Christopher Mark Wise (born 1956) is an English academic and engineer. Wise began his career with Ove Arup and Partners in 1979. After working in UK, Australia and US, he became Arup's youngest Director in 1992, and later became one of five Board Directors responsible for Building Engineering's 500 engineers and support staff. In 1999 he left Arup and co-founded Expedition Engineering together with Seán Walsh. In 2008 Wise, Walsh and Ed McCann, the three remaining shareholders in Expedition Engineering, gave the company over to the benefit of its employees, becoming the Useful Simple Trust. Wise was the first Professor of Creative Design at

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, as well as Master of the Royal Designers for Industry 2007–2009. He is co-director of the Royal Designers Summer School and has been co-presenter at the BBC's reconstruction of several pieces of ancient technology. Since 2012 Wise has spent two days a week at University College London (UCL) as Professor of Civil Engineering Design. Wise has been a Member of IStructE since the 1980s and was awarded their

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in 2012. He is a Fellow of the

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, and was awarded the academy's highest individual honour, the silver medal, in 2007. Since 2003 he has been a Trustee of the Design Council. In 2008, he became a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers by presidential invitation. :''"One of the most outstanding engineers of his generation. Projects such as the Torre del Collaerola, the War Museum in Duxford and the headquarters of the Commerzbank in Frankfurt exemplify his design flair. His enthusiasm and creativity inspire his colleagues and students. He is one of those rare role models which the profession desperately needs."''

Notable projects

* 2012 Olympic Velodrome, London * Infinity Bridge,

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* Millennium Bridge, London *

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, Duxford

References

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External links

Chris Wise CV (26 April 2011)

www.expedition.uk.com

www.arup.com
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