As soon as a city wins a bid to host a FIFA World Cup or Olympic & Paralympic Games, the starting gun is fired on getting ready to welcome the world. The first hurdle faced is funding early planning. We spoke to leaders of the world’s biggest events over the past twenty years to crystallize the main priorities and challenges that host cities face the moment that the fireworks fade and ticker tape is being swept away. They all agreed that the early planning secures the best possible long-term benefit for a city and its residents, the strongest legacy. Although in most cases, host cities are caught in a trap of needing to produce a robust plan to secure this starter funding and having insufficient funding to produce a strong enough plan that ensures success. To help host cities with this challenge, we have identified four new routes to starter funding for cities hosting major events. Our ‘Planning for legacy first’ report also sets out a supporting case to enable cities to start a conversation with these potential investors. Our report will contribute to the strategic thinking of the World Economic Forum Sports Economy community, launching in New York today, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States final. We look forward to working with this community and future host cities to ensure the biggest and most popular events in the world continue to evolve to deliver deep and significant economic and social legacy for generations to come. #WeAreArup
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A global built environment consultancy
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We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. As a global consultancy with extensive technical and advisory expertise, we bring a Total Design approach to our work with our clients. This is how we shape a better world.
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- Structural engineering, Carbon mgmt, Building design, Sustainability consulting, Infrastructure, Civil engineering, Management consulting, Project mgmt, Planning, ITC, Transaction advice, Acoustics, Technical services, Lighting, MEP, Facades, BIM, Fire, Energy, Transport, water, Digital, engineering, Bridges, Aviation, and advisory services
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Can only new builds meet ESG goals? Retrofit projects can meet, and often exceed, strong ESG criteria, delivering better spaces for people while protecting the planet. "We've worked on some great retrofit projects where we've achieved really strong ESG criteria. On Smithdon School we've created spaces that are better for people whilst also taking care of the planet, and on Castle Meadow Campus we've created an ambitious sustainable framework that really drives sustainability and ESG right across the works" says Will James, Sustainable Buildings Lead. Explore how retrofit can meet, and exceed, ESG goals while unlocking commercial value: https://bit.ly/4eZw4Rx #Retrofit #Decarbonisation #Sustainability
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How structural ingenuity allows you to realise architecturally driven design. The BanBajío Headquarters is a campus scale development combining a high-rise tower and a long-span amenities building above five stories of below-grade parking, all designed such that the structural system is architecturally expressed. The tower’s exposed diagrid and shear walls provide the structure and are integrated into the architecture. Inside the tower, 15 metre clear spans between facades creates column free interiors for fully flexible fit out. The amenities building has its own structural form, achieving the column-free architectural ambition to create open spaces for people to meet, gather, and share ideas. The structure primarily uses exposed and stacked full-story concrete walls, with concrete framed floors and long span steel framing where it provides efficiency above a large commissary and auditorium. This project highlights how Arup’s expertise in structural engineering and interdisciplinary coordination can achieve striking, architecturally driven designs. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Su6QSl Photo credit: LBR&A #ArupStructuralStories #StructuralEngineering #WeAreArup
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What if solar power could be stored and used exactly when needed? We're delighted to be supporting Akfen Renewable Energy in delivering integrated solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS), helping to create a more resilient energy network and accelerate the shift to cleaner power. Acting as Owner's Engineer, we are helping de-risk the delivery of two of Türkiye's pioneering solar-plus-storage projects. From technical specification and EPC procurement to detailed design review, construction oversight and performance monitoring, our role is to help ensure these assets are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest international standards By combining renewable energy generation with storage, the project will provide a more reliable and flexible supply of electricity, supporting communities while helping to meet long-term sustainability goals. Projects like this are a key step in shaping a low‑carbon future, where clean energy isn't just generated, but stored and used when it matters most. Discover more about how this project is helping unlock the full potential of solar: https://lnkd.in/dd6REggu
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As heatwaves intensify worldwide, cities are under growing pressure to respond to the impacts of extreme temperatures. Rising heat affects businesses, infrastructure and public safety, yet knowing where and how to act can be challenging. We help cities understand, anticipate and respond to extreme heat through data-led resilience strategies - from urban heat mapping to practical, scalable cooling interventions. Together with our clients, we shape cooler, healthier and more resilient places where people can thrive. Learn more about our heat resilience services: https://lnkd.in/dtCjuFs9 #WeAreArup
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Good design no longer guarantees data centre project delivery. Even when projects reach advanced stages of development, delivery can still stall. Not because of engineering quality - but because of the conditions surrounding delivery. Across many European markets, projects are increasingly being shaped by: – permitting complexity – infrastructure constraints – local opposition – resource availability As a result, delivery risk is no longer only technical. In many cases, the biggest risks are emerging outside the project boundary. Project success increasingly depends on how well developments align with wider infrastructure systems, local conditions and stakeholder realities. Projects are no longer defined only by how they are designed — but by how and where they can be delivered. What is becoming the greatest challenge to successful Data centre delivery in your market today?
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The future isn't something we wait for. It's something we shape. Every day, leaders face decisions that will influence the future of our cities, businesses and communities. The challenge is making choices that don't just solve today's problems, but stand up over time. That's the idea behind Design for what's next. It's a reflection of how we work: bringing together different perspectives, seeing the bigger picture, and turning ambition into real-world outcomes. This is just a glimpse. Discover how we're helping shape what's next. arup.com/next #WeAreArup
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Cities don’t just heat up during the day. They hold onto heat long after the sun sets. As our expert Dimple Rana explains, this is known as the urban heat island effect. While air conditioning can contribute to urban heating by releasing waste heat into the surrounding environment, the primary driver lies in how our cities are built. Roads, buildings and other hard surfaces absorb solar energy throughout the day and slowly release it at night, trapping heat and preventing urban areas from cooling down. Even without air conditioning, cities like London can be 4–5°C warmer than surrounding areas. The takeaway is clear: cooling cities starts with passive design, before turning to air conditioning. By designing cities with cooler materials, more shade, trees and green space, and by creating space for heat to dissipate, we can reduce temperatures naturally and make our cities more resilient to a warming climate.. Listen to the full BBC Sounds snippet (10:10–15:40) https://bbc.in/4vKCEBe #WeAreArup #UrbanHeat #BBC
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Transforming the UK’s energy system means transforming the grid, and doing it together. Our recent Gridunlocked insights show that accelerating grid investment now depends on how effectively we coordinate across the key interfaces of planning, regulation, delivery and operation. Hear from Arup’s Renewable Energy Advisory Leader, James Theobalds CEng MICE, who shares his thoughts on the scale of the opportunity and why collaboration across the whole system is essential. The next steps for the sector are clear: - Align planning and delivery to speed up connections and unlock capacity - Strengthen system interfaces across transmission, distribution, generation and storage - Mobilise investment with long‑term clarity and confidence - Deliver collaboratively by scaling skills, supply chains and innovation If we get this right, the UK can unlock growth, resilience and a faster path to net zero. Download the Gridunlocked report: https://bit.ly/4xQ9m5w #Gridunlocked #EnergyTransition #GridTransformation #ElectricityNetworks
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AI may be accelerating demand for larger data centres, but their future won’t be defined by size alone. In the latest issue of Data Centre Futures, we explore how shifts in data, computing and emerging technologies are reshaping not just how data centres operate, but what they are and where they belong. As compute moves outward to the edge, closer to users, devices, and physical systems, data storage, processing and transmission is no longer one-size-fits-all. As new approaches with diverse requirements emerge – from distributed inference to quantum and biocomputing – today's dominant infrastructure model is being evaluated. The key question is no longer just how fast we can build, but how adaptable our data centre strategies really are. Our new issue looks beyond individual assets to examine data centres as adaptive portfolios, designed to evolve with uncertainty, respond to changing workloads, and align with wider societal, environmental and territorial constraints. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Lz4Kx3 #DataCentres #AI #DigitalInfrastructure #WeAreArup
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