Good Office Design

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Royal Bank of Scotland HQ

© Keith Hunter

NOT ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THE BCO AWARDS PROGRAMME INCLUDE DETAILS OF BUILDING STRUCTURE, BUT THOSE THAT DO SUGGEST THAT STEEL IS USED MORE OFTEN THAN CONCRETE. IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO 2007, SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF OF AWARD ENTRIES WERE FOR STEEL-FRAMED BUILDINGS, WHILE THE FIGURE FOR 2008 WAS NEARER TO TWO-THIRDS. THERE IS LITTLE DATA AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE, ESPECIALLY AS THE HIGH PRICE OF STEEL DURING THAT PERIOD WAS CAUSING INCREASING NUMBERS OF ARCHITECTS TO OPT FOR CONCRETE. IT MAY BE THAT THE LONDON WEIGHTING OF OFFICE PROJECTS (WHERE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ...