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Twin towers for European bank HQ
The new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt will be a dramatic steel structure consisting of twin 184m towers, a low-level …
Slim structure for Platinum Point
Use of square hollow section columns in a luxury residential development in Leith, Scotland, will allow the structure to be completely hidden — which was one …
Tube market on the up
The market for tubes is expected to strengthen in 2005, with the overcapacity of recent years eliminated, according to Corus Tubes. A dip in demand in the last …
Caunton helps Honda accelerate
Honda UK’s record production of 193,000 cars in 2004, up nearly 5% on previous years, was all the more remarkable for being achieved while the Swindon …
Across the great divide
Five huge transfer girders, the largest of which weighs 25t, are an unusual feature of University College London’s new Institute of Cancer Research Facility. …
Eurocodes committee on course
Membership of the strategy committee which will co-ordinate the construction industry’s response to the introduction of the Eurocodes has been finalised in …
Wave-shaped roof for Olympic pool bid
Zaha Hadid Architects has been chosen to design London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre, which will form part of London’s Olympic Park in Stratford. Structural …
Plant blitz speeds distribution centre
Atlas Ward took just eight weeks to erect the main frame of a 72,800m² distribution centre in the North-East. The project comprises over 2500t of steelwork …
A good place to unwind
Steel imitates life in the spiral ribs fabricated from plate steel to form the structure of the Spiral Café in Birmingham’s Bullring Centre. The shape of …
