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Ovals hit the aesthetic benchmark
The use of concrete filled oval sections for the construction of a cinema’s facade not only allowed for an airy and light open area but also provided the …
Theatre offers an outside view
One of the most innovatively designed theatres ever built in the UK, incorporating high levels of architectural transparency, is being built in Leicester. …
London gets signature towers
The City of London’s next high rise office development contains British Land’s Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate buildings – iconic steel structures …
Steel performs in Leicester
The £48M Leicester Performing Arts Centre is set to become one of the focal points in the regeneration of the city’s central district. More than 2,500t of …
Steel puts the glitter in Golden Square
An innovative solution to extending a shopping centre in Warrington could be the model for similar city centre developments in the future, as Margo Cole …
City towers rising up with steel
The 35-storey Broadgate Tower and the adjacent 12-storey Bishopsgate Tower are beginning to rise up on the City of London’s skyline. The £292M steel-framed …
SSDA 2006 – South East Essex College, Southend-on-Sea
The design concept of the new £40M campus was based on the human body and the building fully demonstrates the flexibility that structural steel can bring to a …
SSDA 2006 – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey
This temple of engineering excellence is the result of a clear synergy between a strong client and an equally strong architect. Situated in leafy Surrey and …
Steel the best insurance for new London landmark
The new Foster & Partners designed high rise development rising on the old Lloyd’s of London site will provide a striking City landmark. Margo Cole …
Two towers rise at Lime Street
Steelwork is fast emerging from the ground at the latest high profile, high rise building to be constructed in the City of London. 51 Lime Street is a 29 …
