Peter Head

Director, ARUP United Kingdom

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    Project entry 2008 Asia Pacific - "Dongtan Eco-City urban concept, Shanghai, China": Peter Head, Director of Arup and leader of 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.

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    "Urban transformation in the policy context", Peter Head, Director of Arup and Independent Commissioner on the London Sustainable Development Commission.

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    Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 hand-over for "Sustainable planning for a rural community", Beijing, China: Peter Head, Director and Head of Planning and Integrated Urbanism, Arup, London, UK, and member of the global jury, provided a keynote address, and explained the jury process and “target issues” for sustainable construction. “Countries all over the world can learn from China’s inspirational leadership in moving to a harmonious society in which the overall economy grows, the rural poor have a better life, the environment is cleaned up and people in cities have a healthier more sustainable future.”

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 Asia Pacific to "Dongtan Eco-City urban concept"(l-r):Roger Wood, Arup, London, UK and Peter Head, main author/engineer, Arup, London, UK

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 Asia Pacific to "Dongtan Eco-City urban concept"(l-r): Peter Head, main author/engineer, Arup, London, UK; Roger Wood, Arup, London, UK; and jury member Mark Lee.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 Asia Pacific to "Dongtan Eco-City urban concept"(l-r): Peter Head, main author/engineer, Arup, London, UK; Roger Wood, Arup, London, UK; and jury member Mark Lee.

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    Global Holcim Awards jury meeting 2009 in March 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland: Members of the Global Holcim Awards jury 2009 (l-r): Rolf Soiron, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Peter Head, Saskia Sassen, Charles Correa (head), Enrique Norten (not pictured), Achim Steiner (not pictured).

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    (l-r): Keynote Speaker Peter Head, Director Planning and Sustainability, Arup (UK) & Rolf Soiron, Chairman Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation (Switzerland)

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.

Last updated: May 26, 2009 London, United Kingdom

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.

He 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.

Peter Head 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.

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London, United Kingdom

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Dongtan Eco-City urban concept

Peter Head, - Arup UK, London, United Kingdom and 14 more authors.

Shanghai, China