumni, current students and staff attended the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering alumni event on Thursday 21 March 2013, titled “Architecture, Computing and Engineering are the thrust for the British economy” What are the skills needed to boost the sector for the next 10 years?

The audience were treated to two exciting speakers, firstly Dr Ken Shuttleworth founder of Make Architects and a former partner at Foster and Partners. Set up in 2004, Make is a creative and imaginative architectural studio dedicated to designing buildings and places which are as striking and innovative as they are socially, economically and environmentally responsible. Recently completed projects include the Handball Arena for the London 2012 Olympics, the Montpellier Chapter hotel in Cheltenham, the Gateway Building for the University of Nottingham, the Cube in Birmingham and an office refurbishment for HSBC Private Bank in Geneva.

Secondly Paula Walsh, Director of the world renowned international multi-disciplinary design and engineering consultancy Arup. Paula leads one of the Building Engineering Groups in London and specialises in the design of offices, residential and mixed use projects, including tall buildings.

Arup was founded in 1946 with an initial focus on structural engineering and first came to the world’s attention with the structural design of the Sydney Opera House and subsequently the Pompidou Centre, Paris. Arup is owned in trust on behalf of its staff and the result is an independence of spirit that is reflected in the firm’s work. It is this dedicated pursuit of technical excellence whilst delivering innovative and sustainable designs that continue to make such a tremendous contribution to the built environment.

The pair combined their presentations and really engaged the audience, with their thoughts and views on the topic at hand. A great night was had by all!