A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
BAS opens £100m Antarctic research facility
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has opened the £100m Discovery Building at Rothera Research Station – the largest construction project ever undertaken by the UK in Antarctica.
The facility was delivered as part of the government-funded £670m Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme in partnership with Bam, Ramboll, Sweco, G&A Barnie Group, Turner & Townsend and Hugh Broughton Architects.
Restoring the Palace of Westminster
A Laser Doppler survey has been undertaken in the House of Lords Robing Room, part of a wider restoration and renewal programme at the Palace of Westminster.
Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal client board recently published a report outlining costed proposals for the restoration of the building and recommending the start of a £3bn, seven-year first phase of works.
Sizewell C doubles onsite workforce
More than 2,000 people are now working on the Sizewell C project each day – double the amount of workers on site a year ago.
Over the course of construction, Sizewell C is expected to support tens of thousands of UK jobs and create 1,500 apprenticeships.
Around 8,000 people will work on site during peak construction, with a third of those coming from East Anglia.
HS2 completes Coleshill viaduct decks
Engineers working on HS2’s triangular intersection outside Birmingham have completed the construction of four parallel viaduct decks.
The viaducts being built near Coleshill in Warwickshire stretch for more than 600m and form a small part of the Delta junction, a major intersection for the new high-speed railway.
Bringing London Museum to life
Vishal Beeharry (pictured), chief engineer at Sir Robert McAlpine, is part of the team delivering the new London Museum, which is set to open in late 2026.
The image is part of a series by photographer Jill Mead, which brings to life the £437m transformation at two Smithfield Market buildings and captures the stories of the people behind the historic restoration.
Construction milestone for Birmingham temple
McLaren Construction Midlands and North has installed the spire for the Birmingham England Temple scheme, marking significant progress in the programme of works.
Rising to 38m from ground level, the spire is set to become a prominent addition to Birmingham’s skyline.
A total of 251.578 metric tonnes of steel will be incorporated across two buildings at the site and steel erection is now under way on the main temple building.
