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Full marks for steel frame
A new campus building, incorporating three lecture theatres, is under construction at John Moores University in Liverpool. Martin Cooper reports on a project …
Domed auditorium completes historic crescent
A new 450-seat concert hall, which will house the University of Birmingham’s department of music, will complete the historic redbrick semi-circle of …
Campus construction boosts local economy
A new campus at Alloa represents the initial phase of Forth Valley College’s ambitious plans to upgrade its three main centres. Martin Cooper reports. Forth …
College inspired by design
Hidden behind a mathematically patterned façade a new art and design college has made use of structural steelwork to create two interconnected atria. Martin …
Flagship centre is Very Good
Built around a centrally positioned feature atrium, Grimsby’s University Centre is set to usher in a new era for higher education in North Lincolnshire. Work …
College remodelling
A new entrance hall housed within a glazed rotunda and extra floors added to two existing buildings are just part of the extensive work being undertaken at a …
Building schools with steel
Steel’s cost effective and programme benefits have come to the fore on three new schools under construction in Nottingham. Nottingham University Samworth …
Steel’s power of sustainability
An educational facility at a South Wales power station is making use of a number of sustainable features including a steel frame. An example of sustainability …
College highlights education’s prominence
A steel frame has proven to be the answer for a multi-use building where natural ventilation and thermal mass needed to be incorporated in order to reduce …
UK’s first cold formed steel apprenticeships
The UK’s first specialist apprenticeship programme covering the installation of cold formed steel framing systems has been assisted by Metsec, which is …
