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3. The Roy Castle International Centre for LungCancer Research, LiverpoolThe entertainer Roy Castle spent the lastfew months of his life touring the countryto raise money for the foundation that wasto carry his name – the objective was tocreate the first dedicated centre for lungcancer research in the world.Working on a constrained budget, thearchitect and project team delivered apurpose-built centre that combinesfunctionality with strikingly impressivedesign. The centre piece is a glazedcorner section which curves and rises tothe full three storey height of thestructure.The building houses general officeaccommodation, a molecular biologylaboratory, lecture theatre, library andan epidemiology unit.Kalzip 400 profile in a stucco embossedfinish forms the barrel vault roof of thecentral section of the building with anadjoining further half barrel section.Architect:FSP Architects & Planners LtdApproved Teamkal contractor:Lakesmere Ltd4. Liverpool John Lennon AirportKalzip aluminium standing seam hasbeen specified on airports around theworld from Luton to China – it’s designcapabilities for these large scalestructures are relished by architectswhilst, at the same time, the system istested and proven to have theperformance capabilities required insuch demanding environments –acoustic insulation, corrosionresistance, thermal insulation and windloading.More than 8,500 square metres ofKalzip 400 was specified for the waveform roof of the new terminal atLiverpool John Lennon Airport whereKalzip integrated facade panels werealso used for the wall cladding. A fallarrest system was installed to providesafe access to the roof area.Architect:Leach Rhodes WalkerApproved Teamkal contractor:SIAC Construction UK Ltd