Projects and Features
Steel tops new London college
A highly visual and architecturally driven steel roof structure is the crowning glory of a multi-million pound college redevelopment in south London. South …
40 Years Ago: The world’s tallest residential-office building begins to climb
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 The John Hancock Centre in Chicago has to climb to a height of 1,107ft above ground level before it is complete and …
Table top construction
A new world class arena in Dublin’s Docklands is being constructed from the shell of a former train shed. Martin Cooper reports on a project which has …
Fast cores aid on-site craneage
A faster construction programme and an extremely tight site meant a number of innovative solutions were called for on a prestigious central London project. The …
Education leads the way
A new steel framed college campus lies at the heart of a multi-million pound regeneration of Walsall, a scheme set to transform the West Midlands borough. The …
Keeping within a height restriction
The new steel framed Swan Leisure Centre will form an integral element of Eastleigh’s town centre regeneration programme. NSC reports from a project not only …
Services dictate the job
A number of potential headaches have been solved on a new commercial development in central London which has had to incorporate all service portals within an …
Rebirth of a market
New steelwork has proven to be the economical and cost effective solution for a renovated Victorian market hall in Greater Manchester. A devastating fire in …
Grandstand finish and the Derby
Speed of construction has been crucial on the project to build a new grandstand at the world famous Epsom Racecourse, where a key objective was to complete the …
Offices speculate with steel
Consisting of ten high quality commercial blocks, Maxim office park is rapidly taking shape along the A8/M8 corridor. Martin Cooper reports from Scotland’s …
