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SSDA 2005 – Tower Environs Scheme, Tower of London
The judges praised the Tower Environs scheme as a “trio of neat pavilions” that have “greatly improved the experience of visitors to the Tower of …
SSDA 2005 – The Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, London
Medical research charity the Wellcome Trust wanted a prestigious headquarters building providing flexible working space for its 500 staff. The Gibbs building …
Grand design becomes reality
When City financier Julian Simmonds was unable to find the perfect London apartment for himself and his family he decided to build his own. The smart money …
Dancing columns at Waterloo
A new London office development in Southwark challenges some of the preconceptions of what a building should look like and presented a few challenges to the …
Modelling scores at Arsenal’s new home
Arsenal FC’s new home ground is ahead of schedule and looks like being a jewel among stadiums. David Fowler reports on the game plan from pitchside. …
Warm Wellcome for a quality building
Early involvement of the steelwork contractor helped deliver a quality solution for Wellcome Trust’s new corporate headquarters building. David Fowler …
Across the great divide
Five huge transfer girders, the largest of which weighs 25t, are an unusual feature of University College London’s new Institute of Cancer Research Facility. …
Wave-shaped roof for Olympic pool bid
Zaha Hadid Architects has been chosen to design London’s Olympic Aquatics Centre, which will form part of London’s Olympic Park in Stratford. Structural …
40 Years Ago: The ‘Sunday Times’ builds in Steel
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 In 1937 a steel frame building for the Daily Sketch was constructed in Gray’s Inn Road, London. It was erected only up …
Steel supports restoration of the Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark in Greenwich is to be restored in an ambitious £25M project to preserve the world’s only remaining tea clipper for future generations. Steel …
