Projects and Features
Health and Safety – The First Priority
Tony Fairweather reports. Within the steel construction sector, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Health and Safety Group is a …
Heathrow Bridge Travels at Night
On 28 October 2002, a 320-ton steel bridge was moved across the south runway at Heathrow Airport to complete the link between two gate lounges of the £37m …
Alternatives to Portal Frames
Steel sheds are usually portal frames. This is a well-established form of construction, but there are reasons for other types of frame to be considered. John …
The Cornerstone Project: New Wellcome HQ Building
The Wellcome Trust’s new headquarters building is currently under construction in central London. It will provide the Trust with 28,000m² of new office …
Taegu Stadium, South Korea
A world-class stadium has been built in Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea. It has a dramatic steel arched roof. Mike Stephens and Chul-Hee Kang report. …
Oldham Gallery: Steelwork
Oldham Gallery is a new state-of-the-art gallery facility, and winner of a 2002 RIBA award, on the outskirts of Oldham town centre. Deb Thomas reports. The …
Shanghai Gate
A flamboyant gateway marks the entrance to the new Central Park in the developing area of Pudong, Shanghai. John Rushton reports. Pudong is an area on the …
Serpentine Pavilion
Visitors to Kensington Gardens this summer were faced with an object that must have caused many of them to stop in their tracks and look again. Andy Billinge …
P-Delta Analysis
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this feature, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download and …
Current trends in modern floor construction
In response to client demands for high quality floors, long column-free spans, speed of construction, together with flexibility and adaptability to meet …
