A country’s arts venues are where it shares its most important ideas. As places they allow incredible performances to stimulate every sense. And as designs they are often works of art, inspiring and encouraging the audiences they serve. To achieve a great design, clients need a partner who understands the challenges and parallel objectives of these projects. Arup’s collaborative ethos enables us to realise these complex goals. Our breadth of disciplines and collaborative ‘Total Architecture’ philosophy means we value and share the creative vision that drives cultural projects.. Thought-provoking places Arup has played a defining role in the development and design of some of the world’s favourite cultural buildings. From our work realizing the Sydney Opera House, the Centre Pompidou to our more recent work like the San Francisco MOMA or the Pinewood film studios extension, we understand what drives successful cultural projects. We work as partners to our clients, always approaching projects with insights into how to serve their needs and the needs of their audiences. We’re also able to help them understand how a project will fit into the wider urban landscape of transport systems, retail, public and private spaces. Engineering experiences Arup understands the performance environment. Our aim is always to design and engineer the architect’s vision so that completed venues perform as well as the artists who will appear in them. We bring a rigorous understanding of how the precise interplay of acoustics, materials, lighting, shape and space will produce spaces suitable for every kind of cultural encounter, from art to music, film-making to broadcast facilities. The National Theater Taichung in Taiwan perfectly captures the breadth of the Arup approach: a structurally demanding, highly irregular design, housing three high-performance theatres. A range of expertise Understanding what produces a positive visitor experience is central to successful cultural buildings. For venues, backstage and auditorium must work hand-in-glove to produce an effective environment for performers, crew and audience alike. Security, object conservation, lighting design are all central to museums and galleries. Arup’s range of specialist design disciplines play a big role in producing these experiences. Our world-class expertise in acoustics and theatre consulting is pivotal to venues the world over. Our daylighting expertise has been refined over decades, protecting works from the harsh Texas sunlight at the Menil Collection to our recent work on Jumex Museum, Mexico. We also advise on the most appropriate MEP solution for a project. We found innovative ways to reduce energy use by 30% at the V&A Museum’s Medieval & Renaissance Galleries, which must carefully house many delicate, centuries old treasures. Virtual worlds, real insights Digital technology is allowing venues to turn what they know about their visitors into new experiences, while providing owners and operators with greater control over maintenance and budgets. Arup has pioneered digital tools’ ability to improve the physical world. Our work on the Virginia Tech CreateCube represents the coming shift to hybrid environments, where digital technologies are used to enhance the experience of physical art. Our SoundLab modelling suite allows clients and public to experience how venues will look, feel, and sound, before they are built. We’ve even used these tools in creative collaboration with artists and musicians like Lou Reed and Nick Cave, producing immersive spatial experiences for the listener. And our MassMotion tool provides valuable data-driven insights into the movement of people in public spaces, informing better design choices. An astonishing engineering feat The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. With its shimmering sails and prominent position on Bennelong Point, this astonishing building has come to define its city, the nation of Australia and has become the benchmark for iconic building design, for the arts and beyond. Today, the Opera House is a busy performing arts centre, home of Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet and the Sydney Symphony.

It has been a testing time for the aviation sector – no question. For many airports, a return to full operation after the Covid-19 pandemic will take time. We have been helping clients to explore how their businesses need to adapt and recover. This period has also been an opportunity to rethink aspects of our industry and define a new baseline for future operations. With over 60 years of experience and deep knowledge across the sector globally, we believe a better way forward is possible. HOW WE CAN HELP: Our team can help across five core areas: The sustainable aviation era Like the rest of the transport sector, aviation businesses must balance demand and global growth with the need to decarbonise, become more energy and operationally efficient and address climate change. We help clients across the industry to understand how to make their operations and services more sustainable, designing for lower energy use and operating costs at the same time. We are working with our aviation clients to help them rethink their business models and operations to maximise social value, ensure supply chains are resilient, develop circular business models, reduce emissions, generate electricity, harvest water and eliminate waste. From energy efficiency at San Francisco International Airport to greener solutions at Hong Kong International Airport to sustainable design at Abu Dhabi International Airport to sustainability masterplanning at Mexico City New International Airport, we have the global experience and expertise to help airport operators and airlines balance the key elements of sustainable development at a corporate, project development and operational level. Planning future services We help aviation clients set new standards of international travel service and commercial return, in what is still one of the most competitive sectors of the world economy. Our airport planning expertise in negotiating the complex relationships between demand, capacity, connect time, passenger flow, regulation and investment has shaped the passenger experience at many of the world’s leading airports. We shape projects from the earliest stages, including new airports, new or repurposed terminals, even new forms of air mobility. In each context, our work produces development programmes where physical design is precisely aligned to passenger behaviour and changing market needs. By bringing these disciplines and insights together we enable clients to lower costs, improve operations and generate higher revenues. Design that meets demand We have over 60 years’ global experience in the physical design of airport structures, from control towers to passenger terminals to cargo and maintenance facilities. Our breadth of expertise in engineering, design, and operational performance makes us the perfect partner to successfully deliver aviation projects of any size that respond to increased demand for capacity and quality of passenger experience, while addressing sustainable development outcomes. We ensure our clients’ facilities and infrastructure are designed and operate optimally, through an insightful alignment of people, processes, physical assets, and technology, balancing commercial, social and environmental objectives. Digital insights, operational benefits Airports are increasingly able to shape their operational, strategic and tactical decisions using the power of real-time data. Our digital aviation team brings together Arup’s traditional planning, engineering, design and advisory strengths with advanced digital expertise in enterprise architecture, modelling, data analytics, and user–centred design. We work with clients to develop strategies, choose and implement the right technologies and make the operational changes required to improve both the long term and day-to-day running of their business. We have developed a valuable new service with our passenger analytics tool the Airport Demand Analyser, to better predict passenger numbers through terminals, based on live global flight data. We have used advanced digital analytics to help meet surface access sustainability goals. We have captured, measured, and analysed real-time passenger data to inform changes to operations and improvements to service quality. Our MassMotion passenger modelling software has helped plan recovery capacity in a new physically distant world. Ready to launch In aviation, successfully launching new services, opening new facilities depends on a rigorous combination of training, new technology and organisational change. Our operational readiness and transition (ORAT) service is designed to achieve these converging goals. Our advisory services extend to improving operational efficiencies, passenger processing and organisational design, asset management and repurposing for resilience and transformation. At Heathrow Terminal 2 our ORAT approach involved 175 trials, testing by 14,000 people and training for 25,000 airport staff. At Emirates Terminal 3, Dubai Airport we ensured the opening of the biggest single passenger terminal in the world without incident. Facilities, processes, technology and most importantly, people, worked in harmony from day one. At Los Angeles International Airport we helped Delta Air Lines orchestrate the most challenging terminal move in commercial aviation history, planning and implementing complex airport programmes without interrupting day-to-day activity – the first step of a major modernisation programme.

Every city faces tough development challenges, from meeting the needs of growing populations to tackling air pollution to improving economic opportunity. These issues must also be aligned to a transition to net zero and adaptation to climate risks. Arup is active in hundreds of cities across the world supporting city leaders and authorities, investors, developers and community groups to shape a better future for their city. Our strategists, economists, urban planners, designers, and technical specialists are working across multiple cities that vary enormously in terms of their age, scale, and physical make-up, applying an integrated approach to solve their issues. Our aim is to produce more sustainable environments and buildings, improve transport connectivity, achieve cleaner air, provide better access to health and education facilities and stimulate more economic activity. We work as a global network of experts, able to develop ideas and share knowledge between cities that face similar challenges, before developing an effective local response. We always aim to become a partner to cities who want to build a future that works for everyone. Our areas of expertise: Planning and funding Cities are evolving at an incredibly fast pace, fuelled by factors like new technology, changes in lifestyle and public behaviour, the global pandemic and growing environmental threats. We help cities to chart a path through these complex scenarios, by establishing a long-term vision using data driven modelling and analytical tools, backed by economic analysis to understand impacts, insightful research and a commitment to listen to communities. Our advice and global expertise helps shape projects for success and gain support from the policy level to community buy-in. Our planning expertise works at all scales too, identifying routes to a city’s economic recovery, or planning new social, urban and transport infrastructure. Placemaking and architecture The world’s most thriving cities have a few things in common. Shared urban and green spaces. Clean air and accessible public transport. Inclusive policy making and a commitment to health and wellbeing. A sense that a city belongs to all its people. As a global team of architects, urban designers and landscape experts, our human-centred approach has been influencing the fabric of our cities for decades. Our teams work on every kind of project, from designing new public realms to bold urban greening schemes, from commercial buildings to much-loved cultural facilities. Our approach to placemaking is to enhance liveability, strengthen community resilience and enable sustainable economic growth in developed and developing cities. Everything we do is underpinned by a focus on the social value our work might produce. Urban regeneration Urban regeneration takes many forms, from reimagining buildings after deindustrialisation, to developing creative schemes for districts that have languished without vision or investment. Our integrated teams of designers, planners, architects and economists work with decision makers and communities to revitalise the built, natural and social environment in sustainable ways, whether it’s for a smaller scheme or a large regeneration project. We bring a wide range of design capabilities to develop regeneration strategies that will produce greater equity and long term resilience for cities. Our process begins with planning and funding, before moving into specific scheme design, public consultation and ultimate implementation. Resilient, net zero cities Cities great and small are facing the impacts of climate change and the need to develop greater resilience. Urban leaders and communities want quality of life, wellbeing, and financial security to be protected at the same time as the physical resilience of critical infrastructure and systems. At the same time, net zero targets are focusing leaders’ minds on how to decarbonise their cities. Given the contribution cities make to global greenhouse gas emissions, leaders will increasingly be expected to take action to reduce emissions as they simultaneously build resilience and create truly sustainable and liveable cities. We provide systematic support on these complex goals, working in partnership. Mobility and connectivity Transport plays a critical role in every city, being both economic engine and social connector, often becoming part of a city’s unique character and reputation. We believe that well planned transport systems and active travel schemes are a great way to address priorities like congestion, air quality and pollution, as well as longer term urban goals like net zero. We work with many public agencies to develop appealing alternatives to individual motorised journeys, always seeking new ways for citizens to move around their cities and to other cities in environmentally friendly ways. We play many roles, from the engineering and design of specific transport systems and infrastructure to the planning and implementation of new active travel initiatives. Our expertise spans initial economic analysis, transport planning, travel modelling and insights, to the architecture of rail, road and aviation assets and infrastructure. Our ethos combines sustainability with pragmatism. We design improvements for cities’ existing transport systems, assets and infrastructure, as well as modelling schemes and travel behaviours for better system-wide outcomes such as decarbonisation or new forms of urban connectivity.. Inclusive cities In the world of urban planning and design, expectations are rising. People expect more of the human environment, they want decisions about their communities to embody a shared vision of the future. Covid-19 disruptions created a reckoning for cities and what we want from them. Social groups and activists are stepping up and demanding change to the status quo they experience daily on their streets. For practitioners and clients alike, there is an opportunity to align environmental, economic, and social considerations and take a more enlightened approach to city development. Responsible, progressive, inclusive Whatever terms or language are used, ‘greater equity’, ‘increased inclusion’, or ‘social value’, we take time to understand the deep connections and interdependencies between people and their environment. By taking account of people’s behaviours, preferences, needs and aspirations we can develop the most inclusive and beneficial design outcomes. Inclusion isn’t a push-button process. Our ethos is to bring everyone into the process; that means clients and developers, architects and occupants, commuters and operators, cyclists and drivers, walkers and wheelchair users, closer together. For our teams, it means being a translator, a listener, a collaborator, and always ready to learn and adapt. This is how we develop cities where everyone sees their priorities recognised in the built and natural environments they call home.

As a trusted partner in commercial property, Arup has helped redefine expectations of high quality urban living and working environments. Our work continues to evolve in response to the changing aspirations and challenges of developers, owners and occupants alike. To lift the competitive performance of a building project, or to help it find funding in tough markets, Arup offers a powerful combination of advisory, design and technical services. Whether it’s mission-critical data centres, security-sensitive financial headquarters, or the latest co-working spaces, we help clients realise the incredible promise of digital technology in real estate. Anticipate and adapt As city populations grow in density worldwide, the way we use our buildings is changing. Property developers are seeking structurally efficient solutions that open up more usable floor space and draw greater potential from available land – as in super skyscrapers like China Guangzhou International Finance Centre Commercial developers continue to find multi-faceted value in mixed-use building projects that combine spaces for working, living, retail, hotels and leisure. Employers seeking office space are also looking for higher value. They want better environments that reflect the changing way we live and work, with real time digital insights ‘designed in’ from the start. Arup is leading this digital property era, producing responsive, intelligent workplaces such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters in Seattle and the White Collar Factory in London. Hard-working assets Virtual design is helping to redefine performance. In new design benchmarks such as BSkyB’s Harlequin 1 headquarters and the Citi Data Centre, Frankfurt, Arup’s use of building information modelling is realising advancements in whole-life operational efficiency, and in attractive, productive environments. At the operational level, our work for The Crown Estate uses digital tools and sensors to provide a previously impossible level of proactive asset management. Properties such as 1 Bligh Street – Sydney’s first six-star Green Star high rise – are responding to the sustainability requirements of occupants and legislators, and the challenges of cities and climate change. Building in context A building’s location – the historic City of London, for example, or densely packed Hong Kong – may demand niche expertise. Arup’s building design specialists are trusted to rise to the toughest, most awkward challenges around the globe, including designing for seismic regions and high winds. Increasingly, a building’s place in the urban fabric is also a consideration. For forward-thinking clients such as the Co-operative Group, which put its new Manchester headquarters at the heart of local renewal, we are now integrating buildings with surrounding amenities, transport, energy and water infrastructure.

Education estates face varied challenges. In many parts of the world, access to primary education is still hampered by poor facilities. Elsewhere, shifts in funding models, advances in technology and new teaching approaches are transforming expectations of learning environments. Clients need to work with a partner whose understanding spans every aspect of educational property. Individual responses Arup works closely with educators, funders, architects and developers to produce buildings and technical solutions that meet their specific needs in primary, secondary and higher education. Our clients’ requirements range from energy strategies that conserve scarce resources to designing flexible spaces that can adapt to future needs. Arup’s wealth of international experience – commercial, creative and technical – allows us to respond to even the most specialised of challenges. We can realise specific solutions for laboratories, medicine and science facilities, or contemporary approaches to campus libraries and galleries. We have crafted acoustically intimate spaces for a school for young performers in Singapore as well as an earthquake-resistant design for a girls school in Afghanistan. Beyond the technical and creative, designing for education demands an appreciation of economic and social context. For example, our prototype for Malawi schools had to be robust, very cheap and easy to build to cope with limited budgets, materials and skills. High performance spaces Educators need high performance facilities that are cost-effective to build, run and maintain. It is also important that buildings are engaging, pleasant environments, equipped with quality systems, helping institutions to attract and retain students and staff. We have forged a close working relationship with Princeton University in the US, for instance, working on a series of projects with exacting performance requirements, including the Frick Chemistry Laboratory. Here, Arup’s sophisticated use of 3D modelling helped meet a high bar in laboratory performance – including minimal vibration and specialised fume exhaust systems – while also meeting stringent energy-saving goals. Looking forward Arup helps education clients develop far-sighted responses to emerging challenges – from tackling increased competition for revenue streams to planning IT and communications infrastructure for virtual classrooms. Our De Montfort University carbon footprinting study, for instance, responded to new requirements from the university’s UK government funder to measure ‘Scope 3’ carbon emissions. To help existing campuses evolve with educational trends and continue to function at their best, we bring expertise in planning, building design, building performance and retrofitting.

To achieve net zero targets, the world must rapidly decarbonise through smarter energy generation, supply and consumption. Arup’s technical, engineering and operational consultants are helping to shape next generation energy. NET ZERO ENERGY & DECARBONISATION From national networks to individual assets, the fossil fuel era is drawing to a close. At Arup, we’re helping clients across the world to make the transition to decarbonised, secure and affordable energy. A complex transition : A successful energy transition requires collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and countries. Arup is helping clients to plan for a new energy future, undertaking in-depth scenario planning to support a resilient energy transition at the country and city level. Our work focuses on both the network-wide mix of new energy generation to implementation of specific sources. Our approach is multidisciplinary from the start. We carry out feasibility studies and masterplanning of new generating capacity and infrastructure, as well as the core technical engineering of new systems. We also partner with leading organisations to research future energy scenarios and support the development of the industry. Hydrogen : Hydrogen has the potential to be used as low carbon energy source. As a fuel, hydrogen can and must play a key role in systemic decarbonisation, increasing network resilience and accelerating the switch from fossil fuels. We’re partnering with cities, governments, energy networks and investors worldwide to kickstart the hydrogen revolution. From analogue to digital: the new energy network: Digital technology and systems are central to decarbonisation, enabling smarter management of demand and supply, providing user and network level insights, and the ability to control an ever more complex mix of energy sources. We are using cloud-based solutions alongside change management to support gas networks as they decarbonise and transition to hydrogen, whilst exploring how data can lead to better decision making. We’ve also supported Cadent Gas to explore digital energy systems that allow data to shape energy network operations. New charging infrastructure : Buses, trucks and cars are increasingly powered by electric or hydrogen fuel cells, but too often the lack of charging infrastructure and energy network capacity are slowing adoption. Across the world, we are helping governments, cities and private companies to define the infrastructure and development strategies that will support the next generation of road vehicles, accelerating transport’s transition to net zero. Zero-emission road vehicles: Transport is a significant user of energy, and so will play a key role in the energy transition. We help governments, cities and private organisations worldwide develop vital infrastructure and strategies for zero-emission vehicles – buses, trucks and cars powered by green hydrogen or batteries. The energy transition : Energy decarbonisation needs to consider multiple factors, requiring backing from across industry, government and cities. As a trusted partner to clients, we’re involved across the entire decarbonisation effort one way or another from developing a national hydrogen strategy for Scotland to offshore wind geotechnical support for clients in Japan. Urban energy : Cities and urban areas around the world are reshaping their energy infrastructure as they strive to decarbonise and create resilient, net-zero energy systems. Working with everyone from city leaders to energy operators, we create efficient and sustainable city wide energy solutions. Accelerating the switch to renewables: Solar PV and offshore wind energy are gaining in efficiency and falling in costs every day – and Arup advise on every element of the structure and integration of these systems. We’re working on some of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy infrastructure, from wind power projects off the coast of America and Asia, to new solar farms in Vietnam and South Africa. Advising and consulting: The energy sector is diversifying and investor interest in clean energy is growing daily. We advise on energy asset purchase and sales, carrying out technical due diligence and environmental impact assessments on proposed renewable energy projects. We’re also working with partners such as The World Bank and major global companies to unlock the potential of the hydrogen and offshore wind industries - informing policy change by understanding local markets and developing resilient energy strategies. RENEWABLE ENERGY As countries race to reduce emissions, the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy has never been more important or economically viable. From supporting the planning of new offshore wind developments to overseeing the acquisition of solar PV facilities, our renewable energy consultants are supporting clients with the transition to net zero energy. Renewable energy generation continues to diversify. We’re supporting clients across the onshore and offshore wind, floating and land-based solar PV, hydro-power, wave energy and geothermal markets, providing both technical solutions and advisory support. Working together with our clients, we’re shaping the future of decarbonised energy. The renewables landscape : As an energy engineering consultancy, we work with clients to develop new approaches to generation, capacity and storage - onshore or offshore. We’re working with clients across Asia to unlock the future of offshore wind, exploring the technical requirements needed for seabed installation and evaluating the feasibility of weather conditions and the right solutions to achieving net zero energy. Overcoming intermittency is key to the value and viability of renewable energy systems. We are working on battery storage, resilience planning and effective system integration to help clients implement renewable sources with confidence. Offshore wind: As the world demands secure and affordable net-zero energy, we’re supporting offshore wind development globally. With a blend of global and local expertise, we also invest in developing new tools and approaches to support the industry as it expands into new areas. Technical and commercial expertise: Our work on new renewable energy infrastructure like offshore wind farms or solar PV arrays, draws on our wider strengths in structural and civil engineering. Clients benefit from this breadth of related expertise, from traditional engineering to data-driven tools that can manage increasingly complex renewable energy systems. As the renewable energy industry continues to develop, new players are entering the market. We help clients across the renewable energy sector to acquire or sell renewable asset portfolios. Our advisory team provides technical due diligence, owner’s engineer roles and lender’s technical advisor roles, ensuring clients get the best value from the assets they are acquiring or selling. Solar PV: Utility-scale solar PV offers increasingly affordable and secure net-zero energy. Our specialist teams support clients across the entire lifecycle of solar PV projects – including planning, advisory, engineering and management. Resilience: The switch to renewable energy results in both lower emissions but also increased complexity. Given the energy network’s pivotal role in our society and economy, affecting everything from transport to communications, establishing network resilience is critical. Threats like climate change, hacking, extreme weather and others continue to grow. Our organisational resilience team helps clients in the energy sector to map the risks and stay prepared for whatever’s next.

Our global team of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists are highly experienced in planning and implementing world class healthcare facilities and supporting high quality healthcare operations by aligning people, processes and assets. Healing environments Like healthcare professionals, we are resolutely focused on outcomes, shaping healthcare environments and processes which promote healing, efficiency and resiliency. Our approach is to bring together specialists in high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams. For example, Arup’s decades long strengths in acoustics and lighting design, combined with our understanding of infection control, thermal comfort and transportation enable us to produce facilities like Australia's Alfred Intensive Care Unit. Here we brought global best practice in intensive care design to produce patient-centered areas within a tightly controlled clinical environment. As an industry, healthcare varies greatly from one country to the next. But whether private or publically-funded, clients work with Arup because our global healthcare experience means they benefit from the world’s best ideas. Our highly collaborative, international network of specialists means we always apply the world’s highest standards and push designs harder. Sustainable healthcare Modern healthcare is highly energy intensive and increasing use of medical technology only adds to hospital and clinics’ operational costs. Arup takes a joined-up approach to these issues, bringing together consultancy and design expertise to produce highly sustainable environments. At Kaiser Permanente San Diego we produced an acute care centre that creates its own energy from a micro-turbine trigeneration system and a photovoltaic solar canopy. The hospital is designed to make smart use of water, saving 5 million gallons per year. The result is the second large scale LEED platinum certified hospital in the world and a great example of how sustainability and cost-effectiveness can be designed-in from the outset. Providing vital leadership In this complex and rapidly changing sector, leadership is a decisive factor. That’s why Arup also supports transformational change and the development for the next generation of healthcare leaders. In 2016-17, our award-winning Emerging Leaders Programme for the UK’s NHS gave 68 clinicians and managers new systems leadership skills, helping them to realize operational efficiencies and successfully address transformational change within the NHS. We’ve also designed and run a midwifery leadership programme in the UK, building individual and organisational skills for a new generation of midwives. By developing people we believe we gain deeper insights into the future shape of healthcare, from physical facilities to patient care processes. Building better business We understand the ever-changing business of healthcare, its particular procurement processes, its leadership and staffing challenges, its technology needs and its patients’ expectations. We work with healthcare authorities, providers, owners, funders, clinicians, and managers to help overcome these issues, responding with schemes that offer the greatest value in terms of investment and total cost of ownership. At the UK’s Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre we used an integrated approach, ensuring that all key decisions on design and cost were value-driven, leading to significant capital cost savings in the design and procurement stages on this vital health facility for the armed services.

Roads have been central to economic and social development for hundreds of years. But across the world today, road operators and decision makers face many evolving challenges: increasing driver numbers, constrained budgets, asset resilience, road user safety and customers’ service expectations. Highways are major investments and many clients come to Arup for our ability to judge financial risks, environmental impacts and overall viability. Our breadth of expertise in procurement and financing makes us the perfect partner for public or private organisations planning new road schemes or programmes. Our experience in related infrastructure, like bridges, tunnels and city planning, means we bring detailed and valuable insights to every project. In a full advisory and design role, we helped the Canadian government with the business case and supporting technical advice to start the New Champlain Bridge corridor project. We also undertake master planning at national road network level. By looking at changes in traffic demand and road users’ behaviour, we help clients develop strategies which are customer-focused, appropriate to their aspirations for level of service and within the boundaries of their budget. The design journey Arup has pioneered highway design for over 40 years. We design safe highways, bridges and interchanges that make sense in their surrounding context, finding new ways to cut travel times, improve road capacity, and represent the most sustainable use of materials. We’re trusted with the design and operation of some of the most significant highway and complex infrastructure projects in the world, like the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland, or the Presidio Parkway in San Francisco, USA. Arup’s team combines depth of technical knowledge along with the latest technology and digital engineering techniques to visualise, control and streamline the highway design process, something we demonstrated on the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway. We also use our own in-house SoundLab modelling suite to test the sonic impact of design ideas and build confidence in a proposed solution. We support clients throughout the planning, design and construction journey, continuing to work after the highway goes into use. Arup’s end-to-end service allows us to plan a highway’s operation and maintenance, focusing on its performance, whole life costs and rehabilitation. Shaping future journeys In the 21st century transport has become an innovation-driven sector and clients need a partner who can help them chart a path forward. Our teams work with clients to provide specialist technical advice in response to the current-day challenges impacting on infrastructure performance; from managing a programme for ageing assets to socio-economic scenario testing to enable long-term, strategic planning. Around the world, we are helping national road operators plan for connected and autonomous vehicles on their networks by advising on key investment decisions, transitional challenges and trialling new technologies. In the UK, Arup is leading the UK Autodrive consortium which is evaluating the complex implementation issues and business models presented by autonomous vehicles. We work with governments to develop future scenarios to help improve planning decisions and supported Highways England as they developed their first innovation, technology and research strategy identifying projects and trials to improve safety and tackle congestion on the UK’s roads. Climate change represents another evolving threat to future journeys. In Queensland, Australia, Arup played a key role in helping rethink and rebuild the region’s roads after damaging floods and cyclones. We also achieved rapid rehabilitation of critical failing road infrastructure, like the Boston Manor viaduct in the UK. As alternative forms of energy influence our industry and electric vehicles become more prevalent, Arup’s transport and energy teams are providing specialist technical and financial advice related to the electric infrastructure which is required to support a major change in the automotive powertrain. Rethinking mobility A shift towards a more digital society and the advent of new vehicle ownership models are just two trends affecting how highway investments need to be evaluated. As our cities have developed and grown, transport connections have become more complex. Today, smartphone apps identify the smartest way through the traffic, providing new opportunities for mixing modes of transport and influencing new commuter behaviours.

We support hotel and leisure clients by creating distinctive, high-performance and sustainable developments. To do this, we provide a full design service, from concept to operation. Our building designers and consultants work with developers and operators around the globe – on projects that typically equate to around 25,000 rooms at any one time, and range from an eco-lodge in South Africa to the Venetian Macau, Asia’s largest single-structure hotel plus resort. Stronger, more sustainable businesses We shape great hotel experiences at every level, from comfort to five-star luxury and beyond. Our breadth of relevant specialist skill sets – including lighting, acoustics, audio-visual, security, vertical transportation and landscaping – allow us to contribute in a joined-up fashion to an entire project concept. They also allow us to help hotel clients to tackle the efficiency challenges of water, waste and energy and improve their overall operations. When it comes to sustainability, corporate aspirations increasingly align with the wishes of guests, staff and the wider community. At the Hotel Amstelkwartier, Amsterdam, we developed the first LEED® platinum hotel in Europe, and designed the overall building services, fire and sustainability concept. A fresh identity Arup’s building design ethos matches the aspirations of hotel and leisure developers. We want to create buildings that inspire and delight, and which are responsive to people’s needs. To help operators keep pace with guests’ evolving expectations, we embed powerful IT connectivity and systems to deliver more personalised services, or engineer a hotel’s skin to create a more naturally comfortable environment inside. Our structural and lighting specialists instil wonder with stunning forms, façades and displays, as for Abu Dhabi’s landmark Yas Hotel. The visual impact of buildings is a powerful means of expression for a global brand, or the perfect way for a boutique hotel to stand out. We have provided this reinvention through building retrofits, for projects like the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London. Digital natives and new expectations The hotel and leisure sector was one of the first to be affected by consumer digital technology. Today, hotel operators need to operate in customer-centric ways, responding to guests’ increasing demand for digital room control, improved internet coverage and mobile concierge services. Arup’s digital specialists help clients to implement adaptive IT systems that can deliver delightful experiences. We also find ways to use connected sensors across a site or portfolio, to drive new operational insights and cost benefits. Resorts that draw crowds Leisure and resort projects require a complex mix of expertise and insight, to produce high quality experiences that are welcoming, attractive and also sustainable. We’re experts in the design of green infrastructure systems for remote, beach and island environments, including low energy and low water demand solutions. We bring a highly effective combination of project management and logistics, ecology, building physics and marine engineering to create resorts like Singapore’s vast Marina Bay Sands integrated resort.

Our International Development group is a specialist business within Arup. We work with city governments, development and humanitarian organisations, and communities to make a difference on vital projects in challenging contexts. From planning for the impacts of climate change, to rebuilding after disasters, the team is able to offer Arup’s world-renowned quality of services in a form tailored to local contexts and designed to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Collaboration for enduring change Every project is a chance to share what we’ve learned. We build local capacity as we work, leaving communities better able to tackle future challenges. Long-term relationships with partners are central to this ethos. Our team provides strategic advice, assessment and evaluation services, and technical expertise to help our partners get the best results at organisational, programme or project level. The range of our work is constantly growing as we seek to address global issues such as urbanisation, population growth and climate change. Whether we are conducting ethnographic research with young mothers in Jordan or designing digital tools to improve housing in India, accountability and participation are at the heart of everything we do. Your international development partner Our core team works with hundreds of people across Arup, delivering projects in the most vulnerable regions of the world. You gain the benefit of being able to tap into, and mobilise, specialists from our global network of 16,000 staff, based across five continents. Whether you operate in the private or public sector, in an academic institution or for a development bank, our aim is to provide services relevant and targeted to your project and context. Our people have experience with leading organisations including BRAC, DAI, Médecins Sans Frontières, UN-Habitat, the World Bank and World Vision. As we typically work with multilateral banks, UN agencies, city authorities and NGOs, we ‘speak the language’ and understand the working styles of development partners and funding bodies. By working with us, you gain insights developed from working at the forefront of international development projects worldwide. Meeting global goals Sustainable development principles guide our decision-making and we help our partners to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other key international agreements and commitments, including the 2015 Paris Declaration on Climate Change (2015), the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2016 New Urban Agenda. We are a proud member of the UN Global Compact, bringing our principles-based approach to doing business to all of our projects and partnerships. Our people We are planners, engineers, researchers and advisors from a variety of backgrounds, all committed to using Arup’s technical strengths to create change in settings where resources are a challenge. Our team offers decades of international experience across the project cycle – from project scoping, assessment and design, through to delivery and evaluation – ensuring the right blend of technical skills is applied to each step of the process.

We regularly advise on port developments, evaluating economic viability and market demand, helping to build confidence in our clients’ business cases. We also design and engineer port facilities, finding cost-effective ways to add capacity and streamline operations. And our strengths in planning, environmental, geotechnical, logistics and transport consultancy mean we’re well-placed to help design a new port or overhaul existing facilities while identifying any long-term risks or opportunities. We are the lead maritime engineering firm on the Port of Melbourne’s $1.6bn new Webb Dock, creating a new terminal capable of handling over a million containers every year. Making the waterfront work For buildings and leisure spaces adjacent to rivers and seas we help clients capitalise on waterside settings whilst making sure they are not vulnerable to flooding, tides, storm surges and the risks posed by climate change and rising sea levels. We have a great track record of overcoming the challenges of waterside developments to help create homes, galleries, parks and marinas as well the regeneration of quays and warehouses. Arup’s work on Marina Bay Waterfront in Singapore, called on our experience with materials and structures, to develop a resilient and sustainable promenade. In Scotland we provided a range of engineering services for the V&A Dundee, a geometrically complex structure which projects out into the River Tay. Maritime works included an assessment of buildability, ship impact and flood risk for the development. Harnessing energyOur maritime skills support the energy sector in many ways, including the design of liquid natural gas and gravity bases for offshore wellhead platforms. We are also engaged on renewable energy schemes like off-shore wind farms and we were designers for the proposed Swansea Tidal Lagoon’s turbine structures. Unique structures, new experiences Arup’s breadth of design and engineering experience is also called upon for more experimental structures. In 2016 we collaborated on a temporary art installation called ‘Floating Piers’ in Lake Iseo in Lombardy, Italy. The piece, by Cristo and Jeanne-Claude, comprised floating piers wrapped in gold, forming sculptural links between the shoreline and an island. Thousands of visitors ventured onto the pontoons during that summer. We played a multidisciplinary role, including maritime engineering, security consultancy, health and safety and urban planning.

Across the world, we shape and deliver major rail projects for clients in the public and private sector. Our approach combines systems-thinking, the latest technologies and decades of experience. From a single commuter journey to a country’s wider economy, rail can transform lives, businesses and communities. And in a world trying to cope with ever-increasing demand for mobility and the effects of climate change, while adapting to rapidly evolving technology, rail is a sustainable long-term investment. Rail projects demand a complex mix of skills and insights – from initial strategy and economics, through to engineering, people-centred design, operations and asset management. Success depends on bringing all these elements together – brilliantly. That’s why our technical expertise is always backed by sharp strategic thinking, whether we’re optimising existing assets and services, or designing whole new railways. Connecting people to places by any mode of rail We work across every mode of rail including high speed, metro, commuter, light rail, freight, automated people movers and monorail. It’s in our nature to take a system-wide approach at every stage of the rail lifecycle, meaning you benefit from our full range of advisory services to add value to your rail project or programme. We ensure that every rail project brings maximum benefits to the clients and communities new infrastructure serves. Smart, intelligent rail: the future is here Digital technology continues to redefine every sector, transforming businesses and the customer experience. From artificial intelligence and machine learning to data analytics and sensor technologies, the digital evolution is challenging the sector to rethink how to design, build, operate and maintain rail services. By working with you to define your vision and develop a strategy, we can help you take advantage of the benefits a new connected world can bring to your business, operations and your customers.

Arup works on residential schemes that offer a better quality of life for communities, genuine value for property developers and a sustainable future for residential buildings. In some places we must consider shrinking household size and growing demand for easy access to public transport, work and urban leisure. In others, changing demographics are driving new demand for high-quality housing. Working with leading architects and developers, Arup plans, designs and engineers residential buildings of all types. These range from bespoke single dwellings to low-cost modular housing and high-rise towers. The new shape of living worldwide, the role of connected technologies within urban infrastructure is opening up new possibilities for connectivity and convenience in residential living. Arup’s UrbanLife report on ‘The Smart Solution for Cities’ explores how technology can also play a role in carbon reduction. A global partner Arup is a global network of skilled professionals, able to bring the value of proven ideas to any location. In Vietnam’s emerging quality housing market, for example, we redesigned Times Square tower to help its developer deliver high-standard serviced apartments at lower construction cost. In Brisbane, Australia, Arup’s structural and wind engineers ensured that the 488-apartment Aurora Tower copes with high winds despite its slender 219m profile and concrete frame. In crowded cities, Arup has the ability to adapt existing building stock to meet changing needs. Our research specialists have helped policymakers to understand the technical options for retrofitting existing homes to cope with climate change. We are also skilled in sensitive refurbishments, as when creating luxury apartments alongside London’s heritage-listed St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

For over 70 years, Arup has worked on retail projects of every size and nature, from single unit refurbishments to vast mixed-use malls. Our design skills are comprehensive and scalable. We can provide multi-disciplinary engineering design services for a vast mall or design a refined lighting scheme for a boutique experience. Whether it is our fire engineers designing effective evacuation strategies or our specialists in pedestrian flow predicting the movements of tens of thousands of people using Arup’s own MassMotion tool, we have the breadth and depth of skills necessary to meet your needs. The bigger picture Today, retail developments are rarely just about retail. They’re part of airports, railway stations, or other large leisure, hospitality and mixed use schemes. Arup’s wide ranging experience in all these sectors means we approach retail projects understanding the wider context, the stakeholder management issues and can foresee issues before they happen. Arup recognises that every retail client also has their own agenda and priorities. Our collaborative global skills network ensures international brands can achieve these goals and produce consistent retail experiences worldwide. For example, our international team were able to help clothing giant Zara to simultaneously deliver new stores in Melbourne, Rome, Oporto and Barcelona. Ready for tomorrow’s customer In the era of the always-on digital customer, there are new pressures on retail estates to offer seamlessly connected, digital-physical experiences and to present goods in new ways. The move towards omni-channel retailing and place-making have a direct impact on the way we design retail schemes. Read our Future of Retail report, below, to learn more about what’s driving change in the retail sector. We also support retailers with research and new ideas. The Crown Estate wanted to improve the consumer experience on Regent Street in Central London, and our public realm research showed that a shared consolidation centre could reduce lorry to store traffic by 85%. Our proposed scheme also provided attractive storage cost savings for local retailers like Banana Republic and Gap.

The greatest sports buildings come out of creative partnerships. Arup works with leading architects and the organisers of sporting events worldwide to create venues that are as hardworking and inspiring as the sports people that use them. Our combined design, technical and commercial expertise helps clients to realise their highest aspirations, whether in game-changing visitor experiences or legacy sports facilities. Arup is also helping to deliver the technology that is transforming sports events. We work with developers, clubs and venue operators to plan, build and run smarter sports projects and rich visitor experiences for events, venues, sports parks or even entire sport cities. We do this with integrated specialist services in IT and communications, lighting, multimedia and broadcasting systems, security, transport and wayfinding, venue management, logistics and operational readiness. Arup is also equipped to assist with sport’s climatic and environmental challenges, having conducted extensive research into the design of technically complex, comfortable and sustainable stadia. Never content with theory alone, we showed how a venue could be sustainably cooled and zero-carbon in practice with our 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Showcase, a 500-seat demonstration stadium. Commercial models Entrepreneurial ideas are overturning traditional thinking in sports development, and producing financially sustainable facilities. Arup is helping clients to pursue new commercial models, including more flexible venues for sports and entertainment, and sports facilities embedded in mixed-use developments. Legacies that last Major sporting events are increasingly seen as a stimulus for investment in regeneration, jobs, housing and transport. So it is essential to design sites for sustained legacy use, long after an event has passed. Arup’s sports projects are rarely just about building design. We provide masterplanning and site development including energy consulting, infrastructure, waste management, drainage and of all the technical systems that enable the construction of world-class sporting facilities with enduring value. We also develop concepts to make venues themselves more adaptable. We helped make the Jaca Ice Pavilion, Spain, into an integral part of city life beyond its role in the Junior Euro Olympics. It has 12 modes of operation, from ice hockey stadium to exhibition and concert venue, using demountable seats to vary capacity.

The successful design, development and maintenance of our water infrastructure requires the integration of many disciplines. Arup’s water team has wide-ranging skills spanning advisory and specialist technical services. We apply them on every kind of project, from flood risk management and water resource planning, to dam engineering, treatment works design and river engineering. We’ve evolved our own ‘Design with water’ methodology, drawn on our experiences designing, implementing and maintaining water infrastructure around the world. ‘Design with water’ places an understanding of the local water cycle at the centre of responses to wider local issues like economic development, food and agriculture, community and energy use. By understanding and influencing the whole water cycle, Arup has developed particular expertise that enables us to assess risks and support our clients in taking a strategic approach to water usage and management. Prepared for the future As our most valuable resource, the social impacts of water development decisions are of paramount importance. Arup conducts considerable research into how water can be better managed. Climate change is causing both flooding and droughts in different parts of the world, so it’s vital to be able to predict these changing dynamics. Our Future of Urban Water report is a product of our client work working with Sydney Water to forecast and plan for changing water supply and use. Our three year research roadmap is currently focused on flooding issues, looking at the potential benefits of using green infrastructure and better catchment management. For clients, our research base means we can bring confidence to their water projects, producing beneficial outcomes for local communities and businesses. Working with our partners WRc, we also encourage and foster innovation through our Venturi platform – helping products and services with the potential to tackle major challenges in water get to market quickly. Work with an international network Arup’s water team work in 90 countries, collaborating across over 50 related technical and advisory disciplines. This is how we’re able to respond to such a wide range of water projects and programmes, from water treatment works in Australia, to physical engineering of the new intake tunnel under Lake Mead in Colorado. We use consultancy, engineering, and research to bring the most insightful approaches to water projects wherever they are in the world.

As the backbone of the digital economy, data centres are vital technology infrastructure. Arup offers a full range of data centre consulting services, offering engineering, architectural, and management solutions for data centres' entire lifespans. In this energy-intensive industry, we help clients reduce carbon, enhance efficiency, and optimise operations to create resilient and future-ready data centres. We believe it's time to rethink data centre design for the era of climate change, exploring new strategies for energy use, new fuels, new operational practices and prioritising design innovation across data estates.

With over 50 years of global experience in industry and manufacturing, we've worked across the full breadth of the sector – from transportation and consumer goods to food and beverage, green energy, and logistics. Our deep expertise means we're equipped to support projects of any scale, whether local or international. We partner with clients on everything from individual projects to full portfolios, and our knowledge of global sustainability frameworks, digital transformation, and resilience allows us to help navigate today's most pressing challenges – and those of the future. For the manufacturing sector, every asset must function like an efficient machine, and we help create great places to work that attract, develop and retain talent.

Within the dynamic real estate environment, we are committed to delivering sustainable, low carbon, resilient places that benefit both people and the planet. We use innovative approaches to develop and transform properties into assets that thrive today and long into the future. With a broad range of expertise, we help clients to make informed decisions and maximise the potential of their property investments leading to attractive spaces for living, shopping and working. Our work spans commercial and mixed use, residential, hotels and leisure, and broadcasting and media properties.

Globally, demand for precious but finite resources has never been greater. Population growth, continued urbanization, the shift to renewable energy, and demand for food security are all pressures. There's a need to reduce waste and pollution, ensure materials are kept in use for longer, and that extraction, use, and production are put on a responsible basis. With expertise in sustainable waste management, food and agriculture, mining, and quarrying, our resources team is helping clients address these challenges. We help clients across the minerals and metals sectors to extract and provide the materials society needs, in a responsible and sustainable way, focusing on reducing the environmental footprint of mines.

The impact of the science sector is undeniable, providing products and services that improve our health, aid quality of life, and help us achieve a more sustainable future. Our engineers, planners, designers, and strategists have extensive experience across the science and pharmaceutical sector, from major campus facilities to specialized laboratories, facility upgrades, clean rooms, and big science. We provide intelligent, cutting-edge designs to the most functionally demanding buildings, providing inspiration and encouraging discovery across the sector. We have designed and delivered some of the most technically demanding projects within the science sector, helping clients achieve new technical benchmarks, navigate project risks, meet changing regulatory requirements or bring consensus to a diverse group of stakeholders.

Across rail, roads, aviation, and maritime, transportation operators need to invest for a different future, while maintaining the aging networks they already own. Arup is at the heart of these trends, helping authorities, network operators, and the traveling public to arrive at solutions that work for them. Our international team brings extensive experience helping clients to take projects from vision to reality, delivering reliable and high-quality assets and a positive legacy. We support governments, asset owners and rail operators across every facet of a scheme's development, maximising the economic, social and environmental benefits.

Helps organisations develop asset management strategies that lead to sound management, higher returns, and greater flexibility from the infrastructure and assets they depend on. Develops comprehensive asset management strategies for large portfolios including rail and infrastructure assets, enabling organisations to optimise lifecycle costs, improve asset reliability, and maximise return on asset investment through structured governance and decision-making frameworks. Supports asset owners in building capability to manage complex portfolios across full asset lifecycles, informed by data analytics and portfolio management tools.

Provides commercial, financial, and economic advisory—including PPP/P3 advisory, due diligence, infrastructure investment strategy, business case development, and financing strategy—to public and private sector clients. Delivers technical due diligence on complex assets and investments, supports financial close and handback processes, and advises on viable project financing structures and economic models for infrastructure and renewable energy assets. Combines financial analysis, economic modelling, and commercial structuring expertise to help clients evaluate investment opportunities, structure deals, and develop sustainable financing strategies.

Helps organisations assess and respond to climate, sustainability, and environmental issues—covering decarbonisation, nature, circular economy, social value, environmental consulting, and climate adaptation. Supports clients in understanding climate risks and opportunities, planning decarbonisation pathways, and embedding sustainability across their operations and infrastructure—including practical assessment of environmental issues like urban heat island effects and biodiversity impacts. Provides comprehensive environmental and sustainability advisory from strategy through implementation, addressing climate adaptation, social value creation, and circular economy transitions.

Supports clients in adopting ESG principles, embedding sustainability across the investment and business lifecycle, and meeting the expectations of regulators, investors, and stakeholders. Delivers ESG due diligence on assets, advises on sustainable investment strategies, and helps organisations reduce carbon emissions, promote diversity and inclusion, and establish transparent governance frameworks aligned with investor expectations. Enables portfolio owners and investee companies to integrate ESG considerations into investment decisions, operational management, and stakeholder reporting—ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and market best practices.

Advises businesses and governments on complex multidisciplinary challenges including strategy, organisational transformation, operations, and asset management. Covers operating model design, organisation design, culture and change management, leadership and talent capability development to enable organisations to navigate intricate business challenges and transform their operating environments. Delivers practical guidance on how to structure organisations, design effective operating models, embed cultural change, and build leadership capability—supporting both public and private sector clients managing complex, multi-faceted business challenges.

Provides technical, advisory, and management consultancy to help clients define operational needs, optimise processes, and ensure infrastructure can be operated and maintained efficiently. Acts as 'voice of the operator' in infrastructure delivery, bringing operational expertise into asset and programme management to ensure systems are designed for effective real-world operation and maintenance from day one. Supports organisations in reviewing operational policies, optimising workflows, and building capability to manage complex infrastructure and asset portfolios—with demonstrated expertise in rail and transport operations.

Supports clients to drive business change, transition to future operating models, and deliver complex transformation programmes with a focus on sustainability and climate outcomes. Builds internal capability to deliver complex change, enabling organisations to manage large-scale transformation initiatives while embedding sustainability and climate considerations throughout the programme lifecycle. Provides comprehensive programme management support from initiation through delivery, combining traditional project controls with change management and benefits realisation disciplines.

Helps clients translate investments in assets, people, and infrastructure into valuable outcomes through market entry strategy, demand strategy, sustainability strategy, and decarbonisation strategy. Engages at the strategic level to develop green economy strategy, climate finance strategy, and ESG and decarbonisation roadmaps for both governments and corporates seeking to drive sustainable value creation. Supports clients in defining long-term strategic direction aligned with sustainability imperatives and clean economy transitions, combining traditional strategic planning with emerging climate and decarbonisation considerations.

Advises on and helps implement information and communications technology—from early-stage advisory and business case development through technical design, programme management, and operational readiness. Provides strategic guidance on technology investments aligned with business objectives, designs robust technical solutions, manages large-scale technology programmes, and ensures organisations are operationally ready to realise value from technology implementations. Supports clients across the full technology lifecycle from business case development through service design, programme delivery, and operational transition.

A digital asset portfolio management platform providing project teams with real-time insights for site inspections, asset maintenance, sustainability reporting, and investment planning. Enables asset owners and operators to manage large portfolios with real-time visibility, tracking asset condition, maintenance requirements, sustainability performance, and investment needs across thousands of assets—supporting data-driven decision-making and portfolio optimisation. Centralises asset information and performance data, enabling coordinated management of complex portfolios at scale with integrated reporting and analytics capabilities.

A generative design tool that understands and combines multiple design constraints and client preferences to inform early-stage building and masterplanning design decisions. Uses machine learning to automatically generate design solutions that satisfy competing constraints and objectives, accelerating early-stage design exploration and helping teams identify optimal solutions more rapidly. Supports evidence-based design decision-making by rapidly synthesising multiple design drivers into coherent masterplan and building concepts.

The world's most flexible pedestrian and crowd simulation software, providing technical analysis of people's movement through physical spaces—fully 3D and integrated with BIM tools. Enables design teams to model and analyse how people move through buildings, transport facilities, and public spaces, optimising layouts for safety, efficiency, and user experience from concept through detailed design stages. Powerful simulation engine supporting complex scenarios and detailed visualisation of crowd dynamics, with seamless integration into building information modelling workflows.

An industry-leading spatial audio design environment that uses AI and machine learning to model, analyse, and simulate sound performance for built environment projects from concept through construction. Provides design teams with advanced acoustic analysis capabilities, enabling optimisation of sound performance in buildings and public spaces through predictive modelling before construction begins. Integrates machine learning to intelligently predict acoustic outcomes, supporting evidence-based design decisions and acoustic performance verification.

A land use analysis solution that applies data analytics, machine learning, and satellite imagery to bring new insights to site planning and masterplanning processes. Enables planners and designers to analyse existing land use patterns, identify development opportunities, and understand spatial relationships at scale—informing evidence-based site selection and masterplan development. Combines advanced analytics and satellite data processing to deliver rich spatial insights that improve planning and site strategy decisions.

A digital tool combining satellite imagery and open-source climate data to analyse urban heat island effects across large city areas, identifying buildings and materials causing temperature rises. Provides evidence-based assessment of urban thermal conditions at scale, enabling city planners and asset owners to identify hotspots, understand root causes, and prioritise interventions for climate adaptation and improved urban livability. Leverages satellite and open-source data to deliver actionable insights on urban heat vulnerabilities, supporting climate adaptation planning and sustainable urban design.

An online public consultation platform that allows audiences to access project information, view drawings and 3D models, watch fly-throughs, and submit feedback from any location. Enables project teams and stakeholders to conduct remote public engagement, providing interactive access to project information and collecting structured feedback—improving accessibility and reach of consultation processes. Supports asynchronous engagement across geographies, with rich media integration and feedback collection capabilities integrated into a single platform.

Engineering and consulting for data centres — from hyperscale campuses and colocation facilities to edge and enterprise deployments. Arup works with technology companies, operators, and investors to design data centres that are resilient, energy-efficient, and built to handle the demands of AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure at scale. Bringing together mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering alongside sustainability and digital expertise, the practice supports clients from site selection and feasibility through to detailed design, procurement, and commissioning — delivering mission-critical facilities that perform reliably and meet evolving regulatory and environmental requirements.