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

Apple Piazza Liberty

2018

Marseille Vieux Port

2013

Narbo Via

2021

Château Margaux

2015

Tocumen International Airport

2022

Samson Pavilion, CWRU and Cleveland Clinic

2019

Six Senses Residences, The Forestias

2025

UAE Pavilion Milan Expo 2015

2015

Maggie’s Manchester

2016

Mulberry Grove Villas, The Forestias

2025

Vatican Chapel, Pavilion of the Holy See

2018

Apple Michigan Avenue, Chicago

2017

The Forestias

2025

Apple Union Square, San Francisco

2016