Structural Designer
Arup
Client Name
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER: Arup ARCHITECT: Foster + Partners PROJECT MANAGER: Turner & Townsend QUANTITY SURVEYOR: Gardiner & Theobald ACOUSTICS: Sandy Brown Associates LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: Ian White Associates MAIN CONTRACTOR: Lend Lease
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Judge's comment: The judges were impressed with the parametric modelling techniques used to generate the complex geometry and the innovative assembly method used to raise the roof. The SSE Hydro was ranked as the second busiest entertainment arena in the world in its first year of operation by industry experts Pollstar – a fantastic achievement!
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