Projects and Features
Bauhaus chooses steel
Steel replaced concrete as the framing material on a combined office and residential development in Manchester on which designers had to contend with differing …
Steel key to meeting housing plans
Constructional steelwork will play a vital role in meeting government objectives of investing £38,000M in housing, a government minister told delegates at a …
Dancing columns at Waterloo
A new London office development in Southwark challenges some of the preconceptions of what a building should look like and presented a few challenges to the …
Modelling scores at Arsenal’s new home
Arsenal FC’s new home ground is ahead of schedule and looks like being a jewel among stadiums. David Fowler reports on the game plan from pitchside. …
Atrium poses 3D puzzle
Virtual walkthrough software proved to be an essential tool in the detailing and fabrication of steelwork for the striking atrium at Birkenhead’s new …
Concrete market crumbles
The 2004 Market Share Survey confirmed the dominance of steel as the constructional framing material of first choice in the key sectors of the market, as …
Centrale takes upwards spiral
The most challenging aspect of the car park at the new Croydon Centrale shopping centre was the problem of giving cars access on a constricted site. The design …
Car parks move to front of house
Developers are making statements with their new car parks, and the statement is increasingly ‘do it in steel’. Car park design specialist Hill Cannon …
Warm Wellcome for a quality building
Early involvement of the steelwork contractor helped deliver a quality solution for Wellcome Trust’s new corporate headquarters building. David Fowler …
Market warms to steel homes
Steel can make a huge contribution towards providing quality housing for sustainable communities, but first the out of date image problems of system-build need …
