So with nothing better to do late on Christmas Eve (we got rid of the telly – I could read a book I suppose) I write this post next to my virtual log fire and a tray containing mince pie crumbs, an end of a carrot and an empty flask of coffee. Coffee? You see we consulted the children [...]
Posts in the "Architecture" Category
The other day I caught a Today program discussion on the idea of a ‘white Christmas’. Interesting to note the notion of a white Christmas being a 19th century view – Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (& a very 20th century Bing Crosby didn’t help), that this is very much responsible for all the dreadful Christmas sentimentality. [...]
…well perhaps not… In an interview with Thomas Kielinger, UK correspondent for the German newspaper Die Welt, Evan Davies on the Today program discusses the German perspective on coalition government. Thomas talks about the adversarial system of democracy, exemplified by the seating arrangement of the House of Commons, to which Evan Davies quipped about getting the interior [...]
Work is now well underway on the Unthank Road Tesco Express. I won’t pretend – I’m principally concerned about the architecture of the store. As previously mentioned I would much rather
The other night I was at Dragon Hall (Norwich) for Adrian Ramsay’s Launch Party to kick-start his campaign to become the UK’s first Green MP. I used to work for Lucas Hickman Smith who were the architects responsible for the renovation of Dragon Hall (before my time with them).
Slow off the mark on this news but in another recent architectural incident the Prince has had his wrists slapped by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), so here it is… Following a complaint by anti-monarchy pressure group Republic,
This is a re-hash of a post from a previous now defunct blog - I just had to re-publish it (it’s been edited). Some years ago I was a member of Norwich City Council Planning committee. I once refered to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts as an example of great architecture whilst we were considering some [...]
31/10/10 – Recycled from the first incarnation of this blog with some minor edits… Here is the reply to my question in my last post from Rupert Read. Rupert is the Green Party lead candidate for the European Parliament elections in 2009. Here is my own response to your important question: Of course new builds should [...]
31/10/10 – Recycled from the first incarnation of this blog with some minor edits… I sent a question about architecture to four European Election 2009 candidates of different parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat & Green Party. I have had two replies. The remaining two were sent the question just about two working weeks ago so [...]
