CONCRETE SOCIETY AWARDS
NORTHERN IRELAND REGION AWARDS 2023
HIGHLY COMMENDED: DESIGN ID HELICAL STAIRCASE, KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON Design ID has success in its DNA
D esign ID was highly commended at the 2023 Concrete Society NI Region Award held at the Europa Hotel on November 9. It received the recognition for its helical staircase, reinforced concrete structure which provides the centre piece to the Department of Engineering at King’s College London. It is a feat of construction and engineering which looks like a work of art. The design was inspired by the work of Rosalind Franklin, who captured the first images of DNA molecules at King’s College in the 1950s. The stair was designed for 4kN/m2 variable load, Category C35 – stairs in institutional buildings subjected to crowds, with the balustrade taking a horizontal load of 1.5 kN/m at a height of 1.1m. The Judging Panel admired this complicated helical
The Design ID team proudly display their Highly Commended award conferred by the Concrete Society’s Northern Ireland division.
staircase and was particularly impressed with the slender nature of the structure, the finish to the concrete and that the connections between the staircase and the supporting structure were not visible.
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STUDENT AWARD WINNERS WINNERS: DAVID DYSART, FINTAN DALTON, EMMA MILLS AND ODHRAN MCGEE
High achieving NI students recognised by Concrete Society
T he Northern Irish division of the on the night. Winning students were: QUB, Civil Engineering winner, David Dysart; QUB Architecture winner, Fintan Dalton; UU Civil Engineering winner, Emma Mills and UU Construction Engineering & Management winner, Odhran McGee. Concrete Society also recognised the outstanding achievements of students From over 100 initial entrants, the winners were chosen based on their performance in relevant modules of study related to concrete design, specification and on-site practice. For Odran, this included gaining a pass with Distinction in the Institute of Concrete Technology Stage 1 professional exam ‘Concrete Technology & Construction – Concrete Practice’.
QUB, Civil Engineering winner, David Dysart with Rachel McKeag (Design ID), Concrete Society NI Region Young Persons Committee Chair.
UU Civil Engineering winner, Emma Mills with Rachel McKeag (Design ID), Concrete Society NI Region Young Persons Committee Chair.
UU Construction Engineering & Management winner, Odhran McGee with Rachel McKeag (Design ID), Concrete Society NI Region Young Persons Committee Chair.
QUB Architecture winner, Fintan Dalton with Rachel McKeag (Design ID), Concrete Society NI Region Young Persons Committee Chair.
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