The Experiential Design Index

Arup

Also known as: Arup Group, Ove Arup & Partners

Active

Credited on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Michael C. Rockefeller Wing reopening (2025); active North American practice across dozens of offices (first US office opened 1985 in San Francisco; New York is the leading multidisciplinary Americas office). (verified 2026-07-19)

Arup is a global engineering and technical-consulting firm founded in London in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup, with a substantial North American presence (New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other offices) dating to 1985. In the experiential-design space it is typically credited for acoustics, theatrical/AV technical consulting, and lighting engineering on museum and cultural-venue projects.

HeadquartersNew York, NY
Other officesLondon; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA
Founded1946
RolesTechnical Consulting / Owner's Representation, Acoustic Consulting, Lighting Design
Websitehttps://www.arup.com/en-us/

Projects (14)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
Michael C. Rockefeller Wing The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lighting Design 2025
V&A East Storehouse V&A East Storehouse Lighting Design 2025
Naala Badu (Sydney Modern Project) Art Gallery of New South Wales — Naala Badu (Sydney Modern) Acoustic Consulting, Lighting Design 2022
Hong Kong Palace Museum Hong Kong Palace Museum Acoustic Consulting, Lighting Design, Landscape Architecture 2022
Concert Hall Renewal Sydney Opera House Acoustic Consulting 2022
M+ M+ Acoustic Consulting, Lighting Design, Landscape Architecture 2021
Grandstand Theater National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Technical Consulting / Owner's Representation 2018
Science Gallery London Science Gallery London Lighting Design 2018
V&A Dundee V&A Dundee Acoustic Consulting, Lighting Design 2018
The Hangar Kenmore Town Square Acoustic Consulting 2017
Accessible AV Control System LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Technical Consulting / Owner's Representation 2016
Mathematics — The Winton Gallery Science Museum Lighting Design 2016
Phyllis Wattis Theatre San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acoustic Consulting 2016
High Roller High Roller, The LINQ Technical Consulting / Owner's Representation 2014

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