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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 …
New Water Chute at Southend’s Kursaal
A landmark familiar to several generations of visitors seeking pleasure at the famous Kursaal Amusement Park, Southend-on-Sea, was the huge water chute which …
The VC10 hangar at London (Gatwick) Airport
When British United Airways purchased Vickers VC10 jets the dimensions of these machines, particularly the height of the tail, made it necessary to provide a …
50 Years Ago: Lanchester College of Technology
The Lanchester College of Technology, Coventry, named after F. W. Lanchester the famous local engineer and motor car designer, has considerably grown and …
Unusual Roof design at Tokyo Olympic Village
From Building with Steel November 1964 Japanese architects provided some unusual and rather daring roof designs for several of the buildings in the Olympic …
