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50 Years Ago – Sports Stadia
To use a well worn phrase, the ‘wind of change’ is blowing vigorously through those regions where sport is promoted. This wind is soft and balmy quite …
Steel scores at rugby stadium upgrade
Three new stands have been added to Belfast’s Ravenhill rugby ground during a phased construction programme that allowed the stadium to remain open. …
Commitment to innovation with steel
Nick Barrett meets Paul Westbury of Buro Happold, an engineer who has helped design some of the most prestigious steel structures of the last 15 years. There …
SSDA Award: Olympic Stadium, London
Completed within budget and early, the London 2012 Olympic Stadium has also achieved the client’s sustainability objectives, and is consequently the lightest …
High level walkway installed at Croke Park
Fitted to the roofs of three stands at Dublin’s Croke Park stadium, the Etihad Skyline Walkway, which officially opened on 1 June, is set to be the city’s …
Medals for Olympian engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers has awarded Gold Medals to Chris Wise, Co Founder of Expedition Engineering and Paul Westbury, CEO of Buro Happold, two …
Football club gets a home from home
When it opens this summer, Rotherham United’s new stadium will see the club return to its home town after a four year exile. Martin Cooper reports on the …
New stand scores on Wolves debut
Construction work on the new North Stand at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux Stadium reached a milestone last month when the lower tier was used for the …
Temporary volleyball stadium for Westminster
Plans for a 15,000 seater stadium in Horse Guards Parade to host Olympic beach volleyball have been submitted to Westminster City Council. The temporary steel …
A Homecoming for the Seagulls
A spectacular steel arched roof, mirroring the surrounding countryside, will top Brighton & Hove Albion’s new football stadium. Martin Cooper reports …
