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      1973
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      1983
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      1995
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      Photo of  Tristram Carfrae

      Tristram Carfrae is a leading structural designer, who has been responsible for the design of an array of award-winning buildings over forty years with Arup. Tristram’s particular skill is the integration of engineering and architecture to provide the best holistic solution. Tristram graduated from Cambridge University in 1981 and has worked in London, Tokyo and Sydney while also contributing to projects in USA, Europe and Asia. In 2014 Tristram was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal award by the Institution of Structural Engineers recognising the outstanding work he does to advance the science of structural engineering. In 2018 he became only the fourth Briton to receive the IABSE’s International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Tristram was appointed as a Royal Designer in 2006, and was Master of the faculty in 2018/19.

      RDInsights: Tristam Carfrae
      Mike Dempsey RDI talks to Tristram Carfrae RDI, the outstanding structural engineer about his life and work
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      Photo of  Tristram Carfrae
      Schlumberger Headquarters, Cambridge, 1985
      Schlumberger Headquarters, Cambridge
      1985
      Beijing Water Cube – the swimming centre for the 2008 Olympic Games, 2008
      Beijing Water Cube – the swimming centre for the 2008 Olympic Games
      2008
      Gaudi’s masterpiece, the church of Sagrada Familia, 2015 - 2026
      Gaudi’s masterpiece, the church of Sagrada Familia
      2015 - 2026
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      2011
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      1951
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      1987
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      2005
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      2013
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      1989
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      2025
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      1959
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      1985
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      1955
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      1991
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      2003
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      1967
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      1971
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      1941
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      1975
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      2001
      2003
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      1963
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      2015
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      2009
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      2021
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      2019
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      1997
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      1953
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      1981
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      1993
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      1937
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      1945
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      1999
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      1961
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      2023
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      1939
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      1949
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      1947
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      1957
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      1943
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      1979
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      1965
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      1977
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      2007
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