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1957
1973
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1977
1983
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1981
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2006
2017
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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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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Arup
Arup
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2005
2011
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1961
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1944
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1962
1987
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1994
2005
New Media
2000
2013
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1970
1989
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1947
1959
General Design
1969
1985
Packaging
1937
1955
Engineering
1983
1991
Furniture Design
1978
2003
Graphics
1947
1967
Packaging + Graphics
1959
1971
Glass + Stained Glass
1936
1941
Products + Industrial
1961
1975
Ceramics + Glass
1981
2001
Films
1939
1963
Fashion Design
1988
2015
Ceramics + Glass
1995
2009
Product Design
2008
2021
Designing with Light
2012
2019
Naval Architecture
1986
1997
Typography
1940
1953
Engineering Product
1968
1981
Dress
1972
1993
Goldsmithing
1936
1937
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1936
1945
Theatre Design
1991
1999
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1939
1961
Engineering Design
2012
2023
Commercial Art
1936
1939
Light Fittings
1940
1949
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1940
1947
Furniture
1944
1957
Lettering
1940
1943
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1965
1979
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1943
1965
Interior + Ships
1971
1977
Structural Engineering Design
1998
2007
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