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A design in isolation
A number of performance spaces, all needing to be acoustically isolated, have been constructed with a complex steel design at the new Guildhall School premises …
Arts centre to reinvigorate waterfront
A new £7.8M arts centre is under construction on the banks of the River Clyde at Greenock. Part of a wider redevelopment of former industrial land along the …
Starring role for Dublin theatre
Built in a shape that defies description and featuring complex and challenging steel elements, the Grand Canal Theatre is Dublin’s newest cultural and …
Curtain rises on steel classic
Changing the design of Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn from a concrete frame to steel frame resulted in a number of benefits, such as speed of construction and …
Much ado about steel
The world famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-Upon-Avon is undergoing a complete transformation with a new auditorium under construction and …
RSC awards starring role to steel
Billington Structures has recently secured a multi-million pound contract for the redevelopment of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The …
40 Years Ago: University of York – unusual roof structure
The shape of the new Central Hall at York University is of particular interest in that it differs completely from the traditional contours of university …
The Lyric Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre
A steel structure was chosen for this theatre. In the past theatres have nearly always been made of concrete. INTERNATIONAL competitions were held in the …