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Award: London Olympic Roof Conversion
The stadium built for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games has been transformed with the addition of the world’s largest spanning tensile roof. …
Award: South Stand Expansion Etihad Stadium
With the stadium operational during the works, the challenging expansion of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium South Stand has added 6,000 new seats. An …
Walking high
A steel walkway that transports visitors through the forest canopy will open this month at the UK’s National Arboretum. Martin Cooper reports. Famous for its …
Steel school provides community resource
A multi-million pound project in Wick will deliver first-class educational and community facilities, all housed within two steel-framed structures. Martin …
Award – Holland Park School, London
One of the nation’s most famous state schools has been rebuilt using structural steelwork to create a more flexible and sustainable building. Located within …
Steel triumphs at Structural Awards
A number of UK steel projects were recognised at the prestigious Structural Awards 2013 during a ceremony held at the Brewery in London. Organised each year by …
Commitment to innovation with steel
Nick Barrett meets Paul Westbury of Buro Happold, an engineer who has helped design some of the most prestigious steel structures of the last 15 years. There …
A rational design approach to fire safety
Structural Fire Engineering, a rational and scientific approach to ensuring the safety of buildings, is increasingly popular, as delegates to a series of …
Medals for Olympian engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers has awarded Gold Medals to Chris Wise, Co Founder of Expedition Engineering and Paul Westbury, CEO of Buro Happold, two …
Steel supports major Clydeside success
The latest in our occasional series of visits to completed projects takes Nick Barrett to Glasgow, where the Riverside Museum of transport is proving to be a …