In 1982 he relocated to Hong Kong where he worked on the Hong Kong Bank headquarters, the Shanghai Hilton and Century Tower in Tokyo.
In 1987, when he returned to London, he was made a director of Arup. He later became a board member of the global Partnership and chairman of the Building Engineering Board.
In 2001 he became chairman of Arup’s Americas Division.
Fitzpatrick took over the Millennium Bridge design following its opening when it was found that it wobbled. He designed the measures to correct the wobble, including tuned mass dampers and viscous dampers.[1]
In 2003, while working on the design for Heathrow's Terminal 5, Tony Fitzpatrick was killed in a road accident when his bicycle flipped, throwing him under a passing truck.[2][3]
Unfinished projectsedit
A number of Tony Fitzpatrick's design have not yet been built. They include:
^"Architectural Record | Building Architecture, House Design & Products".
^"Tony Fitzpatrick", theguardian.com, 8 August 2003. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
January 01, 1970
tony, fitzpatrick, engineer, anthony, james, fitzpatrick, freng, honfriba, 1951, july, 2003, eminent, structural, engineer, director, arup, tony, fitzpatrickborn, 1951, june, 1951londondied26, july, 2003, 2003, aged, fresno, californianationalitybritisheducati. Anthony James Fitzpatrick FREng HonFRIBA 1951 26 July 2003 was an eminent structural engineer and director of Arup Tony FitzpatrickBorn 1951 06 09 9 June 1951LondonDied26 July 2003 2003 07 26 aged 52 Fresno CaliforniaNationalityBritishEducationLeeds University Leeds UKOccupationEngineerEngineering careerDisciplineStructural engineerInstitutionsInstitution of Structural EngineersPractice nameArupProjectsTate Modern30 St Mary AxeMillennium BridgeBritish LibraryLife and career edit nbsp Millennium Bridge with the Tate Modern in the background both by Tony Fitzpatrick He graduated from Leeds University in 1972 with a first class degree in civil engineering having won the Holst Prize He worked for Arup in the UK and in Iran before joining the design team for the new British Library at St Pancras Station in 1978 In 1982 he relocated to Hong Kong where he worked on the Hong Kong Bank headquarters the Shanghai Hilton and Century Tower in Tokyo In 1987 when he returned to London he was made a director of Arup He later became a board member of the global Partnership and chairman of the Building Engineering Board In 2001 he became chairman of Arup s Americas Division While in London he worked on the designs for the new Tate Modern and 30 St Mary Axe in London as well as the Shard of Glass London Bridge LondonFitzpatrick took over the Millennium Bridge design following its opening when it was found that it wobbled He designed the measures to correct the wobble including tuned mass dampers and viscous dampers 1 In 2003 while working on the design for Heathrow s Terminal 5 Tony Fitzpatrick was killed in a road accident when his bicycle flipped throwing him under a passing truck 2 3 Unfinished projects editA number of Tony Fitzpatrick s design have not yet been built They include Tour Sans Fin ParisReferences edit BBC News UK Swaying bridge stays shut Architectural Record Building Architecture House Design amp Products Tony Fitzpatrick theguardian com 8 August 2003 Retrieved 2015 01 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Fitzpatrick engineer amp oldid 1127971756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
