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Around the Press: May 2012
RIBA Journal March 2012 Ghost Busting It’s asking a lot, but if a building were a Transformer, the Sainsbury Centre, now in its 34th year, would be its …
Major city-centre office development takes shape
Due for completion early next year, a new prestigious 17-storey commercial block is now towering above Birmingham’s Snowhill due to advantages of steel …
Acoustics drive design
The University of Birmingham is building a new concert hall, one which will provide state of the art performance and rehearsal space as well as enhancing the …
Domed auditorium completes historic crescent
A new 450-seat concert hall, which will house the University of Birmingham’s department of music, will complete the historic redbrick semi-circle of …
Steel crown for the Cube
Birmingham’s most prestigious mixed use development features a geometrically challenging steel roof structure as well as an eye-catching fretwork screen …
New hospitals are super in steel
Speed, efficiency and cost effectiveness are just some of the reasons why a massive Birmingham hospital project is relying entirely on steel as its framing …
Steel provides boost for new hospital
Structural steel is fulfilling a key role in the progress of the Birmingham New Hospitals Project which is currently under construction by a joint venture …
Futuristic offices will transform city centre
A design and build programme has played a vital role on a multi-storey project in Birmingham where a number of innovations have considerably reduced the …
Trusses work for temple roof
Some complex 3D modelling was used by Metsec to help its design of complicated gutter support steelwork on the dome of a new Sikh temple in Birmingham. The …
New office block for former newspaper site
A 14-storey office development is taking shape on the former Birmingham Post and Mail site in Snow Hill, Birmingham. Colmore Plaza will offer 300,000ft² of …
