Your best solution to date?
Getting 400,000 hollow timber beads to control the acoustic in a unique theatre.
Why is it significant?
This was a one-off bespoke design that has never been tried before and despite a few sceptics, we came up with a solution that looked great and sounds fantastic!
Your particular skill?
Leading and inspiring a team of some of the cleverest people I know to design and create great things.
Enthusiasm?
Plenty. I have more enthusiasm today than I have ever had before.
Why Arup?
Arup brings together some of the most amazing talent from around the world (under one virtual roof) and allows us to do the things we really enjoy doing. Better still, there is overwhelming support from the firm to do this. Totally unique!
Anything else?
The world of design is place of opportunity. It is our job to explore it.