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Paddington bridge on a roll
Paddington Basin’s unique rolling bridge is “a work of art that happens to be a bridge”, according to the project’s structural engineer. The 12.9m …
Kew’s amazing armadillo takes shape
Steel erection for a new ‘armadillo’ shaped steel and glass Alpine House at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew has just got under way. The building is …
City goes long on frame analysis
A large City of London commercial development has been a proving ground for new fire engineering techniques using finite element frame analysis. Nick Barrett …
Room at the top
A 1960s south London block of flats is being extended by the unusual method of building six additional storeys in steel on top of …
Tackling the residential market
The use of steel in multi-storey residential projects is increasing. It offers economic and fast solutions. There are strong positive trends in the UK market …
SSDA Merit: Beaufort Court, Lillie Road, London
From the outset this project aimed to follow best practice in sustainable development, introduce innovative construction and a high level of prefabrication. …
SSDA Award: More London Plot 1
More London Plot 1 is an £85M office development on the south bank of the River Thames in London adjacent to HMS Belfast, to the west of Tower Bridge. It …
Rising to the residential challenge
How steel technologies are meeting new demand for homes in multi-storey residential buildings Steel construction has achieved a high market share in many …
Hungerford Bridge Walkways
Twin walkways to either side of London’s Hungerford Railway Bridge have visually enhanced the link across the river and provided pedestrians with …
Extending the Empress State Building
An existing thirty-storey concrete office block in west London has been extended both vertically and horizontally in steel. Dominic Bettison and Bjorn …
