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SSDA Award: Olympic Stadium, London
Completed within budget and early, the London 2012 Olympic Stadium has also achieved the client’s sustainability objectives, and is consequently the lightest …
SSDA 2012: The Judges
Chairman of the Structural Steel Design Awards judges David Lazenby CBE had a distinguished career as a consulting engineer, and as Chairman of the lead …
Structural Steel Design Awards 2012
Introduction by David W. Lazenby CBE – Chairman of the Judges Both the sponsors and the judging panel are delighted at the large entry this year for the …
Steel awards secure London Olympics legacy
The London 2012 Olympic Stadium, which will host many of the major sporting events at this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, is one of six Award winning …
Students show innovation in steel design
Winners of the 2012 BCSA/Tata Steel Student Design Competition, organised by the Steel Construction Institute, were announced prior to the SSDA ceremony. As …
BREEAM first for steel framed structure
A steel framed pallet warehouse at Severnside near Bristol has become the first building awarded certification to BREEAM New Construction 2011. BREEAM is the …
Topping out marks milestone for London Bridge Quarter
The London Bridge Quarter (LBQ) development, a project that includes the iconic Shard, has celebrated another significant milestone with the topping out of the …
London cable car takes flight
The Emirates Air Line, the UK’s first urban cable car, has started a daily service which offers a brand new way of crossing the River Thames. This latest …
Around the Press: July 2012
Construction News 24 May 2012 Visualising building’s future “Everyone knew who was working where and when,” says BAM regional planner David Carson. …
July 2012 – Steel gives legacy lessons
Last year at this time NSC wished the rest of the London Olympics structures well in the 2012 Structural Steel Design Awards, following the success of the …