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The Concrete Centre’s annual student competition, in partnership with Laing O’Rourke has been won by a team from the University of East London. The 2018 competition brief for teams of engineering students was to design a new office building with a basement car park in a city centre in the North West of England.
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The drive for offsite methods of construction aims to increase UK Construction’s productivity, with factory-produced quality and speed on site. With concrete solutions this can be achieved, with the added benefits of a UK supply chain, proven structural performance and a versatile aesthetic.
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On Monday 10th August The Concrete Centre held a seminar featuring Kingston University Town House which played out to a ‘packed’ virtual audience. Elaine Toogood, head of architecture at The Concrete Centre listened in and particularly enjoyed listening to Matt McCulloch of Grafton Architects talk about the development of the design strategy for the project – the practice’s first in the UK.
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Like many of you, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we can build back better after COVID. We’ve had a chance to stop and reflect, to reconnect with what’s important to us, and to our communities and to nature.
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As we reflect on 2020, we have learnt that things can change and quickly. The Concrete Centre started the year with its usual events programme, a Concrete Elegance lecture, technical webinars, and a successful exhibition at Futurebuild at the ExCel in London but just a few weeks after Futurebuild, the ExCel was a Nightingale hospital and the country was in lockdown.
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Shortlisted for a RIBA London Award, Covert House is an ultra-modern family home with exposed concrete walls and soffits, white resin floor and mirrored facades
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The exposed in-situ concrete structure of the University of Portsmouth library extension is integral to its success. It is a fundamental part of its strategy to reduce energy use and to create a comfortable, stable climate for its users.
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Powell and Moya's granite Oxford college has been updated in the spirit of the original.
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The project team set out to design and construct a premium quality, low-energy building with extensive use of off-site manufacturing, few following trades and minimal site waste.
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Greenfields Community Housing HQ is a flexible building that demonstrates and embodies the organisation’s commitment to the environment.