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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. …
Completing the hillside challenge
Built on a steep Bristol hillside, the Redland Green School is a striking, innovative and environmentally sensitive educational establishment. When Bristol …
Infill walling provides fast solution
The first phase of the new £23M Caludon Castle School in Coventry has been completed with a quantity of Metsec galvanised steel framing. Used as infill …
Steel takes the honours
Three new steel-framed buildings form the initial stage of the University of Reading’s on-going redevelopment programme. Martin Cooper goes on campus. This …
SSDA 2006 – South East Essex College, Southend-on-Sea
The design concept of the new £40M campus was based on the human body and the building fully demonstrates the flexibility that structural steel can bring to a …
