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Ahm married Birgit Moller in 1953, with whom he had two sons, Carsten Ahm and Peter Ahm.
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He was a keen sportsman, and a good footballer. He played for the London amateur team
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He joined the firm Ove Arup and Partners in London in 1952, where he worked on
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in 1965, Ahm started the firm's new transport group, specialising in bridges.
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From 1989 to 1992 he was chairman of the firm. He was made a Fellow of the
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Ahm was given great responsibility on this project, working directly with
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from 1989 to 1993. From 1992 to 1996 he was chairman of the
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He also worked on early conceptual design schemes for the
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first gold medal in 1993; the same year he received a
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Index

Aarhus
Denmark
Danish
Polyteknisk Læreanstalt
Structural engineer
Civil engineer
Institution of Civil Engineers
Ove Arup & Partners
Sydney Opera House
Centre Pompidou
Coventry Cathedral
Gateshead Viaduct
ICE
CBE
CBE
FICE
FREng
structural engineer
Ove Arup & Partners
Aarhus
Polyteknisk Læreanstalt
Copenhagen
Corinthian-Casuals
Wembley Stadium

Coventry Cathedral
Basil Spence
Ove Arup
Sydney Opera House
Smithfield Market

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