NEW YORK – Arup and Artec announced the integration of their Acoustics, Audio Visual, and Theatre Consulting practices. A spokesman noted that, prior to the Feb. 2013 merger, the two companies operated separately, with Arup founded in 1946 and Artec founded in 1971. Instead of one company buying another, the merger combines the two practices, which now operate as Arup. The move also brings 13 acoustics, audio visual and theatre consultants under the Arup umbrella.
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“Our expanded team offers clients around the world unrivaled knowledge, experience, skills, and cutting-edge tools to plan and design innovative venues for the 21st century,” said Principal Raj Patel, Americas Arts and Culture Business Leader for Arup.
“Joining forces with Arup, enhances our collective ability to provide highly specialist skills anywhere in the world, through the resources of a large, global organization, serving projects of any scale, with the best international design thinking, delivered to clients locally from start to finish,” said Tateo Nakajima, former partner at Artec and now a principal at Arup.
Arup has integrated former Artec staff into the New York Acoustics, Audio Visual and Theatre Consulting team led by Raj Patel. Tateo, Ed Arenius, Todd Brooks, Christopher Darland, and Tom Clark join the leadership team at Arup in this move. They will work closely with Arup’s regional leaders, Andrew Nicol (Australasia), Sam Tsoi (East Asia), Rachid Abu-Hassan (Europe) and Rob Harris (UK, Middle East, and Africa).
This enhanced team strengthens Arup’s ability to provide clients and their projects whole life relationships. From cultural master planning, project inception and concept development, through design, construction, and post opening. Our holistic service supports the owners, operators and users in delivering performances to their audiences.
Founded in 1946, Arup has been at the forefront of iconic design in the built environment. Arts and Culture buildings have been a cornerstone of the practice since Ove Arup began working on the Sydney Opera House in the 1950s. Commissioned by Benjamin Britten in 1967, Arup led the design of the acclaimed Snape Maltings recital hall and have since contributed to the design of notable venues around the world including Kings Place (London), The Sage Gateshead (UK), Bridgewater Hall (Manchester, UK), Kilden Performing Arts Center (Kristiansand, Norway), City Recital Hall (Sydney Australia), Melbourne Recital Center (Australasia), Opera Houses including Glyndebourne, Royal Opera House (London), Wexford (Ireland), Oslo and Copenhagen, and the Jerrome Robbins Theatre (New York NY).
Founded in 1971, Artec has contributed to the design of a range of highly acclaimed venues around the world. These include the Culture and Congress Center in Lucerne (CH), the Bartok Bela National Philharmonic Hall in Budapest (HU), the Henry and Renee Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa (CA USA), the Ziff Opera House and Knight Concert Hall in Miami (FL USA), the Opera de Dijon (FR), and the (lyric) theatre and concert hall of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Singapore. Recently opened venues include the Maison Symphony de Montreal (QC Canada), HARPA – the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center in Iceland, and the Star Performing Arts Center in Singapore.
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