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Sympathetic construction for Bristol development
Work is progressing on 66 Queen Square in Bristol, a new five-storey commercial office building being constructed by Skanska in one of the city’s prime …
Composites centre takes shape with steel
A multi million pound extension to the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol is nearing completion due to steelwork’s ease and speed of construction. …
Cellular beams create Airbus headquarters
ASD Westok has worked closely with consulting engineers Ramboll to successfully deliver 500t of cellular beams for the Airbus Office project in Bristol. The …
Framing hospital excellence
A new 800 bed acute hospital is rapidly taking shape in north Bristol, a project which is making use of more than 6,000t of structural steelwork and aiming to …
Hospital aims for excellence
A new 800 bed acute hospital is rapidly taking shape in north Bristol, a project which is making use of more than 6,000t of structural steelwork and aiming to …
Students show innovation in steel design
The 2011 Tata Steel/BCSA Student Awards, organised by the Steel Construction Institute and supported by the Institution of Structural Engineers and the …
SSDA 2009 – Cabot Circus Roof, Broadmead, Bristol
Bristol’s new £500M mixed-use development incorporates a unique collection of slender gridshell and barrel vaulted glass roofs. The Cabot Circus retail …
SSDA 2009: Cabot Circus Footbridge, Broadmead, Bristol
The sweeping high level glazed footbridge connects the new Cabot Circus retail development with its multi-storey car park by spanning the Bond Street South …
40 Years Ago: Relieving traffic congestion – re-erectable flyover at Bristol
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 Bristol Corporation’s re-erectable flyover was opened to traffic in September 1967. It has been erected in the first …
40 Years Ago: A panorama of steel
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 One dictionary definition of panorama is ‘continuous passing scene’ and this pretty well sums up structural steelwork …
