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First of five blocks goes up on Manchester island
The AA Group (TAAG) has completed the first of five residential tower blocks at St George’s Island in Manchester. The tallest block, with 15 floors, has been …
Legal landmark gets complex design
Erecting unusual cantilevered ‘fingers’ is one of the main challenges facing steelwork contractor William Hare at the new Manchester Civil Justice Centre. …
Bauhaus chooses steel
Steel replaced concrete as the framing material on a combined office and residential development in Manchester on which designers had to contend with differing …
Weathering steel gets out of the block
The UK’s biggest sculpture — Manchester’s B of the Bang — has been handed over to the client after a successful installation by principal steelwork …
Rising to the residential challenge
How steel technologies are meeting new demand for homes in multi-storey residential buildings Steel construction has achieved a high market share in many …
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 …
