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Liverpool’s business district to be expanded
A report to Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet on Friday (25 May) will recommend a Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) be drafted that would seek to develop Liverpool’s business district and potentially connect it to the development of Princes Dock in the £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme. The district, which covers 40 acres at the northern fringe of […]
Knowledge Quarter kicks off in Liverpool
Structural steelwork is nearing completion on one of the first phases of Liverpool’s ambitious Knowledge Quarter development. The £39M scheme, being delivered by ISG for Ion Developments, is set to transform a site opposite Lime Street Station, with new retail, leisure, student accommodation and a new Premier Inn hotel. Steelwork contractor, Billington Structures, is nearing completion […]
Flagship building announced for Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter
A major extension to Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter could see investments totalling almost £1bn according to the city’s Mayor Joe Anderson. A 30-storey high office scheme on the former Archbishop Blanch school site will form an integral element of the proposed Knowledge Quarter development. The area is part of Joe Anderson’s “Mayoral Development Zones” and work […]
Prime City location gets makeover
Forming part of a 10-year redevelopment of the Broadgate campus, structural steelwork is nearing completion on British Land’s most energy efficient building to date. Martin Cooper reports from 1 Broadgate. FACT FILE1 Broadgate, LondonMain client: British Land and GICArchitect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris [AHMM]Main contractor: Sir Robert McAlpineStructural engineer: AKT IISteelwork contractor: William HareSteel tonnage: […]
Sustainability drives office design
Structural steelwork’s lightweight attributes and sustainability credentials have proven to be ideal for an over-station office development in the City of London. FACT FILE101 Moorgate, LondonMain client: Aviva InvestorsArchitect: ORMSMain contractor: MaceStructural engineer: Waterman StructuresSteelwork contractor: BHCSteel tonnage: 1,250t The City of London’s appetite for modern Grade A office space does at times seem to […]
Green light for major City of London office retrofit
The City of London Corporation has approved a major retrofit scheme at 65 Gresham Street, that will include a large area of public realm improvement and new retail outlets, alongside much needed, sustainable office space. Proposals for the mixed-use scheme will see the site retain approximately 70% of the existing building’s structure. The works will […]
Approval given for major City of London office retrofit
The City of London Corporation has approved a major retrofit scheme at 65 Gresham Street, that will include a large area of public realm improvement and new retail outlets, alongside much needed, sustainable office space. Proposals for the mixed-use scheme will see the site retain approximately 70% of the existing building’s structure. The works will […]
Structural SteelDesign Awards 2023
Introduction By Roger Plank – Chairman of the Judging panel. This is my first year as chair of the judging panel and I am indebted to my fellow judges for making the role so easy and enjoyable. Each are experts in their own fields of architecture, engineering design and steel fabrication, and give freely of […]
SSDA 2022: Introduction, Foreword and Judges
The Panel was this year delighted to be able to return to the usual SSDA judging process no longer constrained by restrictions due to the COVID-19 precautions of the previous two years.
COMMENDATION: One Crown Place, London
Forming the centrepiece of a central London mixed-use development, two residential towers are supported by 15 steel trusses. FACT FILEArchitect:KPFStructural engineer: AKT IISteelwork contractor: SeverfieldMain contractor: MaceClient: AlloyMtd With a blend of residential apartments and a Grade A office, alongside a boutique hotel and restaurant, One Crown Place has reinvigorated an area close to both […]
