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Steelwork incorporation
Retained façades and original steel framework have been incorporated into a new and enlarged modern and reconstructed office building in London. Martin Cooper …
20 Years Ago: Liverpool Street Station
A Structural Steel Design Awards winner taken from the December 1991 issue of Steel Construction Liverpool Street Station is being modernised within the …
Around the Press – November/December 2010
Construction News 14 October 2010 Leaning city library tears up the rulebook (Canada Water library) When complete, the entire building will be held together by …
Guide to refurbishment solutions
Tata Steel, formerly Corus, has published a technical paper – ‘Refurbishment solutions for non-domestic dwellings’ – taking an in-depth look at the …
20 Years Ago: Confessions of a Codewriter
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, June 1990 Time, as usual was racing on. Lunch had been a coffee and curly sandwich and I was trying to complete my normal working …
Reinventing a shopping centre
A town centre shopping mall that had been rapidly falling into a state of disrepair has been extensively refurbished with steel and is now a flagship …
Keeping the neighbours happy
A worn out 1960’s concrete structure in central London is being given a new lease of life with steel framed extensions, with the majority of the construction …
Trusses span Wales conference centre
Erection of 356t of steelwork and an additional 49t of trusses forming part of a large extension and refurbishment of the North Wales Conference Centre & …
Reconstruction of a 1920’s Steel-Framed Office Building
An example of the difficult problems that can be faced in this type of work: constricted location, adjacent listed buildings, elaborate temporary works, three …
BBC at the Mailbox in Birmingham
A redundant postal sorting office building has been converted into a retail and office centre called The Mailbox. The BBC has established a studio building …
