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Plan for re-usable Olympic stadium revealed
A radical plan to make the main 2012 Olympic stadium fully relocatable is to be put forward by a UK architect when the Olympic Delivery Authority seeks tenders …
Rebirth of St Pancras
Extending St Pancras station to handle Eurostar trains called for an extension in harmony with the existing structure. A slender steel canopy is the result, …
Judges sing praises of steel opera house
The Wales Millennium Centre, the new home of the Welsh National Opera, threw over some outdated views about the suitability of steel for auditoriums, and is …
SSDA 2005 – Midland Mainline Bridge, CTRL 103 – Deck A – Kings Cross/St Pancras
Impressive engineering and an unusual launch scooped this year’s Bridgework award for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Midland Mainline Bridge Deck A. …
Modelling scores at Arsenal’s new home
Arsenal FC’s new home ground is ahead of schedule and looks like being a jewel among stadiums. David Fowler reports on the game plan from pitchside. …
Centrale takes upwards spiral
The most challenging aspect of the car park at the new Croydon Centrale shopping centre was the problem of giving cars access on a constricted site. The design …
SSDA Commendation: West Stand, Kingston Communications Stadium, Hull
The Kingston Communications Stadium is unique in a number of ways. Firstly, it is thought to be the only stadium to be constructed in an ‘asymmetric bowl’ …
SSDA Award: VT Shipbuilding Facility, Portsmouth
This large industrial structure encompasses all that is good in modern structural design. The 60m span roof trusses at 14m centres make use of the largest …
Gatwick Passenger Bridge
Extensions to Gatwick Airport’s terminals have necessitated the construction of a bridge to carry passengers over an aircraft taxiway which is in …
SSDA 2003 – City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester has a new iconic symbol for the city. It was completed in March 2002 as the centrepiece of the hugely successful XVII Commonwealth Games. The …
