Mark Whitby
Mark Whitby, Esq, Prof, FREng,[1] FICE, Hon FRIBA, (born 29 January 1950) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,[2] he was eliminated in the semifinals of K-2 1000 m event. Educated Ealing Grammar School for Boys 1961-1968 and King's College London 1969-1972, he was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 2001-2002.[3]
Founded engineers Whitby and Bird in 1983, latterly whitbybird, which merged with Danish engineers Ramboll in 2007 becoming Ramboll Whitbybird and in 2009 Ramboll UK. Founder of the Engineering Club, www.engineering-timelines.com and co founder of the Edge. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers Notable projects the York and Lancaster Millennium bridges, British Embassies Dublin, Berlin and Sana(Yemen), offices in Finsbury Square and the City of london with Eric Parry architects and Foster and Partners. Arts projects include the Hepworth Museum in Wakefield with David Chipperfield and Sadlers Wells Theatre with RHWL. Sports projects include Chelsea Football Club's west stand and Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Prior to leaving Ramboll in 2009, he was the director responsible for the extension to the Tate Modern with Herzog de Meuron and the extension to the British Museum with Rogers Stirk Harbour. In 2010 established UK engineering practice Davies Maguire + Whitby and in 2011 UAE based practice Whitby and Mohajer.
References
- ↑ "List of Fellows".
- ↑ "History". Richmond Canoe Club. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers. "Past Presidents". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
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| Preceded by Joseph Dwyer |
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers November 2001 – November 2002 |
Succeeded by Adrian Long |
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