Projects and Features
Short Span Railway Underbridges: Developments
U-deck railway underbridges have been developed to accommodate the latest requirements, and many have recently been installed. Neil Sadler and Tony Wilkins …
Extending the Empress State Building
An existing thirty-storey concrete office block in west London has been extended both vertically and horizontally in steel. Dominic Bettison and Bjorn …
Beaufort Court, Lillie Road, London
Following its successful use of volumetric modules in two housing schemes in London, the Peabody Trust now has a project under construction that combines the …
Steel and Steel Recycling: Circling the World Incognito
In spite of its enormous physical presence throughout today’s world, steel as a material may seem invisible because it is normally “disguised” as a …
How to Specify Steel: Design leads to specification
Designers and specifiers of structural steelwork need to ensure that their requirements are made clear to steelwork contractors. This is a guide to the …
Trefechan footbridge in Aberystwyth
The growth in traffic within UK towns and cities reduces the safety of pedestrians and can make walking on roads an unattractive activity. This bridge forms a …
New Building for Swiss Re
This 40-storey steel-framed office building in London, with its circular plan of varying size and spiralling light-wells, required a special approach to the …
Building success in Shanghai
Janet Kealey reports. Over 10 years in China, Atlas Ward Structures Ltd has worked through changes in regulations, in the environment and competition. This was …
Met Office Relocation to Exeter
New offices are being built in Exeter for the Met Office. It is a major development, accommodating a large staff and a huge computer system in an …
A new generation hangar for Farnborough Airport
Farnborough airport, long the home of the famous air shows, is being re-developed as a business airport. TAG Aviation, the new owners, wanted hangars with a …
