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Fresh start

Setting up shop on your own after three decades at a leading engineering firm is a huge leap of faith. For Cecil Balmond, running a nascent design company with his daughter seemed logical.

  • Issue #43
  • 7 min read
Cecil Balmond and Sarah Gormley
Urbanism

Building the dream

Engineering company Arup connects the Sydney Opera House to the proposed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The owner-operated firm’s pioneering staff are the go-to team for constructing the seemingly impossible.

  • Issue #25
  • 11 min read
Building the dream
Design

Curated community

Last year we engineered the perfect neighbourhood, receiving praise from the World Health Organisation for putting small business at the core of our high street. This year, we’ve come up with a better borough.

  • Issue #15
  • 9 min read
Curated community

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