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By bringing together architecture, engineering and an ever-expanding roster of specialisms, our philosophy of Total Design has been at the heart of our most ambitious work.
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Buildings
We’ve spent over 70 years refining our approach to building design, always searching for a unity of concept, form, user experience and sustainable use of materials. Our collaborative ethos and breadth of multidisciplinary thinking enable us to produce some of the world’s most ambitious and highest performing buildings.
See related services- Accessible and inclusive environments
- Architecture
- Building design
- Building envelope and facade design
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Building physics
- Building retrofit
- Building services engineering
- Commissioning and building performance evaluation
- Electrical engineering
- Facilities management
- Fire engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Public health engineering
- Structural engineering
- Sustainable buildings design
- Vertical transportation design
Digital
Our digital services combine innate knowledge of the built environment with new technologies to shape a better world.
See related servicesInfrastructure
We help public and private sector clients create the world’s hardest working infrastructure – from metro systems to dams, bridges to power stations, and highways to high speed railways.
See related servicesPlanning
Arup combines local knowledge and investment insights to unlock any scheme’s true potential – from single projects to master plans for new cities.
See related servicesTechnical consulting
We’ve spent over 70 years growing a community of practitioners across the many disciplines that create challenging structures. Our experts are leaders in their fields, pushing the boundaries of what clients can expect in fields as diverse as materials science, building physics, façade engineering, acoustics and geo-technics.
See related services- Acoustic consulting
- Advanced technology and research
- Audio visual and multimedia
- Fluid dynamics
- Geographic information systems
- Geotechnics
- Hydrogeology
- ICT infrastructure design
- Lighting design
- Materials
- Product design
- Quantity surveying
- Seismic design
- Software products
- Technology operations and project management
- Theatre consulting
- Vibration engineering
- Wind engineering
- Transport consulting
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Advisory services
Wide-ranging business insights, backed by technical and design expertise.
A small selection of our services:
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Buildings
We’ve spent over 70 years refining our approach to building design, always searching for a unity of concept, form, user experience and sustainable use of materials. Our collaborative ethos and breadth of multidisciplinary thinking enable us to produce some of the world’s most ambitious and highest performing buildings.
A small selection of our services:
- Accessible and inclusive environments
- Architecture
- Building design
- Building envelope and facade design
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Building physics
- Building retrofit
- Building services engineering
- Commissioning and building performance evaluation
- Electrical engineering
- Facilities management
- Fire engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Public health engineering
- Structural engineering
- Sustainable buildings design
- Vertical transportation design
Service group
Digital
Our digital services combine innate knowledge of the built environment with new technologies to shape a better world.
A small selection of our services:
Service group
Infrastructure
We help public and private sector clients create the world’s hardest working infrastructure – from metro systems to dams, bridges to power stations, and highways to high speed railways.
Service group
Planning
Arup combines local knowledge and investment insights to unlock any scheme’s true potential – from single projects to master plans for new cities.
Service group
Technical consulting
We’ve spent over 70 years growing a community of practitioners across the many disciplines that create challenging structures. Our experts are leaders in their fields, pushing the boundaries of what clients can expect in fields as diverse as materials science, building physics, façade engineering, acoustics and geo-technics.
A small selection of our services:
- Acoustic consulting
- Advanced technology and research
- Audio visual and multimedia
- Fluid dynamics
- Geographic information systems
- Geotechnics
- Hydrogeology
- ICT infrastructure design
- Lighting design
- Materials
- Product design
- Quantity surveying
- Seismic design
- Software products
- Technology operations and project management
- Theatre consulting
- Vibration engineering
- Wind engineering
- Transport consulting
- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Government
- Healthcare
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Sport
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Government
- Healthcare
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Sport
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
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- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Government
- Healthcare
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Sport
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
Advanced manufacturing
Arup provides solutions for manufacturing plants, industrial processes, distribution centres and logistics, as well as specialised services including seismic design, fire engineering and sustainability consulting.
Advanced manufacturing
Arts and Culture
Arup plays a central role in the design and development of many of the world’s favourite cultural institutions.
Arts and Culture
Aviation
Arup is a trusted partner to many of the world’s leading and emerging airports – advising on investment and planning, design and implementation, as well as operations and efficiency improvement
Aviation
Cities
Arup has shaped many of the defining urban projects of the modern era, leading the thinking on cities.
Cities
Commercial Property
Arup helps redefine expectations of high quality urban living and working environments.
Commercial Property
Data centres and technology
Arup’s data centre and mission critical specialists are innovators in technological facilities, working with some of the most complex and data driven companies, to meet today’s data needs.
Data centres and technology
Education
Arup shapes the future of education, its facilities and operations – from primary education to universities, from libraries to research labs.
Education
Energy
Arup works with clients to shape a better world through the efficient, affordable and sustainable sourcing of energy, its dispatch and use.
Energy
Government
Arup works with governments to evaluate, design and implement the hard-working public infrastructure their populations depend on.
Government
Healthcare
Arup shapes healthcare environments and processes which promote healing, efficiency and resilience.
Healthcare
Highways
Arup helps clients plan, produce and predict the shape of the world’s highways – from initial investment advice, to design and research into new mobility systems.
Highways
Host cities
Hosting major events presents both challenges and opportunities for cities. At Arup, we believe that strong collaboration is at the heart of every successful event – allowing you to draw on a wealth of experience to address the needs’ of everyday citizens.
Host cities
Hotels and Leisure
Arup leads the way in the development and design of hotel and leisure projects that set new operational, commercial and experiential standards.
Hotels and Leisure
Intelligent mobility
Intelligent mobility puts the human experience at the centre of transport decision-making, using data and technology to help to tackle longstanding issues like pollution, congestion and accessibility.
Intelligent mobility
International development
Your global partner on vital developmental and humanitarian projects
International development
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Arup is supporting clients across the world to meet rising demand for this transitional fuel. Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Maritime
Arup helps design, build and re-develop buildings, structures and recreational facilities at the water’s edge, in rivers, estuaries or the sea.
MaritimeMetro rail design
Metro rail design
Rail
We are at the forefront of transformative rail around the world, helping shape tomorrow’s sustainable travel.
Rail
Rail architecture
We design stations that are a cost-effective balance of elegance and function
Rail architecture
Renewable energy
From development partner to delivery partner, we work with clients to achieve a sustainable future. Renewable energy
Residential
Arup defines residential schemes that offer a better quality of life for communities, genuine value for property developers and a sustainable future for buildings.
Residential
Resources and Waste
Arup works with clients from environmental planning to the design of waste-to-energy plants – with a commitment to saving vital resources and minimising waste.
Resources and Waste
Retail
Arup works for some of the world’s favourite retailers and developers, designing and engineering ambitious luxury outlets and mall brands alike.
Retail
Science, industry and technology
Arup works on the development and design of some of the most functionally demanding buildings in the scientific and industrial sector – from laboratories to the data centres that power our world.
Science, industry and technology
Scientific research facilities
Working alongside the world’s finest scientific minds our experts offer experience, insight and skills in a unique combination that delivers the world’s most innovative and advanced scientific research facilities.
Scientific research facilities
Sport
Arup provides the innovative design and technical expertise required to create spectacular sports venues.
Sport
Urban energy
We’re working in cities across the world to meet energy demand through resilient and sustainable supply. Urban energy
Walking and cycling
The health, wellbeing and social benefits of walking and cycling in our towns and cities are clear. Our active travel team helps clients navigate the complex decisions these schemes seek to solve, to deliver lasting benefits to their communities.
Walking and cycling
Water
Arup helps the world manage its water – from the supply of clean drinking water to understanding flood risks, from drainage to sanitation.
Water