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Sculptural Vauxhall Cross reinvents the bus station
Arguably the most striking building on London’s bus network, Arup Associates’ Vauxhall Cross transport interchange, entered service without fanfare last …
Bridges breakthrough
Steel overbridges are increasingly appearing on major new highways where once concrete dominated. Nick Barrett analyses the factors behind changing trends in …
Return to Waterloo
A £41M project to give a new lease of life to Waterloo station’s steel roof was one of five winners in the Institution of Civil Engineers’ prestigious …
Hungerford Bridge Walkways
Twin walkways to either side of London’s Hungerford Railway Bridge have visually enhanced the link across the river and provided pedestrians with …
Heathrow Bridge Travels at Night
On 28 October 2002, a 320-ton steel bridge was moved across the south runway at Heathrow Airport to complete the link between two gate lounges of the £37m …
SSDA 2002: The Falkirk Wheel
By any measure the Falkirk Wheel is an unusual structure. Weighing approximately 1400t without water it is a large machine. Raising and lowering boats in a …
