Projects and Features
Record breaker reaches skyward
The construction of the Shard, Europe’s tallest, and first major mixed-use building has been dominating the London skyline for some months. Martin Cooper …
College inspired by design
Hidden behind a mathematically patterned façade a new art and design college has made use of structural steelwork to create two interconnected atria. Martin …
Power to the Olympics
The venues and buildings on the London 2012 Olympic site will require power and to supply this need one of the most sustainable energy centres in the UK has …
Flagship centre is Very Good
Built around a centrally positioned feature atrium, Grimsby’s University Centre is set to usher in a new era for higher education in North Lincolnshire. Work …
Trusses create sports mecca
A steel frame was the only viable solution at the Plymouth Life Centre where long spans abound. Martin Cooper reports from the South West’s biggest ever …
A centre for technological excellence
Steelwork is playing a key role in the construction of the UK’s first manufacturing technology centre which is taking shape on the outskirts of Coventry. …
Steel treatment for research campus
The latest structure at Newcastle’s state-of-the-art medical research campus is another steel-framed building. Steel has proven to be the material of choice …
Going for cycling gold
The London 2012 Velodrome, with its eye-catching steel formed double curved roof, is nearing completion and will be the first venue at the Olympic Park to host …
Steel – the never ending story
Reclaiming and reusing structural steelwork provides an environmental option unavailable with other construction materials, writes John Dowling, BCSA …
Quick steel is cost efficient
Using steel has paid dividends on a health care project in Doncaster with limited site access and storage space available. As part of a £14M project to …
