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Camberley, Surrey, UK · Concrete, the flagship monthly global magazine of The Concrete Society is devoted to the design, construction, technology and use of structural concrete.

Concrete Magazine

Concrete, June 2018

Concrete, June 2018 / The June 2018 issue includes: Concrete Repair & Strengthening, Post-tension/Prestressing, Architecture & Design, Training & Education, Self-compacting Concrete, Flooring, Infrastructure and Building Information Modelling

Concrete, May 2018

Concrete, May 2018 / The May 2018 issue includes Architecture & Design, Schools, Aggregates/Cementitious Materials, Fibres, Reinforcement and Flooring

Concrete, April 2018

Concrete, April 2018 / The April 2018 issue includes Concrete Frame Construction, Batching Plant/Concrete Equipment, Stadiums & Arenas, Construction Chemicals, Concrete Law, Testing Concrete and Fibre Reinforcement.

Concrete, March 2018

Concrete, March 2018 / The March 2018 issue includes: Floors & Screeds, Visual Concrete, Glass-fibre-reinforced Concrete, Sustainable Concrete, Cementitious Materials, Reinforcement & Accessories and Concrete in the Ground

Concrete, February 2018

Concrete, February 2018 / The February 2018 issue includes: Reinforcement, Civil Engineering Projects, Sprayed/Foamed Concrete, Formwork & Falsework, Exposed Concrete and Precast Concrete.

Concrete Engineering International January 2018

Concrete Engineering International January 2018 / The January 2018 issue includes: Historic Concrete, Transportation, Industry Awards, Formwork & Falsework, Concrete & Water, Visual Concrete, Public Buildings and Volumetric Mixers.

Concrete, December 2017

Concrete, December 2017 / The December edition of Concrete features all 15 of the Society Awards shortlisted projects and the three Supporting Industry Awards, a Regional Network update Society News

2017 Concrete Society Awards

2017 Concrete Society Awards / This year’s winner of The Concrete Society Awards 2017 is a spectacular feat of engineering with some complex technical challenges that could only have been solved by the versatility of concrete. Nominated by Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors, The Queensferry Crossing was the declared the Outright Winner. This elegant bridge is a fine example of creative concrete technology for place-ability, strength, durability and surface finish quality.

2017 Outright Winner - Forth Replacement Crossing

2017 Outright Winner - Forth Replacement Crossing / The Queensferry Crossing is a unique multi-span cable-stayed bridge, the longest three-tower CSB in the world with the world’s longest-span composite bridge deck and is also one of three iconic bridges, which as a group are unique – cutting-edge technology in their respective times, adjacent to each other and from adjacent centuries

2017 Highly Commended - Broadmoor Hospital Redevelopment

2017 Highly Commended - Broadmoor Hospital Redevelopment / Hybrid design and construction, incorporating over 6150 precast concrete components and in-situ reinforced concrete using DfMA and BIM, have been employed for three new ward buildings and an entrance/administration building. Off-site manufacture to exacting specification needs and tight tolerances with high-quality finishes was maximised to ensure rapid construction.

2017 Highly Commended - London Bridge Station Redevelopment Scheme

2017 Highly Commended - London Bridge Station Redevelopment Scheme / London Bridge Station Redevelopment has made use of concrete’s varied properties in every part of the £1billion project. Some 85,000m³ has been used in the complex transformation of London’s oldest train station to increase its capacity to 85 million passengers a year. One example of concrete’s crucial role is the self-compacting mix designed for the formed architectural concourse columns.

2017 Highly Commended - Milford-on-Sea Beach Huts

2017 Highly Commended - Milford-on-Sea Beach Huts / The 119 beach huts in Milford-on-Sea in the New Forest were constructed to withstand a 1:200-year storm event. Concrete was the chosen material for the project, due to the exposed location of the site. Its structural capacity allowed significant enhancements to the project’s functionality, including the creation of a roof-top promenade. The design uses graphic printed concrete & relief artwork. Snug Architects, Ramboll and Knights Brown, with New Forest District Council worked on the project.

2017 Highly Commended - The Templeman Library

2017 Highly Commended - The Templeman Library / The design for the extension and refurbishment of the Templeman Library exploits the aesthetic and formal properties of concrete to knit together a new extension with the existing Brutalist building. A collaborative design process, with engineers and suppliers, enabled optimisation of materials, a rapid construction process and a refined, aesthetic façade.

2017 Highly Commended - V&A Museum of Design

2017 Highly Commended - V&A Museum of Design / This new museum building will be one of the most iconic concrete structures, resembling a section of Scottish rock cliff and a ship by the riverbank. The key challenges include special concrete mix design, complex building geometry, accuracy in setting out, temporary work design and logistics in construction.

2017 Shortlist - 40 Chancery Lane

2017 Shortlist - 40 Chancery Lane / This new office building in the City of London for Derwent London celebrates the use of concrete both inside and out. Internally, the structural frame is exposed, unpainted and with exceptionally high-quality feature walls in key areas. Externally, the elevations are composed of contrasting yet complementary natural stone and precast concrete cladding.

2017 Shortlist - Battersea Power Station Chimney Reconstruction

2017 Shortlist - Battersea Power Station Chimney Reconstruction / Redevelopment at Battersea Power Station has seen the reconstruction of the four reinforced concrete chimneys to the original ‘as surveyed’ shape. The design of the bespoke climbing formwork and access system had to contend with the 40 ribs, the overall taper, the original jumpform height of 4ft (1.22m) and the inclusion of the cornices.

2017 Shortlist - Birmingham Gateway Project

2017 Shortlist - Birmingham Gateway Project / The ‘Birmingham Gateway Project’ is the £750m landmark transformation of the 1960s New Street Station and the Pallasades Shopping Centre directly above it. The refurbished station is a contemporary structure, which has been transformed into its current form primarily due to the versatility of concrete.

2017 Shortlist - Eastern Bay Link A4232

2017 Shortlist - Eastern Bay Link A4232 / This scheme, which was awarded as an early contractor involvement NEC Option C(1) design-and-build contract in January 2015, extends the A4232 link road around the south of Cardiff.

2017 Shortlist - Plymouth Energy from Waste

2017 Shortlist - Plymouth Energy from Waste / This challenging project needed to construct a power plant in the most sustainable way possible in a location with significant environmental issues. Construction consisted of 700 24m-long piles into made ground, 20m-high reinforced concrete walls, 45m-high freestanding precast stair towers, steel frame structures, 47m-high architectural ribs, 38,000m3 of concrete & 4000 tonnes of reinforcement. All within 65m of residential buildings, which imposed stringent noise & working-hour constraints.

2017 Shortlist - The Christie Proton Beam Tharapy Centre

2017 Shortlist - The Christie Proton Beam Tharapy Centre / This Christie project was the first in the UK to use concrete solely as a shielding medium for proton beam therapy. From an early engagement, innovative design to execution, the cutting-edge concrete mix design had to perform on numerous complex levels outside the parameters one would expect in conventional construction.

2017 Shortlist - The Corniche

2017 Shortlist - The Corniche / The Corniche is a landmark high-rise, mixed-use development in central London, using signature curvilinear floorplates to deliver panoramic views of the surrounding city. Concrete construction through the basement, temporary works and superstructure frame brought benefits in buildability, efficiency and flexibility, and made the architectural vision possible.

2017 Shortlist - The Nobu Hotel

2017 Shortlist - The Nobu Hotel / This unique building is home to Nobu’s first hotel in the UK, located in the heart of London’s Shoreditch. Nobu is an international chain of exclusive hotels and restaurants with facilities spread across the major cities of the world.

2017 Shortlist - University Locks

2017 Shortlist - University Locks / University Locks is a new student accommodation building offering a mix of 659 high-quality en-suite student bedrooms at the eastern edge of Birmingham’s learning quarter. The scheme, for Alumno Developments, raises the standard of student living in Birmingham by providing accommodation suitable for a centre of academic excellence.

2017 Supporting Industry Awards

2017 Supporting Industry Awards / The 2017 Concrete Society Awards included the following Supporting Industry awards:
The British Precast Creativity in Concrete Award , The Structural Concrete Alliance Repair & Refurbishment Award and The British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Award for Excellence in Customer Service.

Concrete, November 2017

Concrete, November 2017 / November's issue includes: Car Parks, Durability/Aggressive Environments, Block Paving, Testing Concrete, Water-Resistant Concrete, Concrete Equipment, Cementious Materials and Precast Concrete

Concrete, October 2017

Concrete, October 2017

Concrete, September 2017

Concrete, September 2017 / September's issue includes: the Golden Trowel Awards, High-Rise Construction, Sawing & Drilling, Historic Concrete, Floors & Screeds and Building Information Modelling

Concrete Engineering International, August 2017

Concrete Engineering International, August 2017 / August's issue includes: Visual/Decorative Concrete, Formwork & Falsework, Tunnels & Tunnelling, Precast Concrete, Concrete Equipment, Concrete Repair, Sustainable Construction, Modular Concrete and Concrete & Water

Concrete, July 2017

Concrete, July 2017 / Feartures in July 2017 include: Irish Concrete Society Awards, Batching Plant, Pumping & Concrete Equipment, Bridge Construction & Repair, Research & Development, Sea Defence/Marine Construction, Historic Concrete and Stadiums & Arenas

Concrete, June 2017

Concrete, June 2017 / Features for June include: Self-Compacting Concrete; Repair and Strengthening; Post-tensioning/Prestressing; Training and Education; Reinforcement; Concrete Renovation; Concrete Properties.

Concrete, May 2017

Concrete, May 2017 / Features for May include: Schools, Hospitals; Architecture and Design; Fibres; Aggregates; Concrete Products; Reinforcement and Accessories; Off-Site Construction

Concrete, April 2017

Concrete, April 2017 / Concrete April issue includes Concrete Frame Construction, Aesthetic Precast, Construction Chemicals, Stadiums and Arenas, Concrete Performance, Concrete in the Ground, Concrete in Civil Engineering

Concrete, March 2017

Concrete, March 2017 / Features in March include: Sustainable Construction, Visual/Decorative Concrete, Concrete Reinforcement and Accessories, Floors and Screeds, Concrete Frame Construction, Sprayed Concrete, Concrete in Civil Engineering.

Concrete, February 2017

Concrete, February 2017 / Features in February include: Civil Engineering Projects, Formwork and Falsework, Basements, Cast-in-situ/Placing/Finishing, Sprayed Concrete

Concrete Engineering International, January 2017

Concrete Engineering International, January 2017 / The January 2017 issue includes; Formwork and Falsework, Concrete Architecture, Tunnels and Tunnelling, Roads and Railways, Floors and Screeds, Concrete and Water, High-rise Construction.

Concrete, December 2016

Concrete, December 2016 / The December edition of Concrete features all 17 of the Society Awards shortlisted projects and the three Supporting Industry Awards, a review of Evolving Concrete and Society News

2016 Concrete Society Awards Dinner

2016 Concrete Society Awards Dinner / Lee Tunnel in Beckton, London – the MVB joint-venture project pushing the technical boundaries of what is possible with concrete – was the Outright Winner at the prestigious Concrete Society Awards in London last month.

2016 Highly Commended - Motel One, Manchester

2016 Highly Commended - Motel One, Manchester / The 330-bed hotel for Motel One faces Manchester’s Piccadilly Station. Making extensive use of off-site concrete manufacturing technologies, the clean volumes and elemental forms of the acid-etched Portland stone-coloured precast concrete façades provide a calm backdrop to the adjacent Grade II* listed London Road Fire Station.

2016 Shortlist - Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford

2016 Shortlist - Academic Wing, Wolfson College, Oxford / The new Academic Wing extends the original listed Powell–Moya 1970s buildings with a modern twist, providing an integrated entrance, auditorium, seminar, study rooms and cafeteria with library extension. The intricate mix of precast and in-situ concrete mirrors the aesthetic of exposed concrete of the original buildings, faultlessly linking the two.

2016 Highly Commended - Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton

2016 Highly Commended - Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton / A holistic design has unlocked the hidden potential of the Cockcroft Building, a striking example of 1960s architecture. Capitalising on its column-free construction unlocked the latent potential of the building by introducing a new pattern of circulation and exposing its concrete structure to use the high thermal mass, which will help to deliver exceptional sustainability results.

2016 Shortlist - Carno Embankment, Tredegar to Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale

2016 Shortlist - Carno Embankment, Tredegar to Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale / The Carno embankment and underpass demonstrate how a sympathetic marriage between concrete and the surrounding environment can be made without comprising the functionality, buildability and cost of a large-scale civil engineering structure, and at the same time minimising the overall project risk and long-term maintenance requirements for the client.

2016 Shortlist - The Word, South Shields

2016 Shortlist - The Word, South Shields / ‘The Word’, National Centre for the Written Word is a new library and digital media centre at the heart of the South Shields town centre redevelopment. It is an illustration of concrete incorporating a feature soffit with patterned cut ply, recessed bands and a central atrium with cast coffers. Cast-in pipework is also incorporated for heating and cooling of the building.

2016 Highly Commended - Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford

2016 Highly Commended - Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford / The Blavatnik School of Government uses concrete in complex and varying ways, both architecturally and structurally, to achieve its clear conceptual goals – to deliver a building of the highest quality. The exposed concrete atrium is a structural engineering marvel with a complex geometry, coupled with the elegance required to realise the architectural vision of space and light.

2016 Shortlist - Albert Sloman Library & Silberrad Student Centre, University of Essex

2016 Shortlist - Albert Sloman Library & Silberrad Student Centre, University of Essex / A new three-storey lakeside Student Centre and a six-storey new wing to the University of Essex Albert Sloman Library were both constructed with visual in-situ concrete using GGBS. These are a highly crafted pair of buildings, which capitalise on concrete’s natural aesthetic and structural properties, using different finishes and attention to detail.

2016 Shortlist - The Hiscox Building, York

2016 Shortlist - The Hiscox Building, York / The Hiscox Building in York is made with 5000m3 of concrete – enough to fill two Olympic-sized pools. The end result is both visually and structurally stunning. From the piled foundations and the façade panels to the superstructure and the freestanding, ribbon-like central staircase, concrete is what defines this extraordinary building.

2016 Highly Commended - Pont Briwet Viaduct, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

2016 Highly Commended - Pont Briwet Viaduct, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd / The Pont Briwet Viaduct is an integral, seven-span, concrete road–rail crossing in Gwynedd. At 133m it is the longest bridge of its kind in the UK. Set in an area of natural beauty, use of concrete allowed a form that sweeps gracefully across the Dwyryd estuary, blending seamlessly with its surroundings.

2016 Supporting Industry Award - BRMCA Award for Excellence in Customer Service

2016 Supporting Industry Award - BRMCA Award for Excellence in Customer Service / The British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Award for Excellence in Customer Service recognises ready-mixed
concrete companies who provide a high-quality, efficient and professional service. Ten nominations were received in 2016 and the winners were presented at The Concrete Society Awards Dinner.

2016 Outright Winner - Lee Tunnel project, Beckton, London

2016 Outright Winner - Lee Tunnel project, Beckton, London / The Lee Tunnel project consists of five shafts with the diaphragm walls being 90m deep (the deepest undertaken in the UK). Connecting the shafts is a 7km tunnel, which is 7.2m in diameter. The concrete had steel-fibre reinforcement and was placed in ‘full round’ sections to form a secondary lining.

2016 Shortlist - Clarges Estate, London

2016 Shortlist - Clarges Estate, London / Clarges Estate is a new-build development in the heart of Mayfair, central London. The logistics and time restraints related to projects in this area require a high level of innovative construction techniques to achieve programme and adapt to installation constraints, which have been a high focus on this project.

2016 Shortlist - The Tate Modern Project, London

2016 Shortlist - The Tate Modern Project, London / The extension to the Tate Modern is Herzog & de Meuron’s visualisation of ‘an honest building’, epitomised by exposed precast and in-situ concrete faces throughout the completed structure. The primary visitor experience traverses from basement to roof via a series of feature concrete staircases, encompassing spiral, teardrop and ribbon designs.

Concrete, September 2016

Concrete, September 2016 / Concrete September 2016 includes features on: Golden Trowel Awards, Irish Concrete Society Awards, Civil Engineering Projects, Civil Engineering Projects, Concrete in the Ground, Insulated Concrete Formwork, Sprayed Concrete andVisual Concrete, Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine. Published on 7 Sept.

2016 Supporting Industry Awards - SCA Repair and Refurbishment Award

2016 Supporting Industry Awards - SCA Repair and Refurbishment Award / The Structural Concrete Alliance has announced CCL (GB) as the winner of the 2016 Structural Concrete
Alliance Award for Repair and Refurbishment for its upgrading and strengthening work at National Grid’s
Isle of Grain site near Rochester, Kent.

2016 Shortlist - Cheltenham Racecourse redevelopment, Gloucestershire

2016 Shortlist - Cheltenham Racecourse redevelopment, Gloucestershire / The project was a £45 million redevelopment of Cheltenham Racecourse including the creation of a new Princess Royal Grandstand. It comprises numerous concrete elements including terracing, elevated walkways, and bridges linking the new facilities with the old – all of which were meticulously designed, manufactured and installed by Derbyshire-based Evans Concrete Products.

2016 Supporting Industry Awards - British Precast Creativity in Concrete Award

2016 Supporting Industry Awards - British Precast Creativity in Concrete Award / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), a London-based architecture practice, is committed to making satisfying buildings that are beautiful and enjoyable to use. With an international portfolio, the company is recognised for its impressive work and strategic take on architectural design.

Concrete, May 2016

Concrete, May 2016 / Concrete May 2016 includes features on: Concrete Repair and Strengthening, Structural Precast, Architecture and Design and Cementitious Materials. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Concrete, July 2016

Concrete, July 2016 / Concrete July 2016 includes features on: Batching Plant, Pumping and Concrete Equipment; Fibres; Research and Development; Historic Concrete/Mature Structures; Tunnels and Tunnelling. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine. Published on 7 July.

2016 Highly Commended - Outhouse, Forest of Dean

2016 Highly Commended - Outhouse, Forest of Dean / Outhouse is an example of a bespoke home constructed from exposed cast-in-situ concrete and demonstrates how the material can be integral to achieving a contextual, sensitive and environmentally responsible home. Exposed concrete floors, walls and roof provide a blank canvas for artist studios and an art collection.

Concrete, October 2016

Concrete, October 2016 / Concrete October 2016 includes features on: Concrete Bridge Construction and Repair, Construction Chemicals, Aesthetic Precast, Ready-mixed Concrete. 50 Years of The Concrete Society Timeline. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine. Published on 3 October.

2016 Shortlist - Ward Block, Bristol Royal Infirmary

2016 Shortlist - Ward Block, Bristol Royal Infirmary / The redevelopment of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) under the NHS ProCure21+ Framework represents an investment of £69 million in the construction of a new accommodation block linking in to and partially refurbishing the adjacent Queen's Building.

Concrete Engineering International, August 2016

Concrete Engineering International, August 2016 / The August issue includes Visual Concrete, Sustainable Construction, Historic Concrete, Post-tensioning and Prestressing, Formwork and Falsework and Concrete Roads

2016 Shortlist - Volkswagen Showroom and Service Centre Brentford

2016 Shortlist - Volkswagen Showroom and Service Centre Brentford / Volkswagen’s largest European sales and service centre was realised with a hybrid concrete frame solution providing an innovative commercial structure. The 15,468m2 suspended floor area over four levels was erected in 18 weeks with column-free areas maximised to enable creative sales space and inventive multi-storey car park construction.

2016 Shortlist - Heart of the Campus, Nottingham Trent University

2016 Shortlist - Heart of the Campus, Nottingham Trent University / The new Heart of the Campus buildings use concrete to modernise and reinvent the Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus. The structural use of the concrete vaults provides an elegant solution to give the buildings ‘gravitas’ and exploits thermal mass to contribute to the carbon neutral status of the Pavilion building.

Concrete, February 2016

Concrete, February 2016 / To mark 50 years of The Concrete Society, Concrete magazine has a fresh new look. Features for February include Formwork and Falsework, Sustainable Construction, Cast-in-situ, Placing/Finishing, Self-compacting Concrete.

Concrete Society Awards 2015

Concrete Society Awards 2015 / Over 400 Concrete Society members, guests and construction industry representatives attended The Concrete Society Awards Dinner held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on 4 November 2015. This prestigious event celebrates excellence in concrete and is the longest-running awards event in the UK construction industry, now in its 47th year. Visit: www.concrete-awards.org.uk

Concrete, March 2016

Concrete, March 2016 / March's issue features Floors and Screeds, High-Rise Construction, Concrete Reinforcement and Accessories, Concrete Sawing and Drilling, Sustainable Construction, Cementitious Materials.

Concrete, November 2015

Concrete, November 2015 / Concrete November 2015 includes project articles on all the Society Awards shortlisted entries.

2015 Overall Winner - Lyme Regis Phase IV Sea Wall and Promenade, Dorset

Concrete, November 2016

Concrete, November 2016 / Concrete November 2016 includes features on: Concrete Frame Construction, Testing Concrete, Car Parks, Durability/Aggressive Environments and Concrete Equipment. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine. Published on 28 October.

Concrete, April 2016

Concrete, April 2016 / Concrete April 2016 includes features on: Water-resistant Construction, Block Paving and Hard Landscaping, Marine Construction and Stadiums and Arenas. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Concrete, June 2016

Concrete, June 2016 / Concrete June 2016 includes features on: Schools, Hospitals, Libraries and Public Buildings, Post-tensioning and Prestressing, Sprayed/Foamed Concrete, Training and Education. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Highly Commended - Stage-by-the-Sea, Littlehampton

Highly Commended - Stage-by-the-Sea, Littlehampton / Built to a limited budget, Stage-by-the-Sea comprises two striking concrete shells that have been optimised for acoustic and structural performance. Sprayed concrete has been used to form the delicate shapes, yet still provide robustness. The material is acoustically perfect for focusing the music of performers using this community facility.

Highly Commended - Bridlington Pump Station

Highly Commended - Bridlington Pump Station / Bridlington Pump Station is located adjacent to two EU-designated Blue Flag beaches in Yorkshire. The project required a specialised concrete, which had to ensure high-strength and durability, while also addressing the sandy location and guarantee that all visible concrete would blend with a nearby Victorian spa.

Concrete, December 2015

Concrete, December 2015 / Concrete December 2015 includes features on: Car Parks, Testing Concrete, Aggressive Environments/Durability, Construction Chemicals, Tunnels and Tunnelling, Equipment, High-Rise Construction, Building Information Modelling, Society Awards Review.

Highly Commended - Cuningar Loop Boulder Park, Rutherglen, Glasgow

Highly Commended - Cuningar Loop Boulder Park, Rutherglen, Glasgow / These spectacular climbing surfaces, formed by hand-sculpting sprayed concrete, are an artistic interpretation of real rock formations. This is the first time a macro-fibre-reinforced concrete skin has been used to provide structural strength to artificial climbing boulders.

Shortlisted - Heathrow Terminal 2 Passenger Interchange/MSCP, Middlesex

Shortlisted - Heathrow Terminal 2 Passenger Interchange/MSCP, Middlesex / Heathrow’s Terminal 2 ‘Passenger Interchange with MSCP’ (multi-storey car park) project forms part of Heathrow’s wider 2035 Master Plan Vision, which sees the airport change its current ‘star’ pattern terminal layouts to an orthogonal ‘toast rack’ layout, sited between two parallel runways. The vision sees a ‘world-class airport – the UK’s direct connection to the world and Europe’s hub of choice’, greatly improving both operational efficiency and passenger experience.

Highly Commended - The Forum, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Highly Commended - The Forum, Southend-on-Sea, Essex / Exposed high-quality in-situ and precast concrete has been intrinsic to the design of The Forum from the outset. Externally, clean crisp lines of concrete reflect the seaside architecture; internally, beautiful exposed concrete supports the low-energy strategy.

Shortlisted - Institution of Structural Engineers HQ, London

Shortlisted - Institution of Structural Engineers HQ, London / An existing four-storey building has been refurbished to create new headquarters for the Institution of Structural Engineers. Public spaces occupy ground and first floors with the Institution’s offices on the top two floors. A precast concrete and steel stair cantilevered from a double-height cast-in-situ concrete wall connects a newly created atrium space.

Shortlisted - 5 Pancras Square, London

Shortlisted - 5 Pancras Square, London / Five Pancras Square is a multifunctional building, housing Camden Council’s new offices and public-facing facilities along with a new leisure facility in the lower levels. The building is 14 storeys tall, with up to two of these below ground-floor level.

Shortlisted - The David Hockney Building, Bradford College

Shortlisted - The David Hockney Building, Bradford College / Bradford College’s vision was to create a landmark building that encourages innovative forms of learning. To deliver this brief and provide future flexibility, the architect crafted a series of dynamic interlocking open floor plates within a simple post-tensioned, cast-in-situ concrete frame, beautifully exposed throughout.

Shortlisted - Zig Zag Building and Kings Gate, London

Shortlisted - Zig Zag Building and Kings Gate, London / The Zig Zag Building and Kings Gate are the two buildings that replaced the former Kingsgate House on Victoria Street. The Zig Zag Building is for commercial use, while Kings Gate is a high-end residential building and part of a wider development that features a new public realm and thoroughfares, gardens, retail and restaurants.

Shortlisted - Reading Elevated Railway, Berkshire

Shortlisted - Reading Elevated Railway, Berkshire / The 1750m Reading Elevated Railway project is a vital component in removing a major bottleneck in the rail system and forms the longest concrete rail viaduct in the UK. It consisted of large volumes of concrete including piling, hundreds of precast beams, culvert units and concrete retaining panels.

Concrete Engineering International, January 2016

Concrete Engineering International, January 2016 / January's issue features are Precast Concrete, Formwork and Falsework, Visual/Decorative Concrete, Floors and Screeds, High-Rise Construction, Surface Preparation, Hydro-demolition

Highly Commended - Anderston Footbridge, Glasgow

Highly Commended - Anderston Footbridge, Glasgow / The Anderston Footbridge was a challenging project, which required the construction of a 200m-long extension to an existing, partially completed, concrete box-girder footbridge in an extremely confined city centre site. In-situ concrete was chosen as the best form of construction for aesthetic appearance, to achieve the required elegant sinuous alignment, future maintenance and to overcome the difficult site restrictions.

Shortlisted - Walmer Yard, London

Shortlisted - Walmer Yard, London / Walmer Yard is a brownfield residential development of four new houses in London’s Holland Park. The design brief was to produce a high-density development taking into consideration the need for privacy and quietness despite its central London location.

Supporting Industry Awards - MPA-British Precast - Heatherwick Studio

Supporting Industry Awards - MPA-British Precast - Heatherwick Studio / Heatherwick Studio was founded by Thomas Heatherwick in 1994 and has since grown to be internationally recognised for its imaginative work in architecture, design, sculpture and urban infrastructure.

EVOLVING CONCRETE 2015

EVOLVING CONCRETE 2015 / Evolving Concrete takes place on 6–7 May at the Business Design Centre, located in the heart of Islington, with easy access to and from central London by public transport. The Concrete Society is delighted to welcome members, architects, consultants, contractors, students and industry suppliers to its debut exhibition and seminar event.

Concrete Engineering International August 2015

Concrete Engineering International August 2015 / August's issue features are Precast Concrete, Formwork and Falsework, Visual/Decorative Concrete, Floors and Screeds, High-Rise Construction, In-situ/Ready-Mixed Concrete.

Supporting Industry Awards - MPA-BRMCA - Building T1, King’s Cross

Supporting Industry Awards - MPA-BRMCA - Building T1, King’s Cross / The British Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Award for Excellence in Customer Service recognises and celebrates ready-mixed companies who provide a high-quality, efficient and professional service. A record 20 nominations were received in 2015 and the winner was awarded at The Concrete Society Awards Dinner.

Concrete October 2015

Concrete October 2015 / Features in October 2015 edition includes features on: Concrete in the Ground, Bridge Construction and Repair, Ready-Mixed Concrete, Schools, Hospitals and Public Buildings.

Concrete September 2015

Concrete September 2015 / Concrete September 2015 includes features on: Aggregates/Cementitious Materials, Concrete Roads, Properties of Concrete, Aesthetic Precast, Floors and Screeds, High-Rise Construction and Sustainable Construction.

Concrete February 2015

Concrete February 2015 / Concrete February 2015 features: Ecobuild show preview; Concrete Repair and Strengthening; Sustainable Construction; and Ready-Mixed Concrete. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Concrete April 2015

Concrete April 2015 / Concrete April 2015 features: Block Paving and Hardstanding, Stadiums and Arenas, Reinforcement and Accessories, Concrete On-Site. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Shortlisted - 3 Merchant Square, London

Shortlisted - 3 Merchant Square, London / Merchant Square is the final part of the masterplan for the wider development of the Paddington Basin in Westminster, central London. 3 Merchant Square, a 21-storey development, was the first of the four buildings of the masterplan to be constructed and was completed in August 2014.

Concrete May 2015

Concrete May 2015 / Concrete May 2015 features: Evolving Concrete
Show Preview, Visual Concrete, Structural Precast/
Visual Concrete, Formwork and Falsework, Architecture and Design.

Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

2014 Overall Winner - Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK HQ, Woking

2014 Overall Winner - Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK HQ, Woking / The Living Planet Centre, WWF-UK’s new ultra-green administrative building, features extensive use of high-quality, exposed and fair-faced concrete that is visible both inside and outside the building as both a beautiful and functional component.

Concrete July 2015

Concrete July 2015 / Concrete July 2015 includes features on: Batching Plant, Pumping and Concrete Equipment, Glass-fibre-reinforced Concrete, Research and Development, Historic Concrete/Mature Structures. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Concrete March 2015

Concrete March 2015 / Concrete March 2015 features: Concrete Frame Construction, Concrete in Civil Engineering Projects, Water-resistant Construction, Concrete Sawing and Drilling. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Shortlisted - Stockwell Street Development, University of Greenwich, London

Shortlisted - Stockwell Street Development, University of Greenwich, London / Stockwell Street building is an exemplar in the use of exposed concrete finishes, demonstrating how an extremely high-quality structure can use concrete to dramatic effect, providing an inspirational learning environment for future generations of architecture and design students.

Concrete June 2015

Concrete June 2015 / Concrete June 2015 includes features on: Post-tensioning and Prestressing, Special Concretes, High-Rise Construction and Training and Education. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Concrete Society Awards 2014

Concrete Society Awards 2014 / Over 450 Concrete Society members, guests and construction industry representatives attended The Concrete Society Awards Dinner held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on 29 October 2014. This prestigious event celebrates excellence in concrete and is the longest-running awards event in the UK construction industry, now in its 46th year. Visit: www.concrete-awards.org.uk

Concrete Engineering International January 2015

Concrete Engineering International January 2015 / January's issue features Precast Concrete, Formwork and Falsework, Visual/Decorative Concrete, Floors and Screeds, High-Rise Construction, In-Situ/Ready-Mixed Concrete.

Supporting Industry Awards - Structural Concrete Alliance - Barry Island Eastern Shelter

Supporting Industry Awards - Structural Concrete Alliance - Barry Island Eastern Shelter / The 2015 Structural Concrete Award identified innovative structural concrete repair and refurbishment solutions that overcame the most demanding of engineering challenges, while advancing technology and understanding in this specialist field.

The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow / The Reid Building is the extraordinary yet complementary extension to the existing Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 Glasgow School of Art building, situated in the heart of Glasgow City. The concept of the building was to demonstrate the values and creative flair for which the university is renowned.

Building Category: Mixed Use Winner - Stormy Castle, South Wales

Building Category: Mixed Use Winner - Stormy Castle, South Wales / Stormy Castle is a purpose-designed, Code 5, site-specific family home, constructed in a remote location in Gower, Wales. It is a dwelling over five split-level interconnecting half floors producing three stepped wings partially cut into the side of a hill, replacing and extending existing buildings.

Building Category: Universities Winner - LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London

Building Category: Universities Winner - LSE Saw Swee Hock Student Centre, London / In 2009, Dublin-based O’Donnell+Tuomey Architects won the international design competition held by the London School of Economics (LSE) to bring its student-related facilities together under one roof. Work commenced on-site in July 2010 and was completed in December 2013. It is the first new building built by the LSE for 40 years.

Civil Engineering Category Winner - Beckton STW Extension, Essex

Civil Engineering Category Winner - Beckton STW Extension, Essex / The Beckton STW Extension Project forms part of the Tidal Thames Quality Improvements programme. Thames Water has initiated the programme to address the overcapacity of the existing sewage system. Beckton is the largest sewage treatment works in Europe and the main scope of this project is to extend the treatment capacity and improve the discharge quality standard of the existing works.

Building Category: Universities Commendation - John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford

Building Category: Universities Commendation - John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford / Born of Oxford Brookes University’s ambition for the quality of its environment to reflect that of its academic standing, the John Henry Brookes and Abercrombie building represent a fundamental rethinking of Gipsy Lane campus, providing 24,320m2 of new academic and social spaces under one roof. This results in a real change and improvement for students in how they learn and live.

Concrete December 2014

Concrete December 2014 / Concrete December 2014 features: Concrete Durability/Aggressive Environments; In-situ/Ready-mixed Concrete; High-Rise Construction; Visual/Decorative Concrete; Construction Chemicals; and Marine Construction. Visit: www.concrete.org.uk for more information about the magazine.

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - JW3, London

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - JW3, London / Set back from the pavement, the four-storey building and adjacent ten-storey residential block weave a soft patchwork of cladding patterns. The new 3250m2 JW3 community centre on the Finchley Road offers a feeling of space and a slower pace to visitors entering from a noisy arterial thoroughfare. A tiered piazza is used for various outdoor activities throughout the year, including a family ice rink in the winter, markets and events in the summer months.

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - London Road, Barking

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - London Road, Barking / Bouygues UK’s London Road scheme in Barking is a £35 million mixed-used development comprising a new 86,000ft2 (8000m2) ASDA supermarket with 100 private residential apartments sitting above the store and a selection of retail and kiosk units at ground level.

Concrete, October 2014

Concrete, October 2014 / Concrete October features Stadiums and Arenas, Post-Tensioning, Concrete Infrastructure, Waterproofing/Water-Resistant Concrete, Sprayed Concrete, Bridge Construction and Repair, Aggregates/Cementitious Materials, Schools and Universities, Floors and Screeds, Fibres.

Building Category: Mixed Use Certificate of Excellence - Burntwood School, London

Building Category: Mixed Use Certificate of Excellence - Burntwood School, London / Located in Wandsworth, south London, Burntwood School is a secondary school with an existing and successful Science specialism, resulting in links being forged with other schools in the borough and with St George’s Hospital. Over the past few years, AHMM and Lend Lease have been reinventing the educational campus with a series of built interventions and outdoor spaces that respect the modernist principles of the original 1950s buildings designed by Sir Leslie Martin.

Building Category: Universities Certificate of Excellence - University Sq, Stratford

Building Category: Universities Certificate of Excellence - University Sq, Stratford / Designed by Make Architects and opened by HRH The Princess Royal in November 2013, University Square Stratford is the flagship building for a unique partnership between the University of East London and Birkbeck University of London, who share an ambition to raise higher education participation rates in east London.

Building Category: Universities Commendation - Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff

Building Category: Universities Commendation - Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff / The Hadyn Ellis Building is a five-storey post-graduate medical research facility, which consists of a world-leading cancer research centre and the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute. It is a public ‘front door’ to Cardiff University’s work and houses the latest laboratories. There is a large amount of public space used for events, exhibitions, conferences and lectures – allowing everyone to participate in the university’s ground-breaking research.

Civil Engineering Category Commendation - Littlehaven Promenade and Seawall, South Shields

Civil Engineering Category Commendation - Littlehaven Promenade and Seawall, South Shields / The Littlehaven project has transformed the beach, promenade and sea defences along a stretch of South Shields seafront, turning a neglected length of coastline into a desirable visitor destination. The project involved the demolition of a failing seawall, on-site reuse of excavated material in landscaping and construction of a 500m-long seawall and promenade along a new, landward and more sustainable, curved alignment.

Building Category: Universities Commendation - The Exchange, Cornwall

Building Category: Universities Commendation - The Exchange, Cornwall / The Exchange was built for the University of Exeter and Falmouth University at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, which they share and jointly manage in an arrangement that is considered pioneering in the Higher Education sector. The two universities shared a vision for the “creation of an exciting space on campus, to which students naturally gravitate… where conversations begin in lecture and seminar rooms and carry on in informal settings.”

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - East Ham Customer Service Centre + Library, London

Building Category: Mixed Use Commendation - East Ham Customer Service Centre + Library, London / The Customer Service Centre + Library (CSC+L) is the first phase of an extensive regeneration project of a listed Edwardian Town Hall complex in East Ham, London. The CSC+L brings together a range of council front line services for local people under one roof, combining library and local service centre functions into one fit-for-purpose building.

Building Category: Universities Commendation - Dickson Poon China Centre, Oxford

Building Category: Universities Commendation - Dickson Poon China Centre, Oxford / The new £16.7m Dickson Poon China Centre is a full turnkey project constructed for St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford, by Galliford Try (GT) as main contractor.

Concrete Magazine June 2014

Concrete Magazine June 2014 / Features in June 2014 included Post-tensioning and Prestressing, Concrete in the Ground, Car Parks, Training and Education, Tunnels and Tunnelling, Concrete Reinforcement.

Concrete, September 2014

Concrete, September 2014 / Concrete September features Fibres, Floors and Screeds, Stadiums and Arenas, Formwork and Falsework, Roads and Railways, Concrete Testing

Concrete, November 2014

Concrete, November 2014 / The Concrete Society presents its 2014 Excellence in Concrete Awards. This year the nominees were split into the following categories: Building: Mixed Use, Building: Universities and Civil Engineering.

Concrete Magazine July/August 2014

Concrete Magazine July/August 2014 / Concrete July/August features Batching Plant, Pumping and Concrete Equipment, Construction Chemicals, Concrete Architecture and Design, Research and Development, Historic Concrete/Mature Structures.

MMU School of Art & Design, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Winner

MMU School of Art & Design, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Winner / The new Manchester Metropolitan University building brings together in one space various departments that were previously in separate spaces. It has been found that there are considerable creative benefits in the students of various art and design departments working together.

Civil Engineering Category Commendation - Weston-super-Mare STW

Civil Engineering Category Commendation - Weston-super-Mare STW / Weston-super-Mare, a large coastal town in the county of Somerset, has a population of around 134,000. Until 1999, sewage from the town was screened only before being discharged into the Severn Estuary via a sea outfall. In order to comply with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR), a new sewage treatment works was constructed to the south of the town at Brean. However, further improvements were required due to the more stringent water quality standards of AMP5.

Concrete Magazine March 2014

Concrete Magazine March 2014 / Features in March 2014 included Concrete Repair, Formwork and Falsework, Decorative Concrete, Special Concrete, Precast Concrete, Construction Chemicals, Self-compacting Concrete, Sustainable Construction

Concrete Magazine February 2014

Concrete Magazine February 2014 / Featured in the February issue: Concrete Repair, Formwork and Falsework, Decorative Concrete, Special Concrete, Precest Concrete, Construction Chemicals, Self-compacting Concrete, Sustainable Construction.

Number One Riverside, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Winner

Number One Riverside, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Winner / Number One Riverside represents a significant milestone in the holistic use of concrete, in numerous roles within the project. Not simply employed as a structural framing device, the use of concrete became fundamental to the curvilinear structure, which was left exposed to aid environmental performance as well being used for its rich expression when detailed and specified considerately.

Hill Top House, Oxford, Society Awards 2013, Overall Winner

Hill Top House, Oxford, Society Awards 2013, Overall Winner / Hill Top house is a modern private dwelling slotted in between two older properties in a residential part of Oxford that has a variety of architectural styles. The project is described by the architect as “a small but exemplary essay in the use of concrete to create the complete structure and interior of a house”.

New Stratford Library, UEL, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Cert of Excellence

New Stratford Library, UEL, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Cert of Excellence / The most recent addition to the UEL Stratford Campus is the new library building. Formed of three floors, the building is a reinforced concrete frame structure. The university required a studious library with very good acoustic control, given the large numbers of students using the building 24/7, but also with areas of social interaction and specific library support spaces.

Dagenham Park CofE School, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation

Dagenham Park CofE School, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation / Dagenham Park Church of England School involved the insertion of a new 10,385m2 school building into a complex, highly constrained and operational school in Dagenham, east London. This new building replaced a number of outdated education buildings and also supported an increase in pupil numbers. The school is characterised by its commitment to inclusion and its highly successful performing arts specialist schools programme.

Multi-storey Car Park, Ebbw Vale, Awards 2013, Bldng Category (Mixed Use), Certificate of Excellence

Multi-storey Car Park, Ebbw Vale, Awards 2013, Bldng Category (Mixed Use), Certificate of Excellence / The new multi-storey car park at the Ebbw Vale Learning Campus is a fine example of how an economic building can be delivered, while achieving exemplary levels of quality and elegance. Not only is the construction of robustness suitable to the Welsh valleys but also it has been carefully designed and constructed with attention to detail, aesthetics and practicality.

The Radiographic Cell, Poole, Society Awards 2013, Civil Engineering Category, Winner

The Radiographic Cell, Poole, Society Awards 2013, Civil Engineering Category, Winner / Tight temperature controls and a careful mix design ensured the successful build of a concrete radiographic testing cell in Poole, Dorset. Due to an ever-expanding workload requiring a new manufacturing building, the client required the capability to carry out all non-destructive testing in a specially designed on-site radiographic cell, capable of handling the new order book 24 hours a day, instead of the previous arrangement of sending completed units off-site or night closure testing on-site.

Concrete Magazine December/January 2013/2014

Concrete Magazine December/January 2013/2014

Concrete Magazine May 2014

Concrete Magazine May 2014 / Features in April 2014 included Visual/Decorate Concrete, Roads and Railways, High-Rise Construction, Large-Area Pours, Glass-fibre-reinforced Concrete, Formwork and Falsework, Cementitious Materials, Structural Precast

Eng & Computing Bldg, Coventry Uni, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation

Eng & Computing Bldg, Coventry Uni, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation / The iconic new home for Coventry University’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing is central to promoting and using Activity Led Learning, which the university see as the way forward for 21st Century graduates. This new method of educating students equips them with the skills employers want and is designed to give them problem-solving experience against real deadlines.

St Paul's School Science Bldg, London, Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation

St Paul's School Science Bldg, London, Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation / The science departments at St Paul’s School have just moved into their new building, which was handed over in January 2013. Nicholas Hare Architects (NHA) was appointed in 2006 to develop the whole school masterplan proposed by Patel Taylor on its prominent riverside site in Barnes.

One Angel Square, Manchester, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Commendation

One Angel Square, Manchester, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Commendation / One Angel Square in Manchester is the new head office for The Co-operative Group and has achieved the highest BREEAM rating for any office building in the UK.

Concrete Magazine April 2014

Concrete Magazine April 2014 / Features in April 2014 included Water resistant Concrete, Stadiums and Arenas, Marine Construction, Repair and Strengthening, In-situ Concrete.

The Concrete Society Awards 2013 - People

The Concrete Society Awards 2013 - People / Nearly 400 members, guests and industry representatives attended The Concrete Society Awards Dinner held at the InterContinental Hotel London Park Lane on 7 November 2013. This prestigious event celebrates excellence in concrete and is the longest-running awards event in
the UK construction industry, now in its 45th year.

Concrete Magazine September 2013

Concrete Magazine September 2013 / Features in September 2013 edition included: Fibres, Floors and Screeds, Roads and Railways, Tunnels and Tunnelling and Formwork and Falsework.

Concrete October 2013

Concrete October 2013 / Features in October 2013 included Schools, Hospitals and Public Buildings, Sprayed/Foamed Concrete, Glass-fibre-reinforced Concrete, Concrete in the Ground, Repair and Strengthening, Rost-tensioning/Prestressing

The Concrete Society Awards 2013

The Concrete Society Awards 2013 / The Concrete Society presents its 2013 Excellence in Concrete Awards. This year the nominees were split into the following categories: Building Category: Mixed use, Building Category: Education, Civil Engineering and Supporting Industry Awards.

The Meadows, University of Essex, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation

The Meadows, University of Essex, Society Awards 2013, Building Category (Education), Commendation / ‘The Meadows’ will provide 648 new student bedrooms for Essex University, Colchester. It is located on a greenfield plot, part of the wider Knowledge Gateway site – a short distance from the main campus.

Manchester Airport Control Tower, Society Awards 2013, Bldg Category (Mixed Use), Commendation

Manchester Airport Control Tower, Society Awards 2013, Bldg Category (Mixed Use), Commendation / A new control tower has been constructed at Manchester Airport. This is located at a site away from the terminal buildings, adjacent to the airport fire station. The building consists of low-rise ground-level buildings around a high tower structure. The main part of the building consists of a slipformed concrete tower.

Water Treatment Facility, Maryport, Awards 2013, Civil Eng Category (Mixed Use), Commendation

Water Treatment Facility, Maryport, Awards 2013, Civil Eng Category (Mixed Use), Commendation / The latest weapon in the battle to clean up Cumbria’s coastline began last year. A huge 14.5m-deep underground tank, to stop 6500m3 of dirty stormwater entering the sea near Maryport every time it rains, was switched on in October 2012 by United Utilities. The new water treatment scheme was for the construction of a 25m-diameter by 14.5m-deep shaft, adjoining an existing sewage pumping station.

Clapham One - The Library Building, Society Awards 2013, Bldg Category (Mixed Use), Commendation

Clapham One - The Library Building, Society Awards 2013, Bldg Category (Mixed Use), Commendation / The Clapham One project, a £60m scheme completed in April 2012, was commissioned by The London Borough of Lambeth in order to create new public facilities, a leisure centre and luxury apartments as part of a wider regeneration of Clapham High Street. In March 2010, PEP Civil & Structures was appointed as the structural engineer for this landmark project, working with architect Studio Egret West and property developer Cathedral Group.

Concrete Magazine April 2013

Concrete Magazine April 2013

The Tower, One St George Wharf, London, Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Commendation

The Tower, One St George Wharf, London, Awards 2013, Building Category (Mixed Use), Commendation / The Tower is not only the tallest residential building, standing at 185m, but also considered to be the UK’s tallest complete structure incorporating just reinforced concrete.

Concrete Magazine February 2013

Concrete Magazine February 2013

The Concrete Society Awards 2012

The Concrete Society Awards 2012 / The Concrete Society's coveted Awards for Excellence in Concrete takes place annually. There are three main award categories - Building, Civil Engineering and Sustainability. Highlights of the 2012 awards are shown on this board

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Photo of the month is Le Sac Trio by artist and designer Jamie Johnstone who completed a masters course in material practice at the University of Edinburgh. During the course, he experimented extensively with concrete formwork, primarily in context with fabric mould-making. The ‘Living Concrete’ collection of sculptures is part of a series exploring the organic shapes created by pouring concrete into fabric forms. Visit: www.jamiecjohnstone.com.

Photo of the month is Le Sac Trio by artist and designer Jamie Johnstone who completed a masters course in material practice at the University of Edinburgh. During the course, he experimented extensively with concrete formwork, primarily in context with fabric mould-making. The ‘Living Concrete’ collection of sculptures is part of a series exploring the organic shapes created by pouring concrete into fabric forms. Visit: www.jamiecjohnstone.com.

6a architects and Price & Myers were appointed by Juergen Teller Studio to design a new 500m2 studio for the artist on a narrow ex-industrial site in North Kensington, London. As well as studio space, the brief includes offices, archives, kitchen, library, small gym and sauna. William York of Price & Myers reports.

6a architects and Price & Myers were appointed by Juergen Teller Studio to design a new 500m2 studio for the artist on a narrow ex-industrial site in North Kensington, London. As well as studio space, the brief includes offices, archives, kitchen, library, small gym and sauna. William York of Price & Myers reports.

Digital processes in the construction industry are constantly evolving, with formwork design and management being a recent key area of growth. In ‘Formwork design and installation goes digital’, Ben Fentem of Trimble explores how formwork businesses can improve productivity.

Digital processes in the construction industry are constantly evolving, with formwork design and management being a recent key area of growth. In ‘Formwork design and installation goes digital’, Ben Fentem of Trimble explores how formwork businesses can improve productivity.

In ‘Savings set in concrete’, Lewis Evans of Mott MacDonald reports on how Grafham Water Treatment Works in Cambridgeshire has one of the largest precast service reservoirs in Europe. Its completion, using prefabrication techniques instead of traditional in-situ construction methods, was a more economical option for Anglian Water, as well as being better for the environment.

In ‘Savings set in concrete’, Lewis Evans of Mott MacDonald reports on how Grafham Water Treatment Works in Cambridgeshire has one of the largest precast service reservoirs in Europe. Its completion, using prefabrication techniques instead of traditional in-situ construction methods, was a more economical option for Anglian Water, as well as being better for the environment.

Twintec Projects recently completed pile-supported floor slabs for a new regional distribution centre (RDC) at Avonmouth for one of Europe’s leading food retailers to service the supermarket’s expanding operations in south-west England. In ‘Software-designed flooring’, Colin Shephard reports.

Twintec Projects recently completed pile-supported floor slabs for a new regional distribution centre (RDC) at Avonmouth for one of Europe’s leading food retailers to service the supermarket’s expanding operations in south-west England. In ‘Software-designed flooring’, Colin Shephard reports.

The areas in which self-compacting concrete (SCC) is used have increased considerably since it was developed in earthquake zones throughout Asia where structural columns attached to tall buildings were heavily congested with steel reinforcement. SCC was designed to flow around this type of reinforcement and provide a fully compacted, durable concrete to work in conjunction with steel. In ‘Self-compacting concrete – why use it?’ Peter Cowan of Sika Concrete & Waterproofing reports.

The areas in which self-compacting concrete (SCC) is used have increased considerably since it was developed in earthquake zones throughout Asia where structural columns attached to tall buildings were heavily congested with steel reinforcement. SCC was designed to flow around this type of reinforcement and provide a fully compacted, durable concrete to work in conjunction with steel. In ‘Self-compacting concrete – why use it?’ Peter Cowan of Sika Concrete & Waterproofing reports.

A new type of highly flowable concrete bridges the gap between conventional and self-compacting concrete in the UK. Kevin O’Gorman of GCP Applied Technologies reports in ‘Will my project benefit from control-flow concrete?’

A new type of highly flowable concrete bridges the gap between conventional and self-compacting concrete in the UK. Kevin O’Gorman of GCP Applied Technologies reports in ‘Will my project benefit from control-flow concrete?’

The Civil and Structural Engineering Degree programmes at Queen’s University Belfast reflect the cutting-edge research in concrete technology and structural innovations. Additionally, the strong track record in knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) with the precast concrete industry in Northern Ireland has led to a curriculum that meets the needs of industry in terms of work and knowledge-based learning. Su Taylor reports in ‘Embedding concrete knowledge’.

The Civil and Structural Engineering Degree programmes at Queen’s University Belfast reflect the cutting-edge research in concrete technology and structural innovations. Additionally, the strong track record in knowledge transfer partnerships (KTPs) with the precast concrete industry in Northern Ireland has led to a curriculum that meets the needs of industry in terms of work and knowledge-based learning. Su Taylor reports in ‘Embedding concrete knowledge’.

In ‘Meeting the demands of industry and employers’, Alan Richardson of Northumbria University explains why research and teaching around concrete is high on the agenda and how the university is working with leading industry representatives to ensure it plays its part in helping to produce the concrete engineers of the future.

In ‘Meeting the demands of industry and employers’, Alan Richardson of Northumbria University explains why research and teaching around concrete is high on the agenda and how the university is working with leading industry representatives to ensure it plays its part in helping to produce the concrete engineers of the future.

For over 30 years the Concrete Technology Unit (CTU) has been delivering concrete education as a key part of the University of Dundee’s Civil and Structural Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. In ‘A concrete education’, Moray Newlands and Rod Jones of the University of Dundee report.

For over 30 years the Concrete Technology Unit (CTU) has been delivering concrete education as a key part of the University of Dundee’s Civil and Structural Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. In ‘A concrete education’, Moray Newlands and Rod Jones of the University of Dundee report.

High-performance spray-repair concrete has been used to fortify the sea wall that acts as a coastal defence to Nothe Fort, Weymouth Harbour, Dorset. The Grade II listed fort was abandoned in 1956 and became derelict. Over the many decades of continuous exposure to sea water and tidal action, work to reinstate the concrete harbour wall became essential. Barry Ephgrave of Saint-Gobain Weber reports in ‘Repairing the sea wall at Nothe Fort, Weymouth Harbour’.

High-performance spray-repair concrete has been used to fortify the sea wall that acts as a coastal defence to Nothe Fort, Weymouth Harbour, Dorset. The Grade II listed fort was abandoned in 1956 and became derelict. Over the many decades of continuous exposure to sea water and tidal action, work to reinstate the concrete harbour wall became essential. Barry Ephgrave of Saint-Gobain Weber reports in ‘Repairing the sea wall at Nothe Fort, Weymouth Harbour’.

Can you cut holes in an unbonded post-tensioned concrete floor slab? Freyssinet was asked this question recently regarding a building that required the installation of a new lift core. In ‘Unbonded post-tensioned floor slabs’, Philip Watkins-Smith reports.

Can you cut holes in an unbonded post-tensioned concrete floor slab? Freyssinet was asked this question recently regarding a building that required the installation of a new lift core. In ‘Unbonded post-tensioned floor slabs’, Philip Watkins-Smith reports.

In ‘Northampton’s waterside campus showcases flexibility of post-tensioned slab solutions’, Dan Price of CCL discusses the post-tensioned slab design for the University of Northampton’s new Creative Hub and Learning Hub buildings.

In ‘Northampton’s waterside campus showcases flexibility of post-tensioned slab solutions’, Dan Price of CCL discusses the post-tensioned slab design for the University of Northampton’s new Creative Hub and Learning Hub buildings.

The structural design team working on the elevated sections of the All Aboard Florida project at Miami Station identified shear load connectors as a suitable solution for load transfer at transverse joint locations within the rail viaduct superstructure. However, they needed to ensure that the system would cope with stringent dynamic load conditions. Hervé Poveda of Ancon and the Meadow Burke engineering team explain in ‘Shear load connectors in rail viaduct superstructure – ‘All Aboard…

The structural design team working on the elevated sections of the All Aboard Florida project at Miami Station identified shear load connectors as a suitable solution for load transfer at transverse joint locations within the rail viaduct superstructure. However, they needed to ensure that the system would cope with stringent dynamic load conditions. Hervé Poveda of Ancon and the Meadow Burke engineering team explain in ‘Shear load connectors in rail viaduct superstructure – ‘All Aboard…

Standards and specifications abound in the world of construction. However, despite the important role they play, they sometimes give rise to confusion and misunderstandings that can result in a job being completed that is inferior, rather than outstanding. In ‘Why we should be taking a standard approach to concrete repairs’, Greg Astill of StoCretec looks at some of the ‘standard’ pitfalls that await the unwary.

Standards and specifications abound in the world of construction. However, despite the important role they play, they sometimes give rise to confusion and misunderstandings that can result in a job being completed that is inferior, rather than outstanding. In ‘Why we should be taking a standard approach to concrete repairs’, Greg Astill of StoCretec looks at some of the ‘standard’ pitfalls that await the unwary.

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