# Expedition Engineering

Expedition Engineering is a London-based consulting firm, delivering structural engineering services.

## History

Expedition Engineering was founded in 1999 by Professor Chris Wise (engineer for the Millennium Bridge, London) and Seán Walsh, both former employees at Arup.
On 2 October 2008, Expedition's ownership was restructured, passing to an Employee Benefit Trust called the Useful Simple Trust. The Useful Simple Trust also owns Thomas Matthews, a sustainable communication design practise ; Think Up, a company specialising in engineering educational materials; Useful Simple Projects, a strategic sustainability consultant, and Useful Studio an architecture design practise.
The trustees of the Useful Simple Trust are:
* Mike Davies, founding director of the Richard Rogers Partnership
* Duncan Michael, former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners
* Sophie Thomas, director of Thomas Matthews
* Ed McCann, director of Useful Simple Projects
* Chris Wise, director of Expedition Engineering
* Seán Walsh, director of Expedition Engineering
* Tim O'Brien, Theatre Designer

## Notable projects

Expedition Engineering's notable projects are:
* London Velodrome, London, England (2011)
* Infinity Bridge, Stockton on Tees, England (2009)
* Las Arenas Bullring, Barcelona, Spain
* 55 Baker Street, London, England (2007)
* Emirates Air Line, London, England (2012)
* Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece (2015)—National Opera and National Library
* Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo, Turin, Italy
Expedition is working with One world Design on the design of the new Diamond Jubilee Footbridge across the Thames between Battersea and Chelsea.
In 2018, Expedition put forward a proposal for HS4Air, a 140-kilometre (87 mi) high-speed railway line in the south of England which would connect the High Speed 1 and High Speed 2 railway lines, create a rapid link between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and connect regional cities in Britain to the Channel Tunnel. The plans were submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) at the end of July 2018, as part of the Government's plans to encourage private investment, and the DfT will respond in the autumn.

## Awards

Expedition has twice won the IStructE's Supreme Award for Structural Engineering, for the London 2012 Velodrome in 2011 and for the Infinity Bridge in 2009. 55 Baker Street also received a commendation for sustainability at the Structural Awards.
In 2012 Expedition was named Engineering Consultant of the Year at the Building Awards.

## Education

Expedition Engineering is involved in several educational projects, including Constructionarium and the Expedition Workshed website, a selection of educational tools for engineering students created by Expedition with the support of a number of other organisations.
vteIStructE Supreme Award laureates :
YearWinning organisationWinning structure
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Gifford
Dewhurst Macfarlane & Partners / Goldreich Engineering
Not Awarded
Dar Al-Handasah Consultants
Buro Happold & engineers Haskins Robinson Waters
Arup
Expedition Engineering
Arup
Expedition Engineering
Flint & Neill and Sinclair Knight Merz
Jiangsu Provincial Comms Planning and Design Institute & Aecom
Eckersley O'Callaghan
Arup
Fast + Epp
Jacobs Engineering Group
Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
Buro Happold & Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead, England
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, United States
Not Awarded
Sungai Prai Bridge, Perai, Malaysia
Savill Building, Surrey, England
Heathrow Terminal 5, London, England
Infinity Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees, England
Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong, China
London Velodrome, London, England
West Gate Bridge strengthening, Melbourne, Australia
Taizhou Bridge, Taizhou, China
Glass Lantern, Apple Store, Zorlu Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey, British Columbia
British Airways i360, Brighton, England
Tamina Bridge, Pfäfers, Canton of St Gallen, Switzerland
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium :