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Steel goes to top of the class in Manchester
Improved construction time and a challenging roof slab meant steel was chosen as the predominant framing material for a new secondary school in Manchester. …
Feature columns support new university laboratory
Steelwork for the new Digital Laboratory at Warwick University will be completed early this month (October). Billington Structures will erect a total of 340t …
Steel passes multiple grid examination
The latest phase in Guernsey’s secondary school redevelopment programme is making full use of steel to cope with a multitude of differing grid patterns. The …
Ship-shape and steel fashion
Teesside’s maritime heritage has provided the inspiration for the design of a new educational facility in Middlesbrough. Martin Cooper reports on a project …
Steel solutions for academia
An innovative hanging floor arrangement and modular cores, all behind a retained façade, have all helped to keep a major London academic project to schedule. …
New Middlesbrough campus under way
Steelwork is under way for the new Middlesbrough College located at Middlehaven, the former dock area of the town. The new educational facility will occupy a …
Ovals hit the aesthetic benchmark
The use of concrete filled oval sections for the construction of a cinema’s facade not only allowed for an airy and light open area but also provided the …
Building for the future
A pioneering schools project in Bristol is making extensive use of steel for many of its buildings and signature elements. The Bristol section of the national …
Top marks for Leeds schools
Close cooperation and standardised steelwork played an important role in the completion of a multi-million pound schools project in Leeds. The construction of …
Five steel framed schools for Leeds
The recent completion of steel erection at the John Smeaton School in Leeds represents one of the final phases of a £100M PFI project for Leeds City Council. …
