OBITUARY

John Nutt died on 23/4/2023.

Dr John Gilmour Nutt was elected as a Fellow of the Academy in 1997 for his contributions to civil engineering. He was a member of the New South Wales Division and a valued member of the ATSE family through his active participation in the Industry and Innovation Forum as well as the Education Forum.

Dr Nutt helped lead an international consulting engineering firm as Executive Chairman of Ove Arup and Partners for 30 years, where he established the Australian practice.

Dr Nutt helped pioneer the use of computers in engineering practice through the design of the Sydney Opera House roof in London and returned to Australia for the construction.

Dr Nutt specialised in the design and analysis of high-rise buildings, and his firm completed many tall buildings in Australia, including National Australia Bank Melbourne, Westpac Plaza, Governor Philip Tower and Governor Macquarie Tower, Sydney.

In 1992, Arup Australia won the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for the engineering of the Sydney Opera House.

Dr Nutt was also awarded the Clunies Ross Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014 for his ongoing contribution to the engineering profession and commitment to the advancement of the industry.

Dr Nutt passed away surrounded by family on 23 April, 2023, survived by children, their partners, and grandchildren and their partners. 

Dr John Nutt is an Australian engineer who helps lead the international consulting engineering firm, Ove Arup and Partners.

After a period as Lecturer at the University of Manchester, he played a major part in the design of the Sydney Opera House roof in London and returned to Australia for the construction. He helped found the Australian practice in 1963 and has been its Executive Chairman for over 30 years.