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AD 535: Horizontal lateral loading on internal load-bearing walls in residential buildings
There are two sources of horizontal lateral loading on internal walls in residential buildings that should be considered in their design. These are loads …
BCSA launches light-gauge steelwork specification to tackle housing crisis
Modern Methods of Construction are widely expected to prove invaluable in tackling the UK’s housing shortages over the coming years, and light-gauge steel …
COMMENDATION – Lucent, London
Sat behind the Piccadilly Lights, a steel-framed mixed-use scheme is a prime example of innovative design and structural ingenuity. FACT FILEArchitect: …
Steel forms Ipswich residential scheme
Structural steelwork is the chosen framing solution for a residential project in central Ipswich consisting of 30 affordable flats. Working on behalf of main …
Blackfriars high-rise commercial scheme gets the go-ahead
Developer Hines has secured a resolution to grant planning approval from Southwark Council to build a new, landmark office and residential development at 18 …
Green light for healthy living neighbourhood
Planning consent has been secured for Newcastle University’s multi-million-pound Health Innovation Neighbourhood, which will promote longer, healthier lives. …
Steel frames high-rise living
Residential schemes are currently plentiful in central Liverpool as local demand is high; one of the latest developments is One Park Lane, a 16-storey …
One-offs
There will always be houses designed exclusively for their occupiers – one-off design in fact. Among the architects who have handled this work is Michael …
Steel maximises office floorplates
The use of structural steelwork has created the desired industrial-looking interior and long spans for the commercial element of the St Pancras Campus …
Plans in for major London south bank mixed-use scheme
Developer Hines, working with architects Foster + Partners and consultants Lipton Rogers Developments, has submitted a planning application for a mixed-use …
