Structures

Serpentine pavilions - an engineer's perspective

Engineering the summer pavilion - this year with associated summer houses - in Kensington Gardens is a prestigious assignment. Jon Leach, Director and Technical Practice Group Leader, AECOM talks us through it

6 years 9 months ago
Bidders shortlisted for next phase of Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal

Nine organisations selected to bid for two lots on the multi billion pound refurb.

7 years 3 months ago
Art and engineering: Gasholder Park King’s Cross, London

A stunning new public park has opened at Gasholder No 8 in the old industrial lands north of King’s Cross station in London. Arup’s engineers share how the project came about.

7 years 3 months ago
Palace of Westminster committee seeks public’s views on multi billion renovation

The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster has launched a Call for Evidence, inviting the public to share its views on a planned major restoration and renewal programme.

7 years 4 months ago
A new age for standardised school design

Standardised solutions can deliver beautiful, bespoke cost effective schools, says John Edwards but there are five ways to do better.

7 years 4 months ago
UK’s first major trial of self-healing concrete gets underway in Wales

A Cardiff University-led project is testing ways of automatically repairing concrete without human intervention on Costain’s Heads of the Valley’s road scheme.

7 years 5 months ago
Supply of UK structural steelwork assured says steel construction body

Current issues around some parts of UK steel making will not affect the structural steelwork sector’s delivery of current and future projects says Sarah McCann-Bartlett, Director General of the British Constructional Steelwork Association

7 years 5 months ago
Reading’s new foot and cycle bridge opens today

Structure creates an accessible route into town for thousands and a boost to the local community and future development.

7 years 6 months ago
Career story: Chris Montgomery, Network Rail Birmingham New St project director

The overhaul of Birmingham New Street is already a huge success with the public. Chris Montgomery can enjoy the accolades after years of hard work rebuilding the station while that same public walked through his site.

7 years 6 months ago
Epic Birmingham New Street 'shows economic power of infrastructure'

Birmingham New Street’s stunning new look station was completed today with the opening of the Grand Central shopping complex, a project cited by the Chancellor this week as an example of how infrastructure can help reshape local economies.

7 years 6 months ago