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Structural Steel Design Awards 1970

As in 1969, the British Steel Corporation in conjunction with the British Constructional Steelwork Association has presented awards for structural steelwork design. Certain changes were made to the rules governing the competition compared with last year, one result of which was to enable the judges to make a Special Award to that entry which in their opinion is ’… the outstanding structure of the year on the basis of originality of design and of steel application.’ This has been gained by the Commercial Union Head Office illustrated here during construction.

The objectives are the same as last year and are ‘… to recognize the high standards of design attainable in the use of structural steel and its potential in terms of efficiency, economy and aesthetics.’

As can be seen, these criteria have been met by the structures receiving awards and their diversity again underlines that for modern concepts of design steel provides the designer with the greatest scope for the expression of his skills.

 

 

 

 

Special Award
Commercial Union Head Office
for Commercial Union Assurance Co. Ltd
ARCHITECTS
Gollins Melvin Ward & Partners
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR
Dawnays Ltd
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd

BOAC Hangar 01 for Jumbo Jet Aircraft
for British Overseas Airways Corporation
ARCHITECTS Norman Royce, Topping, Hurley and Stewart
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Z S Makowski & Associates
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR Dawnays Ltd
SUBCONTRACTORS FOR THE ROOF Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd now [1970] Tubes Division, BSC)
MAIN CONTRACTOR Holland & Hannen & Cubitts (Southern) Ltd

Private house, 81 Swains Lane, London N6
for John Winter
ARCHITECTS John Winter & Associates
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Herbert Heller
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR F Monk & Sons Ltd

Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
for Edinburgh Corporation
ARCHITECT Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (In association with A. Steele, City Architect)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Ove Arup & Partners
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR Redpath Dorman Long Ltd (now [1970] Constructional Engineering Division, BSC)
MAIN CONTRACTOR James Laidlaw & Sons Ltd

Cargo Agents’ Building, Heathrow Airport, London
for British Airports Authority
ARCHITECTS Yorke Rosenberg Mardall
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS The Director of Engineering, British Airports Authority
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR Boulton & Paul (Steel Construction) Ltd
MAIN CONTRACTOR Costain Construction Ltd

Mersey Tunnel Approach Viaducts at Birkenhead
for The County Borough of Birkenhead
DESIGN OFFICE Brian Colquhoun & Partners
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR United Steel Structural Co Ltd (now [1970] Constructional Engineering Division BSC)
MAIN CONTRACTOR Marples Ridgway Ltd

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