‘Design, disasters and development’

Jo da Silva was awarded the Gold Medal to recognise the outstanding leadership she has provided as both a structural and humanitarian engineer, and for her distinguished and cross-sectoral work on urban resilience. Jo is an Arup Fellow. She established the International Development group in Arup, as a not for profit business, allowing the firm to make a greater contribution to humanity and development work. Among her many achievements, Jo co-ordinated the efforts of over 100 humanitarian agencies to provide transitional shelter in Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005, constructing 60,000 shelters in six months.

Please note that this event will be filmed and photographed. The recording and photographs may be used for promotional purposes and for the Academy's historical record, and may be published on our website, and that of our sponsor. If you do not wish to be filmed, recorded or photographed, please speak to a member of staff. Further details on our data protection policy may be obtained by emailing dataprotection@ria.ie