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Landmark Olympic Stadium completed on time
The London 2012 Olympic Stadium has been completed on time and under budget. Marking the end of the construction programme, the final piece of turf for the …
50 Years Ago: Outstanding Buildings in Steel
Recently completed buildings from Building with Steel, February 1961
Off-site solution made to measure
The advantages of offsite construction have come to the fore in south London where a residential project is making use of a bespoke prefabricated light steel …
New London rail interchange takes shape
Work is progressing on the redevelopment of Farringdon Station in London, part of the Thameslink Programme, which will deliver more trains and better journeys …
Sustainability centre for London’s Docklands
Work is now underway on the £30M Siemens Pavilion in east London, a structure which will kick-start a planned Green Enterprise District centred around the …
Record breaker reaches skyward
The construction of the Shard, Europe’s tallest, and first major mixed-use building has been dominating the London skyline for some months. Martin Cooper …
Outstanding first for More London
The final piece in the More London office development, Plot 7, has been awarded BREEAM ‘Outstanding’, making it the first building in London and the first …
Steel framed headquarters celebrates 100 years
The headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), One Great George Street, celebrated its centennial anniversary during October. Designed by …
20 Years Ago: BCSA Photographer of the Year Competition 1990
Commendation, Amateur Category awarded to Michael Doyle Mr Doyle’s Photograph shows Minster Court, Great Tower Street, London. Architect: GMW Partnership …
February 2011 – Most sustainable stadium
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was meeting to decide on which of two competing bids to accept for the future of the centrepiece London Olympic stadium as NSC …