BOSTON, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ARUP, a global leader in the built environment, has announced that Michael Lorimer joined the Boston office to lead the expanding Northeast American Healthcare Business. Lorimer's experience in research facilities and healthcare projects will increase Arup's presence in healthcare Massachusetts and the largest northeast United States.
With more than 2,500 healthcare projects around the world, Arup has for decades been a trusted expert in designing world-class healthcare facilities and implementing functions that promote healing, efficiency and resilience.
“By relocating it to BostonMichael personifies our goal of bringing global best practice to local health care planning,” he says Bill Scrandom, Arup Americas Region Healthcare Leader. “He has particularly strong expertise in delivering large-scale, complex and patient-centered healthcare projects. We believe his leadership will greatly benefit the Boston healthcare market and our growth Boston office.”
Before joining the Boston office, Lorimer spent 17 years at Arup's London office serving as Deputy Director. He directed a number of research and health programs Europe including award-winning buildings such as of London UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre and Sainsbury Wellcome Centreas well as Bispebjerg Hospital and Dublin Children's Hospital. Lorimer has led and worked on multidisciplinary design teams, covering many aspects of a project, from feasibility studies to detailed design and site work.
“Boston it is known to host world-renowned hospitals, medical schools and research institutes. Our clients will immediately benefit from Michael's deep experience in healthcare and research facilities, as well as the holistic, multidisciplinary design he brings to every project,” he said. Tim McCaulPrincipal and leader of Arup's Boston Group.
Lorimer will build on the work Arup has done with it Yale University Health Services Center, develop ongoing work with Partners Healthcare on resilience and Massachusetts General Hospital, and seek opportunities for future projects. Arup's healthcare portfolio includes; Kaiser Permanente San Diego Central Hospital, Calgary Cancer Centre in Canada and Loma Linda University Medical Center.
“I am honored by the opportunity to help local institutions develop and deliver the highest quality healthcare services by designing world-class facilities,” says Lorimer. “A key challenge is helping institutes make the most of their existing facilities, but we are confident that with our core engineering skills and specialist knowledge, we will enable clients to deliver the best environment for patients and staff. I look forward to joining our talented team Boston and working in a city that is a world-leading healthcare hub.”
About Arup
Arup provides consultancy, planning, engineering and design services for the most important projects and sites in the built environment. Since its founding in 1946, the company has consistently delivered technical excellence, innovation and value to its customers while maintaining its core mission of shaping a better world. Arup opened its first US office more than 30 years ago and now employs 1,400 people in America and over 14,000 worldwide. The company's employee-owner structure promotes independence, unbiased advice and continuous investment in joint research to deliver better results for the benefit of its clients and partners. Visit the Arup website, www.arup.comFor more information.
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