All Steel articles – Page 3
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TechnicalCrystal amazes as sustainable urban showcase
The Crystal, a dramatic urban sustainability centre built for Siemens in east London’s docklands, uses an innovative steel framework to enable its complex crystalline form
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TechnicalStratford Shoal, east London by Studio Egret West
A steel and titanium leaf structure will greet Olympic visitors to Stratford International
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TechnicalHalley VI Antarctic Research Station by Hugh Broughton Architects
Halley VI Antarctic Research Station by Hugh Broughton Architects The Halley VI station comprises eight linked modules. Architect Hugh Broughton Architects with AecomLocation Brunt Ice Shelf, AntarcticCompleted March 2012Few sites can be as inhospitable as the Antarctic, where temperatures drop to -56°C, winds exceed 100mph and ...
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TechnicalSBEC sustainability centre finds ways to push the envelope
The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre has been established to harness the building fabric to generate energy. Here is a look at its ambitions and some of the key technologies under development
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TechnicalCare centre’s fearless symmetry
The unconventional geometry of CZWG’s Maggie’s Nottingham is made up of simple steel elements
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TechnicalThe Shard: pointers on reaching the top
The team working on Renzo Piano’s Shard at London Bridge used modular techniques to rise to the challenges of building Europe’s tallest tower
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TechnicalNeo Bankside by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
The diagonal steel bracing is a core part of this residential development’s identity — and because of its prominence, it had to look exactly right
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TechnicalA guide to fire protection for architects
Even where specialist advice is available, a working knowledge of regulations and performance is crucial when you want to make the right design decisions
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TechnicalBramall Music Building by Glenn Howells Architects
When designing a new music department for Birmingham University, Glenn Howells Architects faced the double challenge of creating a new brick-clad building that would live in harmony with its Edwardian neighbours, and introducing a complex steel-framed dome to the design.
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TechnicalChelsea Open Air Nursery classroom by Friend & Company Architects
A need to provide more classroom space and a stronger connection to the garden has led to the creation of a new “tree house” mezzanine in a children’s nursery in London.
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TechnicalTonkin Liu’s Shi Ling Bridge
A new “shell lace” structural technique was used to create a conceptual design of a 120m-long steel pedestrian bridge in China.
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TechnicalMaccreanor Lavington’s Ceres apartments
The brown brick of these Netherlands canalside apartment blocks provides a continuity with the industrial buildings they have replaced
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TechnicalSteel structure of the London 2012 Olympic stadium
Here is a technical look at the structure of architect Populous’s Olympic stadium.
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TechnicalNew research will help architects maximise low-carbon design
Target Zero guidance on achieving low-carbon buildings has been launched by the BCSA and Tata Steel. Here are three steel-framed projects featured in the research.
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TechnicalSteel structure at the heart of Bennetts’ Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
Steel plays both a functional and aesthetic role in the design Bennetts Associates’ RST auditorium.
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TechnicalSteel cable technology gets Salford in the swing
The Media City footbridge designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects over the Manchester Ship Canal at Salford uses steel to create a structure that is both functional and visually appealing.
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TechnicalNunawading station, Melbourne
Grimshaw used prefabricated steel units to provide high-speed construction without disrupting services from a suburban Melbourne station
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TechnicalMeads Reach footbridge, Bristol
Niall McLaughlin Architects worked with Price & Myers and Martin Richman to create an integrated design that lights up the landscape
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TechnicalBenson & Forsyth’s Nottingham Pod finds its place in past and present
Aluminium proved the versatile solution when it came to integrating this a mixed-use hotel and retail scheme with the city’s medieval layout
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