Global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold has opened its first office in the Far East. The new team, led by Matthew Smith has won its first appointment with an AECOM-Aedas joint venture for the West Kowloon Terminus of the proposed Express Rail Link (XRL) with mainland China. Buro Happold is providing structural engineering and sustainability consultancy services for the above-ground station, including its roof, and associated structures.  

      Steve Brown, Managing Director for the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa of Buro Happold said: “Rapid growth in China and Hong Kong is being accompanied by an increasing awareness of the social, economic and political benefits of sustainable design – for which we have a long-standing track record and an enviable reputation. With sustainability climbing up the agenda in the region our new team will inject fresh thinking into projects for the benefit of clients and end users.”

      The practice's push into the Far East and appointment on the XRL project comes on the back of a series of major wins in the Middle East – including the design of four stations for the new high-speed Haramain railway in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a joint venture with Foster + Partners.

      The new Buro Happold Hong Kong office address is located at 45/F The Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 3180 2270