Projects and Features
Team-working to boost safety
Proposed changes to the CDM Regulations are designed to cut paperwork and encourage team-working. But will they work? Margo Cole reports. Consultation has now …
Rebirth of St Pancras
Extending St Pancras station to handle Eurostar trains called for an extension in harmony with the existing structure. A slender steel canopy is the result, …
Historic planes come in from the cold
A new aviation museum in Shropshire designed to evoke the Cold War is set to make its mark on the landscape, reports Margo Cole. The Royal Air Force Museum …
Judges sing praises of steel opera house
The Wales Millennium Centre, the new home of the Welsh National Opera, threw over some outdated views about the suitability of steel for auditoriums, and is …
Charter brings sustainability to the fore
With clients increasingly looking to employ contractors that adopt sustainable practices, the newly launched charter for the steel construction industry is …
Digitally enhanced
Software for steelwork designers becomes increasingly sophisticated. Whether the aim is to automate detailed design of individual components, or create a model …
Architects rise to Olympic challenge
The theme of the 2012 Olympics was also adopted as the brief of this year’s Corus Undergraduate Architect Awards. Entrants to the prestigious pan-European …
Undergraduates show design flair
Judges were impressed by the quality of achievement in this year’s Undergraduate Engineering Design Awards and, they suggest, rewarding careers await the …
Cork development rises quickly
Steel construction has allowed fast track development of six multi-storey blocks on a commercial site in the Irish Republic. The construction team of a retail …
Courtroom appeal
Manchester’s new Civil Justice Centre dramatically rethinks what a court building should look like. Think of a court building and the image that comes to …
