Awards
- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), 2005
- Honorary Fellow of Cardiff University, Cardiff Univerity, 2005
- Fellow (FIC), Imperial College, 2004
- Honorary Fellow, Emmanuel College Cambridge, 2004
- "Commendatore" of the "Ordine della Stella di Solidariete' Italiana" (OSSI), President of Italy, 2003
- DSc Honoris Causa, University of Warwick, 2003
- "Commendatore" of the Royal Oder of Francis I of Sicily (KCFO), 2001
- DEng Honoris Causa, University of Glasgow, 2001
- DSc Honoris Causa, University of Nottingham, 1998
- Fellow (FCGI), City and Guilds London Institute, 1998
- Fellow (FRS), The Royal Society, 1997
- DEng Honoris Causa, Heriot-Watt University, 1994
- Fellow (FREng), Royal Academy of Engineering, 1981
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow, Geological Society (FGS)
- Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE)
- Fellow, Institution of Structural Engineers (FIStructE)