William Algaard is a Director and Arup's Tall Buildings Skills leader in London. He leads multidisciplinary teams, creating and implementing technical development strategies, as well as the structural design and delivery of projects. Passionate about tall buildings, William seeks to influence more sustainable building design by challenging convention through architectural collaboration and a holistic mindset.

William promotes the use of first principles and advanced analytical approaches to conceive and realise cutting-edge designs, often in seismic regions. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing high-value and cost-effective holistic design solutions to clients in different industries and countries. Some examples of recent projects include Torre BBVA in Mexico, A25 Tower in Taiwan, Centro Botin in Spain and CERN Science Gateway in Switzerland.

With a background in research, William holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and is part of the multilateral Tall Building Task Force at the Institution of Structural Engineers. He has also contributed to various publications about collaborative design and spoken about this and other topics in multiple conferences.