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Offshore quarters
Conditions are tough on an oil-drilling rig. The work is arduous and the weather can be foul. Off-duty the crew therefore need comfortable quarters. That these …
The Structural Steel Design Awards 1971
From Building with Steel, November 1971 The British Steel Corporation in conjunction with the British Constructural Steelwork Association has once again …
A variety of sports; a variety of buildings
Steel is used for sports buildings of all types and permits free expression of designers’ ideas. These images give only an indication of the scope possible. …
Car Park: Croydon
Since the regulations affecting car parks have been revised, it has been possible to build them from unprotected steel. This effects a considerable saving in …
Non-Industrial buildings
A large number of schools today are built using some form of catalogued building. One of these is SCOLA, the commercial member of which is Sanders & …
Industrial buildings
From Building with Steel, February 1971 The Conder Group is well known for its standard industrial buildings – catalogued buildings in fact. But this …
Framed in Steel
From Building in Steel – November 1970 This latest house from Michael Manser has a structural steel frame as have many of his previous designs. The …
Clad in Cor-Ten
In this article Valerie and John Winter describe the house they designed for themselves and their family. It is interesting as being the first application of …
Set square in Steel
From BUILDING WITH STEEL November 1970 A few years ago Ken Bartlett designed a steel housing system for a competition organized by the then ECSC. He has …
Okura Hotel, Amsterdam
A type of high-rise building growing in use is that with a reinforced concrete services core with a surrounding structural steelwork frame. JG Buisman, Project …
