Large Firm of the Year

2020 FIRMS OF THE YEAR

LARGE FIRM OF THE YEAR

Arup have won the 2020 Large Firm of the Year Award at this years Awards for Excellence. This marks three years in a row for Arup this category and they are to be congratulated for their efforts in this year’s awards.

Arup originally came to Australia to undertake the structural design of the Sydney Opera House and from there now work from eight offices across four key areas of influence: cities, connectivity, health, and resources. Their desire to shape a better world ensures clients receive smart design ideas with a social purpose, which will have a positive influence for current and future generations.

Arup are an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s-built environment. They were founded on the belief that the built environment can change people’s lives for the better. Every day, their aim is to help clients solve their biggest challenges by harnessing its diverse skills and constantly expanding what’s technically possible

As an independent firm, owned in trust for its members, Arup are guided by their founder's spirit and principles. They choose work where they can make a real difference in the world, stretch the boundaries of what is possible, and delight their clients whilst achieving socially valuable outcomes. in a formal sustainability policy and embraced personally by the individuals that together make up the firm. Arup’s ownership structure actively reinforces this approach and holds the firm accountable to its own people for its independent approach, and to its social and corporate responsibility. Arup remains a diverse group of individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds. This diversity helps foster the creativity that is Arup’s hallmark.

Judges Comments:

In 2020, Arup have demonstrated excellence across a variety of award categories this year wining four Gold Awards in the Innovative Design, Future Leader, Community Engagement Excellence and Champions of Change Female Leadership Categories. The four winning submissions are all to be commended for their high standard and were all well deserved. Arup in 2020, are the deserving winners of the Large Firm of the Year.

Arup also deserve special mention for winning Large Firm of the Year for the last three years, in such a competitive field. This feat is to be congratulated and their team should be justifiably proud of what they have been able to achieve, congratulations to Arup, our 2020 Large Firm of the Year.