Buro Happold opens five U.S. offices, adds regional leaders

Washington, DC Buro Happold has began expansion in the United States, including five new offices and more than a dozen key people added in cities from San Francisco to Washington, DC. 

Unveiled by Buro Happold’s U.S. leadership, the firm’s presence in North America has vaulted from seven offices to 12, now including active locations in San Diego, Seattle, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Raleigh-Durham. In addition, they named Justin Schultz, P.E., to lead its growing San Francisco office. The moves presage a growth period in such sectors as healthcare, science and technology, cultural buildings, mixed-use and commercial complexes, as well as diverse planning and consulting in sustainability, resiliency and climate change adaptation. 

Across the continent, Buro Happold has established a new beachhead in Washington, D.C., including a new associate principal, structural engineer Chris Crilly,  P.E., LEED AP. Crilly worked for Buro Happold previously, and led structural engineering teams in the design of hotels, high-rise office and residential buildings, mixed-use and retail complexes, and government facilities. Also joining the D.C. office as principal is Roger Chang, P.E., a LEED Fellow.

“Buro Happold is methodically and strategically expanding to double our staff numbers from 2,000 to 4,000 employees in the next six years,” said Buro Happold CEO James Bruce. “In the U.K., we now have 1,000 staff members, and our goal has been to accelerate our building of a similar presence in the United States, focused on the most  challenging, design-intensive and complex challenges the world faces today.”