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Structures
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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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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.