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Bridge lift completed in one morning
Shoreditch High Street in east London was closed for one Saturday morning last month to allow a new 38m long steel bowstring bridge to be lifted into position. …
40 Years Ago: A panorama of steel
Taken from Building with Steel, 1968 One dictionary definition of panorama is ‘continuous passing scene’ and this pretty well sums up structural steelwork …
Sustainability message loud and clear at London exhibition
Recycling and sustainability were the central themes at last month’s Ecobuild/Futurebuild exhibition at London’s Earls Court. One of the most visible …
Demand for green homes grows
A nationally representative survey has found more people than ever before would appreciate a house built with sustainable materials, with just 15% of …
A view from the top
An 18m-high walkway will give visitors to Kew Gardens a unique birds-eye view of the park and the tree canopy. Martin Cooper reports on how weathering steel is …
SCI pays tribute to retiring director
The Steel Construction Institute’s Director Dr Graham Owens marked his resignation after a 21-year career at the Institute, at the annual dinner held at the …
Olympic authority unveils designs for 2012 stadium
The design for the eagerly awaited London Olympic Stadium has been made public by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The 80,000 seat, predominantly steel, …
Delivering a hotel with a difference
A new Spanish-owned five-star hotel featuring a distinctive triangular ten-storey steel framed atrium is being constructed in central London. Martin Cooper …
Towers of London
The high-rise skyline of the Isle of Dogs will shortly be augmented by two more steel framed office blocks which have replaced an earlier design for one large …
February 2008 – Steel sustainability the highlight of the show
All sectors of the construction industry will be presenting their sustainability cases at the Futurebuild event in London this month. Some of the highlights of …