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Merit: G W Annenburg Performing Arts Centre
Forming the heart of a new cultural quarter of a prestigious college, a new circular-shaped theatre has been built into a sloping site in order to blend into …
Merit: Greatham Creek Seal Hide, Middlesbrough
The use of steel allowed a geometrically complex structure to be built on a constrained site on top of a flood defence embankment. FACT FILE Architect: …
Merit: The Macallan Distillery
Steel ring beams and columns support the green roof of a contemporary distillery building that blends into the surrounding Highland countryside. FACT FILE …
Merit: Telford Central Footbridges
Replacing an older structure that had reached the end of its working life, Telford’s Central Footbridge replacement scheme provides a new and important link …
National Finalists – SSDA 2019
Project Mint at The O2 FACT FILE Architect: CallisonRTKL Structural engineer: BuroHappold Engineering Steelwork contractor: Bourne Steel Ltd Main contractor: …
Collaborative working
Everyone in the industry is accustomed to Requests for Information and while they can be crucial for resolving issues, they can hinder the progress of a …
Connection design in trusses
A general article about steel trusses which touched on choice of members and their orientation but did not go into detail about designing connections was …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates September 2019
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 945-1:2019 Microstructure of cast irons. Graphite classification by visual analysis Supersedes BS EN ISO 945-1:2018 BS EN ISO …
AD 434: Validity rules for hollow section joints
This AD note concerns a significant typographical error in Table 7.8 of BS EN 1993-1-8. The table presents validity limits for welded joints between hollow …
Structural Steel Design Awards 1969
From Building with Steel, November 2019 Efficient, economical and elegant – that is design in steel, as demonstrated by the winners in the Structural Steel …
