This month’s featured stories
Merit: Layered Gallery, London
A steel-framed extension to a private residence houses the owner’s collection of photographs, prints, pastels and lithographs. The Layered Gallery adjoins a …
Merit: Maxwell Centre, Cambridge
Part of Cavendish Laboratory’s long-term development programme at the University of Cambridge, the £26M science facility has been developed to foster …
An introduction to cellular beams
Beams with web openings, commonly known as ‘cellular beams’, are extremely popular and versatile structural steel components. Cellular beams are often used …
Cast-in plates
Richard Henderson of the SCI discusses the design of plates cast into concrete to connect to steel beams and the forthcoming SCI design guide. Introduction It …
Crowning glory
A trial erection helped overcome a number of logistical challenges involved in the construction of a structural steelwork crown that tops a London high-rise …
Leisure gets a boost
A replacement leisure centre in Newtownards showcases Ards and North Down Borough Council’s commitment to improved health and wellbeing. Martin Cooper …
Complex frame accommodated by steel
A steel-framed solution was the answer for a retirement village containing numerous room configurations, spread over seven different floor levels. Martin …
City centre regeneration
A mixed-use scheme consisting of student accommodation, an hotel and retail/leisure units will revitalise a key gateway into Liverpool city centre. Martin …
Market trades with steel
The restoration work of a Victorian covered market in Preston has embraced both old ironwork and new steelwork. Martin Cooper reports. Preston’s Grade II …
An introduction to steelmaking
People have been making iron and steel for centuries. Steel remains the backbone of modern industrialised economies. It’s hard to imagine a world without …
