This paper describes the design and construction of The News Building in London, UK, home of The Times newspaper and winner of the Institution of Civil Engineers London building award in 2013. Together with its sister building The Shard, the £140 million project redefines the London Bridge area, offering a new piazza, retail mall and Breeam-excellent-rated offices. It has an innovative and complex steel frame that cantilevers over London Bridge transport hub, which allows it to achieve nearly 50% more building mass than otherwise would have been possible. The creative approach taken resulted in an ambitious and challenging development that minimised the impact on the operation of the underlying bus and rail stations while ensuring the safety of those involved remained paramount at all times.
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August 01 2015
The News Building, London: design and construction cantilevering over a live transport hub Available to Purchase
Jack Adams, BSc, CEng, MIStructE;
Jack Adams, BSc, CEng, MIStructE
Senior Technical Director, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, London, UK
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Bart Lemmens, MSc, CEng, MICE;
Bart Lemmens, MSc, CEng, MICE
Senior Project Manager, Mace, London, UK
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Matt Massey, BEng, CEng, MICE
Matt Massey, BEng, CEng, MICE
Associate Director, Mace, London, UK
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Revision Received:
September 08 2014
Accepted:
April 20 2015
Online ISSN: 1751-7672
Print ISSN: 0965-089X
ICE Publishing: All rights reserved
2015
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering (2015) 168 (3): 115–123.
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Revision Received:
September 08 2014
Accepted:
April 20 2015
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Adams J, Lemmens B, Massey M (2015), "The News Building, London: design and construction cantilevering over a live transport hub". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, Vol. 168 No. 3 pp. 115–123, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.14.00063
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