Laing O’Rourke

Building a new people’s palace at Olympia

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Adding a host of new uses and spaces to a still-operational exhibition venue is a tall order. CN finds out how Laing O’Rourke is rising to the challenge Project client: Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Architect: Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Structural engineering: Robert Bird Group…

CN’s top 10 features of 2023: safety, finance and project reports

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10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside extensive cavities within such structures,…

New kid on the dock: Everton Stadium

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A ‘no-blockwork’ strategy means every detail needs to be planned accurately on the construction of Everton FC’s new riverside stadium. Watch the video tour below... Project client: Everton Football Club Total cost: £555m Contract type: Bespoke design and build Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Concept architect: MEIS Architects Delivery architect: BDP…