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Doing Manchester justice
In the first of a new series on completed steel framed buildings Nick Barrett looks at Manchester’s celebrated Civil Justice Centre, the biggest court …
Cairnhill cracks the egg
The new council headquarters extension at Paisley incorporates an unusual and complex egg-shaped steel debating chamber. Constructing extensions to existing …
SSDA 2006 – National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
This structure features an undulating roof, held up with minimal visible effort, suspended over a transparent enclosure atop a solid plinth. When Her Majesty …
Steel acclaimed in construction industry awards
One of the most technically demanding bridge strengthening projects ever undertaken in the UK emerged as the winner of the Major Projects category at last …
Judges sing praises of steel opera house
The Wales Millennium Centre, the new home of the Welsh National Opera, threw over some outdated views about the suitability of steel for auditoriums, and is …
Courtroom appeal
Manchester’s new Civil Justice Centre dramatically rethinks what a court building should look like. Think of a court building and the image that comes to …
A complex assembly operation
The brief for the roof of the Welsh Assembly building was simple: it should appear to float. Putting the vision into practice was more difficult. Dramatically …
Legal landmark gets complex design
Erecting unusual cantilevered ‘fingers’ is one of the main challenges facing steelwork contractor William Hare at the new Manchester Civil Justice Centre. …
Singapore library chooses Corus steel
Corus has supplied structural steel for the prestigious new Singapore National Library, which is due to open in June. The library, designed by architect TR …
