Ove Arup
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Ove Arup was a pioneering Anglo-Danish engineer and philosopher of design best known for founding the global engineering firm Arup and for his influential work on landmark modernist structures such as the Sydney Opera House.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ove Arup canonical | 3 |
| Ove Arup (collaborator) | 1 |
| Sir Ove Nyquist Arup | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher of design ⓘ structural engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Denmark
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-04-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-02-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Technical University of Denmark
ⓘ
University of Copenhagen ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Danish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ove Arup & Partners
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surface form:
Arup
|
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ design philosophy ⓘ structural engineering ⓘ |
| founded |
Ove Arup & Partners
ⓘ
surface form:
Arup Group Limited
|
| fullName |
Ove Arup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Ove Nyquist Arup
|
| givenName |
Hjalmar
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surface form:
Ove
|
| hasPhilosophy | total design approach integrating architecture and engineering ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arup Group design culture
ⓘ
modern structural engineering practice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the engineering firm Arup
ⓘ
influential design philosophy in engineering practice ⓘ pioneering integrated design and engineering ⓘ work on the Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Institution of Civil Engineers
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Institution of Structural Engineers ⓘ |
| militaryService | World War I ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
ⓘ
Danish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of integrated multi-disciplinary design practice at Arup
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structural engineering for the Sydney Opera House ⓘ work on early reinforced concrete structures in the UK ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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consulting engineer ⓘ engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Newcastle upon Tyne
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surface form:
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
|
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ove Arup Description of subject: Ove Arup was a pioneering Anglo-Danish engineer and philosopher of design best known for founding the global engineering firm Arup and for his influential work on landmark modernist structures such as the Sydney Opera House.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sir Ove Nyquist Arup
this entity surface form:
Ove Arup (collaborator)