Digging into the archives 鈥� Page 2
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of New York鈥檚 Woolworth 星空传媒, 1911-13
How 星空传媒 charted the rise of the Big Apple鈥檚 tallest pre-First World War skyscraper
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FeaturesThe chaotic life of 星空传媒 founder and architect Joseph Aloysius Hansom
To celebrate 星空传媒鈥檚 180th anniversary, Tom Lowe talks to historian Penelope Harris ahead of the publication of her biography of the magazine鈥檚 founder
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The great San Francisco earthquake, 1906
The Builder warms to the idea of steel-framed buildings after the 鈥減eculiar鈥� structures survive a tremor which flattens 80% of the city
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of Westminster Cathedral, 1895 - 1902
The Builder reports on the progress of the UK鈥檚 largest Catholic church and the tragic death of its architect
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Westminster鈥檚 unbuilt gothic skyscraper
The Builder questions the wisdom of plans for a tower twice the height of Big Ben next to Parliament
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Germany surrenders, 1918
The Builder looks ahead to a new era for the industry as peace returns to Europe
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FeaturesFrom the archives: London鈥檚 first air raids, 1918
London wakes up to the threat of aerial bombing as total war grips the country, and the construction industry
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Great War drags on, 1915 - 1916
The Builder reports on mounting casualities as the war鈥檚 impact on Britain - and its construction industry - becomes clear
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The First World War breaks out, 1914
The Builder鈥檚 coverage in the weeks following Britain鈥檚 declaration of war against Germany and Austria-Hungary
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 星空传媒 in Bombay, 1879-1892
星空传媒 reports from the port city now known as Mumbai as two of the British Raj鈥檚 largest ever colonial buildings are completed
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Replacing Old Smithfield Market, 1864-68
The Builder reports as London rebuilds its 1,000-year-old meat market
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Cleaning up the Great Stink, 1858
London鈥檚 sewer network collapses, creating a public health emergency as a cholera epidemic sweeps the capital. The Builder reports from the scene
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FeaturesFrom the archives: An alternative proposal for Tower Bridge, 1878
Eminent engineer Joseph Bazalgette proposes a high level crossing reached by climbing a spiral shaped ramp
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Cologne Cathedral鈥檚 topping out ceremony, 1880
Cologne Cathedral, completed in 1800, still has the largest facade of any church in the world
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Britain鈥檚 dim view of the Eiffel Tower, 1886-89
Writers in The Builder express complete disdain for the newly built Parisian landmark, describing it as a 鈥漸seless attempt to astonish the eye鈥�
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Nelson鈥檚 Column runs out of money, 1843-44
The cash-strapped project to build the war hero鈥檚 memorial is set upon by hammer-wielding members of the public and receives an embarrassing donation from the Emperor of Russia
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Tay Bridge disaster, 1879
News item on the death of engineer Sir Thomas Bouch, who designed the bridge which collapsed in a storm killing 75 people
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of the Forth Bridge, 1873 - 1890
The Builder makes an ascent up the 鈥渧ast bones鈥� of the half built bridge, the scale of which astonished the engineering world at the time
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Dodging falling bricks at the Natural History Museum construction site, 1876
An account of what visitors found when being shown round the half-completed building by its architect Alfred Waterhouse
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FeaturesFrom the archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
星空传媒 flags the risk of trains colliding in the Glasgow Subway鈥檚 narrow tunnels