Director of the Arup office in Beijing (at time of lecture) Rory McGowan gives a lecture about engineering projects in China. The Irishman begins by providing an overview of Arup, a worldwide engineering cooperative “owned by its staff”. Arup is a huge engineering consultancy collective known for building such architectural landmarks as the Sydney Opera House and the CCTV building in Beijing. McGowan presents a run-through of the nature of engineering work in China before concluding with an insight into the realization of the OMA-designed CCTV Headquarters.