Buro Happold Newsletter June 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of the Buro Happold newsletter. This past month, we celebrated International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) by meeting women across Buro Happold shaping the built environment. You’ll also find insights on balancing risk, heritage, and resilience in cybersecurity for retrofit projects, and learn more about Vanguardia’s trusted advisor role at the iconic Glastonbury Festival.

Sound planning – Vanguardia’s trusted advisor role at Glastonbury 2025

Since 2022, Vanguardia, A Buro Happold Company has been working as lead consultants for Glastonbury Festival to manage sound levels. A team of over 35 acoustics experts on-site throughout the weekend manage sound levels. With over 100 stages spread across more than 900 acres, each presenting unique acoustic challenges, managing sound at Glastonbury requires meticulous planning and expertise to ensure clarity, volume, and minimal interference.

Read more about our role at Glastonbury here >

Celebrating 30 years in Germany

Buro Happold Germany marked its 30th anniversary high above the rooftops of Berlin. During the speeches and in conversation with our guests we reminisced about the journey of these three decades – from humble beginnings as a two-person office in Düsseldorf, to now three offices in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich and more than 250 employees. A heartfelt thank you to our clients, our collaborators and our colleagues who have been part of our journey and joined us in marking this milestone.

Watch highlights from the anniversary celebration here >

INWED 2025 – Meet Buro Happold women shaping the built environment

Last month we celebrated International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), featuring Buro Happold women representing the cities they shape through the work that they do. Meet women engineers from: Hong Kong, Riyadh, New York, Bengaluru, London, Hamburg, Mumbai, Bath, Leeds, Dubai, Rotterdam, Edinburgh and Manchester.

Discover the myriad ways they make a meaningful impact >

Cybersecurity in retrofit: balancing risk, heritage and resilience

The rise of smart technology has transformed how we manage and monitor buildings, particularly those undergoing retrofit. At its best, this digital integration improves energy efficiency, comfort and control. At its worst, it creates new vulnerabilities with very real consequences.

Read insights from Louise Shea, Cyber and Information Security Director at Buro Happold, about how cybersecurity in retrofit is central to how we safeguard critical infrastructure and ensure long-term resilience.

Learn how cybersecurity is now a non-negotiable part of sustainable building design >

We are proud to have been awarded:

• Buro Happold Polska – TopBuilder 20th Anniversary of Poland in the EU Winner
• Museum of Modern Art – Architectural Award of the Mayor of Warsaw
• Best Engineering Consultancy 2025 – Life Sciences and Research Clusters Awards(organised in partnership between Property Week and sister title Construction News) –
• Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC) Research Hub project – Bristol Civic Society Design Award 2025