Arup, the interdisciplinary engineering, consulting, and design services firm, announced the appointment of Margaret Newman to its New York office as an associate principal.
Newman joins the firm’s global team of planners, bringing expertise in urban design and public-space planning and experience with multimodal network development.
“Her diverse skill set and wealth of local industry knowledge will support Arup’s continuing work in urban planning and design while also guiding the firm’s growing portfolio of integrated planning projects,” the firm said.
Prior to joining Arup, Newman held key positions in public and municipal organizations, including executive director of the Municipal Arts Society in New York and chief of staff to Janette Sadik-Khan at the New York City Department of Transportation.
Margaret Newman
An AIA Fellow and a LEED AP BD+C-accredited architect, her career encompasses the visual arts, architecture and urban planning for civic projects. Her professional experience has focused on how new approaches and policy can drive design decisions and lead to better, more integrated urban environments, Arup said in announcing the appointment.
Working under Sadik-Khan, Newman was involved from the early stages through construction of the Times Square Public Realm project, a major project of the Bloomberg administration, as it significantly reframed the future of pedestrian space and public life in New York’s urban neighborhoods, Arup said.
“Integration of great design with the development of cities should be a priority,” Newman said. “In designing the public realm, we are better able to integrate planning and transportation into the fabric and context of cities when our designs prioritize people. I’m looking forward to working with Arup’s urban planning team and across the many disciplines of engineering and design to shape projects that are strategic, economical, and memorable.”
Arup Principal Trent Lethco said Newman will bring a “unique design perspective” to integrated planning for the firm.
“Working closely with the architectural and planning community to deliver multidisciplinary design services, Margaret will strengthen Arup’s offerings in urban planning, streetscape design, and integrated city design,” Lethco said.
Arup’s previous work in urban planning includes the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Plan Program, One New York: The Plan for Just and Strong City, and the Vision Zero projects in New York; the Houston Theater District Masterplan in Houston, Texas; and the Citywide Climate Action Plan in Concord, Calif.
Currently the firm is engaged in the Jamaica Streetscape project in New York City, the West of White House Rapid Transit corridor design, and the SF 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan.
Arup is a provider of engineering, consulting, planning, design, and technical specialist services in the built environment.
