Stuart Smith
Director, Arup, USA
Stuart Smith
Foundation Awards juries, including Europe (2025), Latin America (2023), the Global Awards jury (2018), the Europe jury (2014), and the Global Innovation Prize jury (2012). He also contributed to Foundation-supported initiatives with the Norman Foster Foundation, serving as Workshop Mentor for the Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop (2022) and as a member of the Academic Body for the Re-materializing Housing Workshop (2021).
At Arup, Stuart leads multidisciplinary building engineering teams, delivering complex cultural, civic and infrastructure projects worldwide. His portfolio includes the São Paulo Cultural Complex Luz and Dance Theatre and School in Brazil, the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art in India, the Miami Art Museum in the USA (all in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron), and Reforma 509 in Mexico City (with KMD Architects). He has also collaborated with the Norman Foster Foundation on international masterplanning projects, including work related to the reconstruction of Kharkiv in Ukraine.
Constructive Conversations - Stuart Smith
“To meet climate goals, we have to decarbonise construction.” This perspective highlights the industry’s shift from awareness to action—embracing circular materials, adaptive reuse, and nature-based solutions to transform existing urban areas and reduce environmental impact.
He led the engineering team for the 2012 Serpentine Pavilion in London, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei as part of the London 2012 Festival. His broader experience spans high-profile building and infrastructure projects and urban master plans, including collaboration with OMA on the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing.
Stuart’s work focuses on circular economy principles, regenerative design and low-carbon construction. He brings particular expertise in concrete structures, innovative materials and sustainable engineering solutions, contributing to the development of advanced construction techniques and performance-driven design strategies.
He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from City University London and a Master of Structural Engineering from Imperial College London.
Podcast - Simplifying the carbon conundrum - Stuart Smith, Arup
Tackling the carbon dilemma requires a fresh perspective. Stuart Smith, Director at Arup and a member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation reveals how considering a building’s entire life cycle impact can simplify carbon reduction decisions, guiding us towards more sustainable choices.
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Stuart Smith shares how the industry is shifting from awareness to action—focusing on decarbonisation, circular materials, and adaptive reuse to revitalise existing urban environments.
“To meet climate goals, we have to decarbonise construction.”
Stuart Smith shares how the industry is shifting from awareness to action—focusing on decarbonisation, circular materials, and adaptive reuse to revitalise existing urban environments.