Projects and Features
Steel hotel for historic football ground
Sheffield United FC’s hotel has been partially built over an existing entrance to Bramall Lane stadium. The thoroughfare needed to be kept open to the public …
Steel is wizard, says Oz
Roger Pope reports on a successful BCSA mission to Australia in November which found that major companies like Multiplex are turning their backs on concrete in …
Flexible steel forms riverside apartments
A new residential complex in the centre of Chelmsford has made use of steel’s inherent flexibility for top floor penthouses and a long span curved roof. A …
Steel goes to top of the class in Manchester
Improved construction time and a challenging roof slab meant steel was chosen as the predominant framing material for a new secondary school in Manchester. …
Steel is the responsible business choice
Sustainability implies a focus on responsible business practice across an organisation’s activities and all along the supply chain. Nick Barrett explains why …
Delivering a hotel with a difference
A new Spanish-owned five-star hotel featuring a distinctive triangular ten-storey steel framed atrium is being constructed in central London. Martin Cooper …
Vertical circulation eases hospital parking
State-of-the-art design, incorporating shorter ramps and flat pedestrian access throughout, has been used to maximum effect at a hospital car park in Milton …
Towers of London
The high-rise skyline of the Isle of Dogs will shortly be augmented by two more steel framed office blocks which have replaced an earlier design for one large …
Design made easier and faster
New Steel Construction rounds up some of the latest developments in structural steel design software packages. Engineers benefit from the Fastrak approach MP …
Mixed use development retains historic façade
A new steel framed commercial and residential project in a London conservation area required some intricate designing, around a retained façade, to allow it …
