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University challenge
Forming part of a new campus extension, a three storey steel structure, dubbed the ziggurat, has been inserted inside a former aircraft hangar. Martin Cooper …
Steel provides first class solution
Designing a new school in central Scotland with a steel frame has provided the facility with an innovative oratory structure and classrooms of differing sizes. …
Handling a complicated design
The door handle of a famous car marque was the inspiration behind the design of a new academy in Liverpool. Martin Cooper reports. World famous it may be, …
Bowled over by steel
A fully glazed bowl shaped lecture theatre is the centrepiece of a new faculty building for Leeds Metropolitan University. Martin Cooper reports. Leeds is a …
Seaside college connection
Strong coastal winds and an innovative flooring system all contributed to the need for bespoke steelwork connections at a college project in Hastings. The …
School for the future
Employing a steelwork contractor on a design and build contract has paid dividends on an innovative school project in Sunderland. Sunderland City Council is …
New seat of learning takes shape
Graham Wood Structural is nearing completion of steelwork erection at the new campus for Sussex Coast College Hastings. The new college building is a six …
College relocation takes on door handle design
Structural steelwork is playing an integral role in North Liverpool Academy’s relocation to a new site on the edge of Everton Park. Currently under …
Elaborate business faculty for Leeds
Steelwork has recently been completed on the Rose Bowl, a new home for the Business and Law Faculty, for Leeds Metropolitan University. Scheduled to open in …
November/December 2008 – Top marks from schools
A welcome item of good news recently has been the government’s announcement that it will bring forward public spending to boost construction. One source of …