Arup veteran Jack Zunz dies

By Hamish Champ2018-12-17T13:20:00

South African-born engineer was responsible for the Sydney Opera House’s iconic roof

Jack Zunz, the veteran Arup partner who died last week aged 94, was responsible for nurturing generations of young and innovative engineers as well as some of the world’s most iconic structures, according to Norman Foster.

The principal structural designer for the Sydney Opera House (pictured) as well as the first terminal at Stansted airport, South African-born Zunz joined Ove Arup in 1950, becoming an associate partner in 1961 and senior partner four years later. Later he became chairman of Ove Arup & Partners and co-chairman of the Ove Arup Partnership.

Zunz’s other projects included Britannic House for oil giant BP and HSBC’s headquarters in Hong Kong.

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