Peter
Head is Director of Arup and leads the newly integrated business of
Planning and Integrated Urbanism. The unit is responsible for
development planning, economics and policy, integrated urbanism,
transport and environmental consulting and sustainable development.
Headquartered
in London, Arup has more than 10,000 projects running at any one time,
and almost one quarter of their worldwide staff of 7000 are based in
China (including Hong Kong). Arup is a leading global firm providing
design, engineering, planning and business services, and the creative
force behind many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable
buildings, transport and civil engineering projects.
Peter Head
graduated in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London in 1969,
and has become a recognized world leader in major bridges, advanced
composite technology, consulting engineering management and now in
sustainable development in cities.
He became project director
for major crossings such as the Second Severn Crossing between England
and Wales, receiving the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services
to the industry for delivering projects.
Peter Head is project
director for the planning and development of the Dongtan Eco-city near
Shanghai. Arup aims for Dongtan to be self-sufficient, generating all
energy from renewable resources, growing all food and recycling all
waste – but also encouraging active citizenry, another component key
for a sustainable society.
He was also appointed as Independent
Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission in 2002.
He has won many awards for his work, including the Award of Merit of
IABSE.
Peter Head presented a keynote address at the 2nd
International Holcim Forum 2007 in Shanghai and was a member of the
Holcim Awards global jury in 2009.
[last updated 18-Aug-10]