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Michael Willford has 30 years design experience in building, civil and offshore structures. He is a specialist in structural dynamics and environmental loading, including seismic and wind effects, and in performance based design utilizing advanced numerical simulation.

Michael’s portfolio in high rise buildings started in the early 1980s including the HongKong Bank (Hong Kong) and Century Tower (Tokyo). Recent projects include Maison Hermes (Tokyo), the CCTV building (Beijing) and the St Francis Towers project (Manila) which incorporates a novel patented damping system which evolved from the design he developed to suppress the wobble of the London Millennium Footbridge. This system is now being adopted on several other buildings resulting in considerable cost savings.

He is currently Global Leader of Arup’s Advanced Technology and Research Practice, and was awarded an Arup Fellowship in 2002 in recognition of his technical contribution to the firm and industry. In 2006 he was appointed Co-Chairman of Seismic Working Group of the Council of Tall buildings and Urban Habitat.

Michael Willford has 30 years design experience in building, civil and offshore structures. He is a specialist in structural dynamics and environmental loading, including seismic and wind effects, and in performance based design utilizing advanced numerical simulation.

Michael’s portfolio in high rise buildings started in the early 1980s including the HongKong Bank (Hong Kong) and Century Tower (Tokyo). Recent projects include Maison Hermes (Tokyo), the CCTV building (Beijing) and the St Francis Towers project (Manila) which incorporates a novel patented damping system which evolved from the design he developed to suppress the wobble of the London Millennium Footbridge. This system is now being adopted on several other buildings resulting in considerable cost savings.

He is currently Global Leader of Arup’s Advanced Technology and Research Practice, and was awarded an Arup Fellowship in 2002…

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