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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 …
Major Soho scheme starts to rise up
Steelwork erection is now underway for the Soho Place scheme in London’s West End. Working on behalf of Laing O’Rourke, BHC is fabricating, supplying and …
Costume change for RSC workshop
Steel construction is playing a major role in the restoration and redevelopment of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) costume workshop in Stratford-upon-Avon. …
