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Westfield’s Olympic gateway
Located next to London’s Olympic Park, Europe’s largest urban shopping centre is rapidly taking shape. Martin Cooper reports from a project which will act …
Around the Press: May 2010
Construction News 8 April 2010 Waste energy plant weathers big freeze Bourne Steel has erected more than 2,000 tonnes of steel in the main structure, and a …
Olympic Basketball Arena gets a lift
The 12,000 seat London 2012 Basketball Arena is taking shape with many of the 35m-high arched steel trusses lifted into place. Once Watson Steel Structures has …
Olympic stadium reaches full height
The centrepiece structure for London 2012, the Olympic Stadium, has reached its full height of 60m above the field of play after the venue’s steel lighting …
Around the press: March 2010
New Civil Engineer 11 February 2010 A home coming for the seagull Steelwork also provides the signature element of the project – the roof. It will be an …
Bridge boost for Olympic rowing venue
A new steel composite bridge has been lifted into place at Eton College Rowing Centre, keeping plans on schedule for enhanced Rowing and Canoe Sprint …
Steel structure keeps Velodrome on track
Work has been completed on the steel structure of the London 2012 Velodrome, keeping it on track to be the first venue to be finished in the Olympic Park in …
London 2012 Handball Arena taking shape
The Olympic Handball Arena is on track to be completed by summer 2011 as the first elements have begun to rise out of the ground. Work is underway on the …
Raising the roof for the Olympics
Construction work on London’s 2012 Olympic site is firmly on track with the main venues already becoming landmarks on the east London skyline. One of the …
London 2012 Velodrome is racing ahead
Construction work on the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome is speedily progressing with steelwork now visible above the structure’s base. The 6,000 seat …
