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COMMENDATION: Fire Station Auditorium, Sunderland
A central feature of the Sunderland Music and Culture Quarter, a new steel-framed performance space has combined flexibility, architectural excellence and …
Approval given for landmark London Bridge scheme
Southwark Council has given planning approval for the redevelopment of the Colechurch House site near London Bridge. Designed by Foster + Partners, the …
News in Brief: May 2202
Cooper & Turner (part of Watermill Holdings) has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. Originally founded in 1876, the …
Factory of trusses
Providing a permanent home for the biennial Manchester International Festival (MIF), one of the largest purpose-built cultural buildings in the world is taking …
King’s Cross expands with steel
FACT FILEP2 Building, King’s Cross, LondonMain client: King’s Cross Central Limited PartnershipArchitect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)Main …
Steel sets the stage
A lightweight framing solution, which could also efficiently provide long spans, meant structural steelwork was the ideal material for a new theatre in …
Steelwork tops out at Brixton theatre scheme
Project stakeholders have held a topping out ceremony at the Ovalhouse theatre scheme in Brixton, south London. Working on behalf of main contractor Galliford …
Big girders installed for Facebook offices
A series of 20m-long fabricated girders, which are all 2.9m deep and 1.1m-wide, have been installed to create the roof of a 600-seat theatre in London’s …