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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. …
Contracts signed for major Soho mixed-use scheme
Laing O’Rourke has signed a construction contract for the steel-framed Soho Place development in central London. Soho Place is a mixed-use scheme above the …
Merit: Victoria Palace Theatre Refurbishment, London
The Victoria Palace Theatre was built by prominent theatre designer Frank Matcham in 1911 while, historically, the site has been home to a music or …
Commendation: The Curve, Slough
A new multi-purpose community venue forms a central element of the larger heart of Slough regeneration project. The three-level Curve building is 89.7m long, …
Community spirit
A community hub containing a high school is set to reinvigorate Midlothian’s former coal mining area. A state-of-the-art community hub and high school, known …
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 …
