Arup Integrates Artec Consultants Inc. into its Global PracticeArup and Artec announce the integration of their acoustics, audio visual, and theatre consulting practices, effective immediately. This combines practices specializing in the planning, design, and engineering, of venues for performing arts, contemporary entertainment, education, conference, convention, sports, and worship. "Our expanded team offers clients around the world unrivaled knowledge, experience, skills, and cutting-edge tools to plan and design innovative venues for the 21st century," said principal Raj Patel, Americas arts and culture business leader for Arup. "Joining forces with Arup, enhances our collective ability to provide highly specialist skills anywhere in the world, through the resources of a large, global organization, serving projects of any scale, with the best international design thinking, delivered to clients locally from start to finish," said Tateo Nakajima, former partner at Artec and now a principal at Arup. Arup has integrated former Artec staff into the New York acoustics, audio visual, and theatre consulting team led by Patel. Tateo, Ed Arenius, Todd Brooks, Christopher Darland, and Tom Clark join the leadership team at Arup in this move. They will work closely with Arup's regional leaders, Andrew Nicol, Australasia; Sam Tsoi, East Asia; Rachid Abu-Hassan, Europe; and Rob Harris, UK, Middle East, and Africa. This enhanced team strengthens Arup's ability to provide clients and their projects whole life relationships. From cultural master planning, project inception, and concept development, through design, construction, and post opening. Arup's holistic service supports the owners, operators, and users in delivering performances to their audiences. ![](/std_images/blank.gif)
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