Engineers streamline HS2 station roof design
Lead engineers on HS2’s Old Oak Common station, WSP, have revealed a 27% reduction in the structural steel needed for the station roof at..
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Steel is just the ticket for over-station development
Structural steelwork has provided the required lightweight solution for a mixed-use scheme that sits directly above an Elizabeth line..
Ship-shape residences
The first phase of an ambitious residential scheme, overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal, has chosen a steel-framed solution for its first..
Tekla bridge software extension spans complete design
Trimble has introduced Tekla Bridge Creator, a new extension for Tekla Structures Building Information Model (BIM) software that is said to..
City’s tallest tower
Known as Twentytwo, the City of London’s latest signature commercial building will be head and shoulders above all others in the square..
Merit: 1 & 2 London Wall Place
Steelwork lies at the heart of the London Wall Place development. It was decided early in the design process that the optimum..
Merit: Walkway Bridges, London Wall Place
During the construction of the London Wall Place (LWP) development some of the existing Barbican Highwalks had to be removed as part of the..
Three up in second city
The third of three steel-framed office blocks in Snowhill, Birmingham, is one of the UK’s largest speculative office developments to be..
Manchester’s Ordsall Chord receives Major Project Award
The Ordsall Chord, a new railway line connecting Manchester’s Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road stations for the first time, has..
Commendation: Central Square, Leeds
An emblem of the city’s ambition, Central Square in Leeds is a landmark development binding together a dynamic business district to..