50 & 20 Years Ago
Steelwork enclosures reduce transformer noise
One of the problems associated with modern power transformers is the noise they produce. The shortage of available land for power station and substation sites …
The adaptability of steelwork
(a) Alteration to the Academy cinema, Oxford St., London The original 600-seat Academy cinema was built at street level and is about 50 years old. In …
A restaurant in Hyde Park
A new modern restaurant has been built in Hyde Park on the banks of the Serpentine. It opened in July last year (1965) in The Dell, one of the prettiest parts …
Strictly for the birds
An aviary in the United States has been created using structural steel members. The Great Flight Cage at the National Zoo, Washington D.C. is 130 ft. diameter …
Special steel dock for aircraft tail
The huge steel framed hangar built to house VC10 jets of the British United Airways’ fleet was one of the major buildings completed at Gatwick this year. It …
Steel framed domestic dwellings
One of the most important social problems facing this country at the present time is the acute shortage of living accommodation. The problem is so urgent and …
Football Stand for 1966 World Cup Series
The directors of Manchester United Football Club had for some time been thinking in terms of developing the north side of the ground but it was not until late …
‘Fair Face Steelwork’
It is regrettable that the nineteenth century momentum for exploiting the aesthetic value of structural steelwork has to some extent declined. This is partly …
Composite Construction for Crown Office Block at Hastings
From Building with Steel August 1965 This is an ambitious building plan aimed at removing 800 staff from congested London to the more salubrious air of …
Bridge over the River Tagus
The £50 million suspension bridge at present being built across the Tagus River at Lisbon is reputed to be one of the most outstanding engineering and …
