Rob Leslie-Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1970 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | UK Association for Project Management awards 'Project Manager of the Year' 2003 |
| Practice | Arup |
| Buildings | Laban Dance Centre, London The Water Cube, Beijing |
Robert Michael Leslie-Carter MICE, MAIPM (born 24 October 1970) is a British engineer and project manager with consulting firm Arup, based in London. He was named 'Project Manager of the Year' at the 2003 UK Association for Project Management awards for his role leading the new Laban Dance School in Deptford, London .[1] In 2008 he collected the 'International Project of the Year' awards from both the Australian Institute of Project Management and the UK Association for Project Management for managing Arup's design team on the Water Cube in Beijing.[2][3][4][5]
In 2009 the Association for Project Management named him one of the top 10 project influencers in the world. The 'impact list' highlights individuals who have had the biggest influence on the project management profession – recognised for shaping major programs and projects and also for inspiring and motivating others in their profession.[6][7][8]
In 2015 he was awarded the UK Building International Project of the Year award for the New Acton Nishi development in Canberra,[9] and the MCA Innovation Project of the Year award for his work on the Croydon Integrated Five Year delivery Plan with Croydon Council.[10][11]
Arup career
Leslie-Carter has worked with Arup since graduating from Bristol University in 1992. He began his career in Arup's Newcastle office, and spent periods in Arup's Middlesbrough and Manchester offices before moving to Arup Project Management in London in 1996.[12] With Arup Project Management, his first major Client role was managing the start up and technical multiplex construction for the start up of OnDigital, a direct competitor to Sky at the launch of Digital terrestrial television in 1998.
From 1998 to 2002, Leslie-Carter was Client Project Manager for the Laban Dance School in Deptford, south-east London. He was named 'Project Manager of the Year' at the 2003 UK Association for Project Management Awards, for his leadership of the project.[13] Designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Laban also won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2003, the UK Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust Award, and a High Commendation at the British Construction Industry Awards.[14] In 2008, five years after it opened, Laban was named Britain's most inspiring building by the Daily Telegraph.[15] During his 4½ years working on the Laban project, he completed an MBA at Imperial College Business School, met and married his wife Claire Saxby, and had the first two of their four children.[16]
Between 2003 and 2008, Leslie-Carter managed Arup's multi-disciplinary design team for the Beijing National Aquatics Centre (the Water Cube), for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2008 Leslie-Carter collected the 'International Project of the Year' awards from both the Australian Institute of Project Management and the UK Association for Project Management for his role on the Water Cube. Working with PTW Architects, and CSCEC International Design, the Water Cube has also won the 2004 Venice Biennale Architecture Awards, the Sir William Hudson Award at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards, and the MacRobert Award – the UK's biggest prize for engineering innovation.[17][18][19]
From 2005 onwards, he was involved in major Australian infrastructure projects, including the redevelopment of Sydney's Town Hall Rail station, advising the Australian Department of Defence on Public Private Partnership project transactions, and the Domestic Terminal Expansion at Brisbane Airport. Between 2009 and 2012 he led Arup's Project Management team on NewActon Nishi - ‘Australia’s most sustainable building’ and the centrepiece of Canberra’s award-winning NewActon precinct. Nishi was named International Project of the year at the 2015 UK Building Awards.[20]
Selected Projects
Rob Leslie-Carter's major projects include:
Completed
References
- ↑ Builder & Engineer Magazine Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter – Sorted! The UK's Top Project Manager
- ↑ Arup website profile – Watercube scoops the pool at project management awards
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter (2005). "Beijing, Bubbles, and Project Management Legacy". Project Magazine
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter interview with ABC Business Today – Arup in Beijing
- ↑ Australian Institute of Project Management Newsletter September 2008
- ↑ Arup Website Profile – Rob Leslie-Carter named in list of top 'project influencers'
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter interview in 'Project' magazine'
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter, Arup London: Adapt! - APM Project Management Conference 2013
- ↑ Building Award Winners: International Project of the Year
- ↑ Consulting Case Study: Arup with Croydon Council
- ↑ Croydon Our Time is Now
- ↑ Arup Website – Arup Project Management
- ↑ UK Association for Project Management – Project Manager of The Year Award Winners
- ↑ RIBA Stirling Prize Winner 2003 Archived 3 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Daily Telegraph article – The 50 most inspiring buildings in Britain
- ↑ Imperial College Business School Alumni Review Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter – Rob Leslie-Carter, Bright Star
- ↑ The Water Cube scoops up more gold
- ↑ 40th Annual MacRobert Award Winner
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter interview with Engineers Australia
- ↑ Building Award Winners: International Project of the Year
- ↑ Rob Leslie-Carter (2003). "Delivering Laban's Creative Vision". Arup Journal
- ↑ Building Magazine Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter – Colour Me Beautiful
- ↑ Building Magazine Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter – The Deptford Rainbow
- ↑ Architecture Week Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter – Plastic Fantastic
- ↑ Living Roofs Interview with Rob Leslie-Carter Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Greenhouse by Joost