#38 Temporary Heroes: Construction’s Unseen Infrastructure

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 12:08 p.m.

What do the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Ipswich Barrier and Heathrow Airport have in common? None of them could have been realised without a complex network of supporting infrastructure built before the main structures themselves were erected. Known as the temporary works this vital and often complex system of scaffolding, excavation support, propping elements...