The Structural Futures forum

Arthur is an Associate Engineer at London Structures Lab and has significant experience in complex office refurbishments, especially upgrading existing assets to grade A standards. He is passionate about employing technology and research into solving everyday challenges within the construction industry and has a keen focus on mainstreaming Net Zero carbon design. He is also Chair of the IStructE’s Structural Futures Committee.

Anna is an Associate Director and Structural Engineer at Buro Happold with a creative problem-solving based approach and a focus on sustainable design. She is particularly interested in the re-use of both buildings and materials and has worked on many notable retrofit and refurbishment projects in London including the award-winning York House, Premier Place, and currently 63 New Bond Street which involves the refurbishment and extension of the former Fenwick’s store on New Bond Street. As well as being part of internal sustainability groups at Buro Happold, Anna is part of the steering group for the Engineers Reuse Collective and leads a working group for the Circular Do Tank. She is also part of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ “Structural Futures Committee” and writes a regular column on sustainable design for Building Design.

Ed is the Property, Science & Industry Group Leader for Arup in London. He holds a firm belief in the concept of ‘total design’ and the improved quality and economy that can be gained through the synthesis of digital and construction technology with a low carbon and regenerative approach to design. Ed has extensive experience of leading projects across a wide range of sectors and markets, including major regeneration schemes and the transformation of existing heritage and 20^th century assets. Ed is a Fellow of the IStructE, a former Trustee Board Member and former Chair of the Structural Futures Committee.  

As the Founder and Director of Propetual, Steve leads a consultancy focused on advising all areas of the industry on how to use fewer resources and operate more efficiently. His work centres on innovation, the circular economy, and material reuse - areas of focus that grew out of a niche and passion he discovered during histime as a Client. Alongside this, he runs Circular Steel, the leading industry event dedicated to the reuse of steel, which will host its fifth annual gathering on 24th June. He is a civil engineer by background, having built his experience across the industry: beginning his graduate career on-site with Sir Robert McAlpine, moving to Arup to work in both the PM and Structural teams and later stepping into the client role at Grosvenor.

Rossella is Head of Sustainability for Europe in Laing O’Rourke. She is an experienced engineering professional and passionate driver for sustainability in the construction industry, having held senior leadership positions in the industry across engineering and sustainability. She is an award-winning engineer with almost 20 years international experience in the construction sector. She worked in many different countries and led major projects design and delivery across UK, Europe, Asia and USA.

She’s a chartered structural and civil engineer in the UK, a licenced civil Professional Engineer in the USA and she’s a Fellow of both ICE and IStructE. In her role in Laing O’Rourke, Rossella has key executive responsibilities for the Europe Hub sustainability function, covering operations, projects and key strategic initiatives across UK and Middle East for both environmental and social sustainability agendas and company targets

Martin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Durham University. His research interests include structural mechanics, in particular of thin-walled structures, and blast-resistant design. Before joining academia, he led commercial R&D programmes focused on advanced blast-protection systems and also briefly worked as a consulting structural engineer, giving him experience across both research and practice. His work spans the full spectrum of the innovation cycle from fundamental advances in shell mechanics to the development and testing of commercial blast protection systems. He is particularly interested in bridging the gap between theory and practice, translating cutting edge research into practical engineering solutions. Martin is a member of the IStructE Research panel.