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# Ove Arup

(1895–1988)   Engineer

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Ove Arup was an engineer.

## Quick Facts About Ove Arup

Born April 16, 1895

Died February 5, 1988

Profession Engineer

## About Ove Arup

Anglo-Danish engineer (1895-1988)... \| Sir Ove Nyquist Arup was a British engineer with Danish heritage who founded Arup, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems. Ove Arup is considered to be among the foremost architectural structural engineers

##  Quotes by Ove Arup

> [Engineering problems are under-defined, there are many solutions, good, bad and indifferent. The art is to arrive at a good solution. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ove-arup/engineering-problems-are-under-defined-there-are-many-solutions-good/)

[Ove Arup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ove-arup/)

[Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/ove-arup-79824_activity_engineering-problems-are-under-defined-t_1282650.jpg)

> [Engineering is not a science. Science studies particular events to find general laws. Engineering design makes use of the laws to solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ove-arup/engineering-is-not-a-science-science-studies-particular-events-to/)

[Ove Arup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ove-arup/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/ove-arup-79824_art_engineering-is-not-a-science-science-stu_2519837.jpg)

> [When engineers and quantity surveyors discuss aesthetics and architects study what cranes do we are on the right road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ove-arup/when-engineers-and-quantity-surveyors-discuss-aesthetics-and/)

[Ove Arup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ove-arup/)

[Aesthetics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetics/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/ove-arup-79824_aesthetics_when-engineers-and-quantity-surveyors-di_2638990.jpg)

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