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Trusses top leisure arena
A civic gateway to the town of Downpatrick is being created by a leisure centre with a bespoke hybrid design. Martin Cooper reports. The Northern Ireland town …
Billingham Forum
The Forum at Billingham, Co. Durham, groups together in a single structure facilities for a whole series of sports and entertainments and in this respect is …
Second retractable roof for Wimbledon
Work is under way on the £70M contract to redevelop No.1 Court at Wimbledon. The project will include new, wider seating at the court as well as two …
Award: South Stand Expansion Etihad Stadium
With the stadium operational during the works, the challenging expansion of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium South Stand has added 6,000 new seats. An …
An intriguing sports pavilion design
When designing the sports pavilion and club house for a Cambridge firm the architects felt that if a sense of recreation and release were to be achieved the …
Award – Derby Arena
The Derby Arena is the first new-build velodrome constructed in England since the London Olympics and features a 250m Siberian timber cycling track. With a …
Sport for all in Oldham
Under construction in Oldham town centre is a new £15M sports centre that boasts a 25m eight-lane swimming pool; a smaller learner pool; an eight-court sports …
Windsor Park redevelopment continues apace
Windsor Park, Northern Ireland’s national football stadium and home of Linfield FC is being redeveloped into an 18,000 all-seater capacity venue due to open …
News in Brief – April 2015
Two new businesses have been launched by Barrett Steel, Barrett Materials Handling and Barrett Specialist Vehicles, which the company says is part of its …
Anfield expansion work begins
The first steel elements for the £260M redevelopment of Liverpool FC’s famous Anfield stadium have been lifted into place. More than 4,800t of steelwork …
