Roger Ridsdill Smith

Senior Partner, Head of Structural Engineering

MA (Cantab) CEng FIStructE P.E. (NY, CA) S.E. (UT)

Roger joined Foster + Partners in 2011 to set up the Structural Engineering team based on technical excellence with an emphasis on the design of complex or tall structures. He gained his degree in structural engineering from Cambridge University and began his professional career in Paris. He then became a director at Arup London, where he ran a multidisciplinary engineering group. Roger is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College and has won the IABSE Milne Medal 2017 and the Royal Academy of Engineering 2010 Silver Medal.

Roger Ridsdill Smith

Project Experience

Ocean Towers

Château Margaux

2015

Le Dôme Winery

2021

Tocumen International Airport

2022

Vatican Chapel, Pavilion of the Holy See

2018

UAE Pavilion Milan Expo 2015

2015

The Grid

2026

Techo International Airport

2025

270 Park Avenue

2025

Samson Pavilion, CWRU and Cleveland Clinic

2019

King Salman International Airport

2030

BDO Unibank Inc. Campus

2028

Al Sa'ad Plaza Towers

2026

Narbo Via

2021

Apple Piazza Liberty

2018

Marseille Vieux Port

2013

Apple Michigan Avenue, Chicago

2017

The Tulip

Maggie’s Manchester

2016

Apple Union Square, San Francisco

2016

La Garenne-Colombes

2014

425 Park Avenue

2022

Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Center Cairo

2026

Lunar Tower

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