Projects and Features
On the waterfront
Liverpool is gearing up to become European City of Culture 2008 with the construction of an impressive new arena and convention centre. Martin Cooper reports. …
Steel puts the glitter in Golden Square
An innovative solution to extending a shopping centre in Warrington could be the model for similar city centre developments in the future, as Margo Cole …
Steel addition for listed buildings
Two Grade II listed buildings are being restored, with a new steel-framed structure inside to provide a new stylish office block for central London. Martin …
Corus on the Advance
Corus was the first steelmaker in the world to gain approval to CE mark its structural sections and plates to meet the EU directive on Construction Products …
China shipping drops anchor at Felixstowe
An exciting new headquarters building is bringing a new style of architecture to one of the UK’s busiest ports, as Margo Cole reports. The Suffolk port of …
Steel tops the shopping list
A steel framed structure was the answer to a very tight construction programme for the latest IKEA store. The fifteenth and latest IKEA store is due to open in …
Winners of architectural awards announced
At a ceremony held at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Ben Burley and Kyle Buchanan from Cambridge School of Architecture scooped the first …
Corus undergraduate design awards
This year’s competition involved designing either a bridge over a deep gorge or a high-level access building for a rollercoaster. The winners of this …
Cloud nine for project Nimbus
A new mega-warehouse will form one of the centre pieces on a rapidly expanding business park in South Yorkshire. The Nimbus Park development is being …
CAD is just the ticket for new bus station
Barnsley’s new centrepiece transport interchange required some intricate 3D modeling to create a complex steel design. Martin Cooper reports on how the …
