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Urban quarriers: Cutting and carving at Panorama St Paul’s

Paul Thompson — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:12:30 +0000

A former government building in the City of London is being painstakingly pared back to its frame and reclad using stone rescued from its previous facade Scheme: Panorama St Paul’s Client: Orion Capital Managers Architect: KPF Main contractor: Mace Contract value: £262m Start date: February…

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Set in stone: 20-22 Ropemaker Street

Paul Thompson — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:50:24 +0000

In a sea of concrete and glass, Skanska is working on London’s tallest limestone-faced building since St Paul’s Cathedral Scheme: 20-22 Ropemaker Street Client: Old Park Lane Management Development manager: Co-Re Architect: Make Architects Main contractor: Skanska Contract value: £250m Contract type: JCT Design &…

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Stuck in the middle: building a major hotel in the tightest conditions

Paul Thompson — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:50:59 +0000

With limited space, Gilbert-Ash is transforming a former multistorey car park site into a hotel, commercial and office space. Paul Thompson reports Scheme: 68-86 Farringdon Road ‘Clerkenwell Hotel’ Client: Whitbread Group Architect: Sheppard Robson Main contractor: Gilbert-Ash Overall construction contract value: £45m Overall development value:…

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McLaren’s cut and carve in the heart of Victoria

Paul Thompson — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:50:36 +0000

McLaren is adding three storeys and seamlessly joining two separate office blocks in one of the busiest locations in London – without disrupting the businesses inside Scheme: The Hub Victoria Client: Gaw Capital Main contractor: McLaren Construction Contract value: £71.5m Contract type: JCT Design and…

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Salford University science building helps students see the light

Paul Thompson — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:50:08 +0000

A striking atrium filled with natural light forms the centrepiece of a new science and engineering building at the University of Salford, built by Morgan Sindall. Paul Thompson reports

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Can tech help construction get the work done right the first time?

Paul Thompson — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:50:38 +0000

The construction industry is notorious for cost overruns and delays. Construction News assembled a team of experts to discuss how the use of technology could reduce both. Paul Thompson reports

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Inside HS2: the innovations at Old Oak Common

Paul Thompson — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:50:18 +0000

The Leeds leg of HS2 may have been pulled but, in west London, construction is powering ahead. Paul Thompson reports on the techniques employed at the megaproject to aid delivery of two major schemes in one

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Paddington’s ‘Cube’ takes shape – how the team behind the Shard is reshaping London’s skyline

Paul Thompson — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:50:30 +0000

In west London, a new addition to the skyline is set to transform the area around one of the capital’s most famous railway stations. Paul Thompson reports

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Reach for the Sky: Bam Construct remakes Hollywood in Hertfordshire

Paul Thompson — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:50:17 +0000

It’s lights, camera, construction at a new TV and film production centre that promises to be the most environmentally friendly in the world. Paul Thompson reports

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Fortifying Norwich Castle – how Morgan Sindall is preserving an East Anglian favourite

Paul Thompson — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:50:38 +0000

The transformation of Norwich Castle into a modern visitor attraction has required care to safeguard its 900-year-old structure, though with 3-metre-thick walls it is far from fragile. Paul Thompson reports.

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