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Steel construction gets the red carpet
One of Europe’s largest retained façades is being incorporated into a new steel-framed mixed-use development on London’s famous Leicester Square. Martin …
Steel chips in for barn design
With a capacity of 12,000t of boxed potatoes, steel construction has helped create one of the largest potato stores in the UK. One of East Anglia’s largest …
All change at Victoria
Phase one of Nova Victoria , which will transform a huge island site opposite the mainline railway station, is in full swing and due to complete next year, …
London’s Olympic legacy
Nearly three years ago London hosted one of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in modern times, but what has happened to those iconic venues? NSC …
Ballroom challenge completed with steel
A series of 42m-long steel trusses has been erected to form the roof of Europe’s largest pillar free ballroom at a hotel development in south London. An …
Steel college supports residential scheme
Long internal spans and a lightweight roof structure were the reasons why steel construction was chosen for a prestigious student accommodation and college …
Unusual Roof design at Tokyo Olympic Village
From Building with Steel November 1964 Japanese architects provided some unusual and rather daring roof designs for several of the buildings in the Olympic …
Olympic Stadium races towards conversion
Work on the former London Olympic Stadium is progressing on schedule as main contractor Balfour Beatty has begun installing a new transparent roof, which on …
Steel ribs span station restoration
The centrepiece of Manchester Victoria station’s restoration and conversion into a regional transportation hub is a curving steel framed roof. Martin Cooper …
Steel scores for stadium upgrade
Steelwork played a central role in allowing Cardiff City’s stadium to remain open throughout the construction of a new upper tier to its Ninian Stand. …
