Povl Ahm

September 26, 1926 (age 78)

Aarhus, Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

Ahm married Birgit Moller in 1953, with whom he had two sons, Carsten Ahm and Peter Ahm. He was a keen sportsman, and a good football player. He played for the London amateur team Corinthian-Casuals and played in the 1956 Amateur Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. He died of cancer on 15 May 2005. In his own words: "lieutenant was an architectural concept showing clearly the ecclesiastical functions but without any clear definition of structural concept, for so far no engineer had been involved in the design." Ahm was given great responsibility on this project, working directly with Ove Arup. The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon, later went on to design a house for Ahm in Hertfordshire - a project which avoided the many problems of Sydney Opera House. By winning the competition to design the Gateshead Viaduct in 1965, Ahm started the firm"s new transport group, specialising in bridges. From 1989 to 1992 he was chairman of the firm. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1981. From 1992 to 1996 he was chairman of the Association of Consulting Engineers. Coventry Cathedral, Street Catherine"s College, Oxford, 1960 University of Sussex, 1962 Gateshead Viaduct, 1965 Centre Pompidou, 1974 British Embassy in Rome, 1975 Danish Embassy in London, 1978.

Povl Ahm

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Football player civil engineer

Education

Born in Aarhus, Denmark, Ahm attended the Polyteknisk Læreanstalt in Copenhagen, from where he graduated in 1949.

Career

Ahm married Birgit Moller in 1953, with whom he had two sons, Carsten Ahm and Peter Ahm. He was a keen sportsman, and a good football player. He played for the London amateur team Corinthian-Casuals and played in the 1956 Amateur Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.

He died of cancer on 15 May 2005.

In his own words:

"lieutenant was an architectural concept showing clearly the ecclesiastical functions but without any clear definition of structural concept, for so far no engineer had been involved in the design."

Ahm was given great responsibility on this project, working directly with Ove Arup. The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon, later went on to design a house for Ahm in Hertfordshire - a project which avoided the many problems of Sydney Opera House.

By winning the competition to design the Gateshead Viaduct in 1965, Ahm started the firm"s new transport group, specialising in bridges. From 1989 to 1992 he was chairman of the firm.

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1981.

From 1992 to 1996 he was chairman of the Association of Consulting Engineers. Coventry Cathedral,

Street Catherine"s College, Oxford, 1960

University of Sussex, 1962

Gateshead Viaduct, 1965

Centre Pompidou, 1974

British Embassy in Rome, 1975

Danish Embassy in London, 1978.

Achievements

Ahm was awarded the Institute of Civil Engineers"s first Gold Medal in 1993. The same year he received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to engineering. He received an honorary doctorate from University of Warwick in 1994.

Membership

Ahm was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, acting as a Council Member twice, and becoming Vice Chairman of Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief from 1989 to 1993.

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Ahm was awarded the ICE's first Gold Medal in 1993; the same year he received a CBE for services to engineering. He received an honorary doctorate from University of Warwick in 1994.