Ove and the Key Speech
The number of offices with AAVT staff in the Americas.
What is seven?
343 m/s
What is the speed of sound in standard atmosphere?
A flagship project, the structural design solution was initially solved when peeling an orange over lunch.
What is the Sydney Opera House?
The roof of this Arup Chicago project is nicknamed the flying carpet.
What is Art Institute Chicago Modern Wing?
This slogan that didn't come directly from the Key Speech, but was established in the early 1990s.
What is "We shape a better world"?
Who is Kurt Graffy?
262 Hz
What is middle C?
This performance space was built in an old sawdust storage facility.
What is National Sawdust?
The first paid Arup Chicago SoundLab project.
What is NEIU El Centro?
What is 57?
20 µPa
What is the threshold of hearing or 0 dB?
The future of this airport involves two design teams, but the 'losing team' has the larger project that will come first.
What are the O'Hare Satellite Terminals?
Al Capone used to have a speakeasy in this landmarked building.
What is the Jeweler's Building?
This is the year the Key Speech was written and delivered.
What is 1970?
These two active members of AAVT are also Arup Fellows.
Who is Tateo N. and Raj P.?
140 dB
What is the hearing threshold of pain?
This Arup software tool uses a simulation engine that became widely known from visual effects of crowds in Lord of the Rings movies.
What is Mass Motion?
These three Chicago staff members are the longest serving Arupians in the office.
Who is Chelsea Z., Oweng G., and Ryan B.?
This is the year Sir Ove Arup was born.
What is 1895?
This Arupian founded Arup Acoustics and is known as an Arup Legend.
Who is Derek Sungden?
This analysis process converts a signal from the time domain to a representation in the frequency domain and vice versa.
What is Fourier Analysis?
This cultural project in Greece project took 10 years from Concept Design to completion and involved MEP, Security, ICT, Acoustics, AV and vertical transportation from Arupians in London, New York, Chicago, Amsterdam and Berlin.
What is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)?
In this year George W. Bush is elected president for his 2nd term, the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918, and the Arup Chicago office is established.
What is 2004?