Ove and the Key Speech
Arup AAVT
Acoustics 101
Arup Projects
Arup Chicago
100
The level of prosperity an Arupian should expect for its members?
What is Reasonable?
100

The number of offices with AAVT staff in the Americas.

What is seven?

100

343 m/s

What is the speed of sound in standard atmosphere?

100

A flagship project, the structural design solution was initially solved when peeling an orange over lunch.

What is the Sydney Opera House?

100

The roof of this Arup Chicago project is nicknamed the flying carpet.

What is Art Institute Chicago Modern Wing?

200

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"?

200
Recently retired, this member of the AAVT Americas team put the AV in AAVT and co-founded the SF AAVT team.

Who is Kurt Graffy?

200

262 Hz

What is middle C?

200

This performance space was built in an old sawdust storage facility.

What is National Sawdust?

200

The first paid Arup Chicago SoundLab project.

What is NEIU El Centro?

300
The key speech highlights that secretaries we hire should help teach staff to write English. However, more importantly, secretaries needed to have this specific quality.
What is Good Looks?
300
The number of staff on the Americas AAVT team.

What is 57?

300

20 µPa

What is the threshold of hearing or 0 dB?

300

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?

300

Al Capone used to have a speakeasy in this landmarked building.

What is the Jeweler's Building?

400

This is the year the Key Speech was written and delivered.

What is 1970?

400

These two active members of AAVT are also Arup Fellows.

Who is Tateo N. and Raj P.?

400

140 dB

What is the hearing threshold of pain?

400

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?

400

These three Chicago staff members are the longest serving Arupians in the office.

Who is Chelsea Z., Oweng G., and Ryan B.?

500

This is the year Sir Ove Arup was born.

What is 1895?

500

This Arupian founded Arup Acoustics and is known as an Arup Legend.

Who is Derek Sungden?

500

This analysis process converts a signal from the time domain to a representation in the frequency domain and vice versa.

What is Fourier Analysis?

500

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)?

500

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?

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