Projects and Features
More for More London
Two steel framed structures are the latest buildings to be added to the burgeoning More London development. Martin Cooper reports. Standing on Tower Bridge and …
Fast steel cores
Work is underway on the tallest building in the UK to make use of Corefast – a new and faster method of constructing cores with steel. Victoria Gough …
Liverpool vaults ahead
A large distribution warehouse forms the centrepiece of a brand new, 2.5 million ft² business park on Merseyside. Victoria Gough reports on the latest sign …
Sunderland scores with prestige apartments
Rising up on the site of a former newspaper office, a new steel framed residential block is set to become one of Sunderland’s most prominent landmarks. …
Trusses create Belfast collision free zone
Use of a shipyard for fabricating trusses has enabled the construction team to meet a tight construction programme on a major commercial and retail …
New control tower checks in
Speed is everything at a modern airport which is why designers were swayed by the fast construction time of steel for a new control tower at Heathrow. Being …
Honda selects design and build
A prestigious business park is rapidly expanding with two new steel warehouses, one a design build unit for Honda and the other Swindon’s largest ever …
New stadium underpins soccer strategy
A field near Milton Keynes is being transformed into a centre for sport, retail and leisure, with the MK Dons football team the star attraction. Virtually non …
Lessons from Madrid
Dr Roger Pope analyses the Spanish report into the causes of the Windsor building fire in Madrid. Unprotected steel mullions were not the sole cause of the …
Steel the best insurance for new London landmark
The new Foster & Partners designed high rise development rising on the old Lloyd’s of London site will provide a striking City landmark. Margo Cole …
