Steel’s flexibility highlighted by SSDA shortlist

The British Constructional Steelwork Association and Tata Steel have announced the shortlist for the 47th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA).

The 14 projects shortlisted showcase steel’s flexibility and versatility in a number of different and varying applications.

The shortlist also reflects the wide geographical spread of steel’s appeal for a variety of projects ranging from leisure facilities to high-rise commercial developments, with entries also received for a variety of bridges, houses and transport facilities across the UK.

The winners will be announced at an evening reception in London during July.

The 2015 shortlist is:
Milton Court, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
76½ Chartfield Avenue, Putney
Island Pavilion and Footbridge, Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch
Heathrow Terminal 2B, London
Moorgate Exchange, London
St James’s Gateway, London
Retail Development Plateau, Bargoed
First World War Galleries, Imperial War Museum, London
Derby Multi-Sports Arena
Kew House, Richmond
Merchant Square Footbridge, London
City Centre Bus Station, Stoke-on-Trent
Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge, London
Tottenham Hale Bus Station Canopies

The SSDA scheme was instituted in 1969 to recognise the high standards of structural and architectural design attainable in the use of steel and its potential in terms of efficiency, cost effectiveness, aesthetics and innovation.

The Awards aim to promote the innovative use of steel by rewarding outstanding projects to stand as an example to others. They are run annually and are open to structural steelwork projects both in the UK and overseas, which used steel predominantly sourced from Tata Steel and which employed a UK or Irish steelwork contractor in their construction. Projects must have been completed in the two years prior to the year of entry.