Coated steel cladding provides a cost-effective weathering envelope for buildings. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the specification options and their whole life costs Coated steel cladding ...

Steel is one of the most versatile materials used in building and construction. Light gauge strip steels in particular are used extensively in the UK building and construction industries. In the ...

Cladding is an essential element in architecture, combining functionality, technology, and aesthetics to protect and enhance buildings. Among the various materials available, such as stone, wood, and ...

Blending in with its urban context or standing out to draw attention, a façade tells a building’s story. It is an expressive medium through which we engage with architecture, defining first ...

Architecture studio J Mayer H has completed a mixed-use tower in Düsseldorf, Germany, with profiled metal cladding that opens up like a zipper to provide views through its glazed facades. The RKM 740 ...

Birmingham New Street station is being transformed by a curving steel cladding system, but attaching such an instantly iconic facade to an existing frame has thrown up a variety of structural ...