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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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Advisory services
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 geotechnics.
See related services- Acoustic consulting
- Specialist technology, analytics and research
- Audio-Visual
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Geotechnical engineering & geotechnics services
- Hydrogeology
- IT infrastructure design
- Lighting design
- Materials
- Process engineering
- Product design
- Quantity surveying
- Seismic design
- Software products
- Technology operations and project management
- Theatre and venue consulting
- Vibration engineering
- Wind engineering
Digital

We use data and software to solve the toughest problems
in the built and natural environments
- All digital projects
- Automation
- Computational design
- Networking and 5G
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Arup Integrity Management
- Arup Neuron
- City Modelling Lab
- Data in the natural and built environment
- Data analytics and insight
- Digital asset management
- Digital consulting
- Digital design
- Digital Design Assets
- Digital every step of the way
- Digital fabrication
- Digital for sustainable development
- Digital twins
- Emerging technologies
- Experience design
- Geospatial services and Earth observation
- MassMotion
- Masterplanning digital services
- Parametric design
- Performance based design
- Digital services and products
- Virtual, augmented and mixed reality
- Visualisation
- Digital
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, hydraulics and plumbing
- Smart buildings
- Structural engineering
- Sustainable buildings design
- Vertical transportation design
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.
See related servicesClimate and sustainability services
Planning

Arup combines local knowledge and investment insights to unlock any scheme’s true potential – from single projects to master plans for new cities.
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Advisory services
Bringing clarity, insight and rigour to organisational decisions
A small selection of our services:

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 geotechnics.
A small selection of our services:
- Acoustic consulting
- Specialist technology, analytics and research
- Audio-Visual
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Geotechnical engineering & geotechnics services
- Hydrogeology
- IT infrastructure design
- Lighting design
- Materials
- Process engineering
- Product design
- Quantity surveying
- Seismic design
- Software products
- Technology operations and project management
- Theatre and venue consulting
- Vibration engineering
- Wind engineering

Service group
Digital
We use data and software to solve the toughest problems
in the built and natural environments
A small selection of our services:
- All digital projects
- Automation
- Computational design
- Networking and 5G
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Arup Integrity Management
- Arup Neuron
- City Modelling Lab
- Data in the natural and built environment
- Data analytics and insight
- Digital asset management
- Digital consulting
- Digital design
- Digital Design Assets
- Digital every step of the way
- Digital fabrication
- Digital for sustainable development
- Digital twins
- Emerging technologies
- Experience design
- Geospatial services and Earth observation
- MassMotion
- Masterplanning digital services
- Parametric design
- Performance based design
- Digital services and products
- Virtual, augmented and mixed reality
- Visualisation
- Digital

Service group
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, hydraulics and plumbing
- Smart buildings
- Structural engineering
- Sustainable buildings design
- Vertical transportation design

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
Climate and sustainability services
Helping your organisation prepare for a net zero world

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.
- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Connected and accessible cities
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Future of work
- Government
- Healthcare
- High-speed rail
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Hydrogen
- Inclusive cities
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Net zero cities
- Net zero energy and decarbonisation
- Offshore wind
- People Movement
- Productive cities
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resilient and climate responsive cities
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Solar PV
- Sport
- Sustainable aviation
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
- Zero emission vehicles
- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Connected and accessible cities
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Future of work
- Government
- Healthcare
- High-speed rail
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Hydrogen
- Inclusive cities
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Net zero cities
- Net zero energy and decarbonisation
- Offshore wind
- People Movement
- Productive cities
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resilient and climate responsive cities
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Solar PV
- Sport
- Sustainable aviation
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
- Zero emission vehicles
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- Advanced manufacturing
- Arts and Culture
- Aviation
- Cities
- Commercial Property
- Connected and accessible cities
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
- Data centres and technology
- Education
- Energy
- Future of work
- Government
- Healthcare
- High-speed rail
- Highways
- Host cities
- Hotels and Leisure
- Hydrogen
- Inclusive cities
- Intelligent mobility
- International development
- Maritime
- Metro rail design
- Net zero cities
- Net zero energy and decarbonisation
- Offshore wind
- People Movement
- Productive cities
- Rail
- Rail architecture
- Renewable energy
- Residential
- Resilient and climate responsive cities
- Resources and Waste
- Retail
- Science, industry and technology
- Scientific research facilities
- Solar PV
- Sport
- Sustainable aviation
- Urban energy
- Walking and cycling
- Water
- Zero emission vehicles