SSDA shortlist highlights steelwork’s versatility

The British Constructional Steelwork Association and Steel for Life have announced the shortlist for the 49^th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA).

The 17 shortlisted projects showcase steel’s flexibility and versatility in a number of different and varying applications.

The shortlist also reflects the wide geographical spread of steel’s appeal for a variety of projects ranging from leisure and education buildings to retail buildings, with entries also received for a variety of bridges, commercial developments and infrastructure facilities across the UK.

The winners will be announced at an evening reception in London in October.

The 2017 shortlist is:

The Curve, Slough
The Leadenhall Building, London
Central Square, Leeds
Fire Station, Waterford
A400M MRO Facility, RAF Brize Norton
LSQ London
The Maxwell Centre, Cambridge
Oriam, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
The Hurlingham Club Raquet Centre, London
Wellcome Collection Dynamic Stair, London
T-Pylon, Eakring
West Croydon Bus Station
Watermark Westquay Footbridge, Southampton
Market Place Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Bolton
Layered Gallery, London
Stihl Aerial Walkway, Westonbirt Arboretum
Selfridges – Duke Street Project, London