All Boots articles – Page 10
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Rock of ages
Conferences can be gruelling affairs, but attendees at Tate Britain’s James Stirling symposium on Saturday were offered some welcome, if unusual relief by Patrick Lynch.
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Pollen Street Social: What did you say?
Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, architects for the conversion of Bow Street Magistrates Court into a boutique hotel, may find critics are harsher than they’re used to back home in Shanghai.
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Off the hook: Wilton Music Hall
If anyone doubts that Wilton’s Music Hall is in real trouble after the Heritage Lottery Fund turned it down for a grant, Boots suggests giving them a call to hear the story from the horse’s mouth.
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Hail to the chiefs Reed and Obama
She may have less than three months of her presidency to run but there is no let up for RIBA’s Ruth Reed.
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Aussie minister gets on his bike
Rogers Stirk Harbour’s proposed Barangaroo development in Sydney has been described in the Sydney Morning Herald as resembling “the worst of Dubai”.
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Architectural style icons
Richard Rogers has turned down the chance to be interviewed by online men’s fashion bible Mr Porter …
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Zumthor must try harder
Peter Zumthor, the darling of critics everywhere, has failed to impress planning officers at Westminster council.
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Price of fame
Two Mac school graduates hoping to inject some topical edge into the Royal Academy’s Summer Show have submitted a montage tackling the soaring cost of tuition fees.
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RIBA's electric dreams
The RIBA is continuing on its quest to beautify Britain, this time targeting the controversial electricity pylon.
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Passing the Broadgate listing parcel
Things are getting complicated down at the DCMS, where a decision must be made over whether to list Broadgate.
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Toddle off
As Mary Portas applies herself to the problem of the British high street she could do worse than talk to the students of the Swiss architecture school, Mendrisio.
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Rogers a no show at Neo
A lavish party to celebrate the forthcoming opening of RSHP’s Neo Bankside scheme next to Tate Modern last week confirmed that Britain’s economic downturn has entirely bypassed London’s super rich.
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The Great Xa’s Holburne illusion
The glowing reviews of Eric Parry’s extension to Bath’s Holburne Museum have led some to ask if this isn’t the work of the museum’s director Alexander Sturgis, otherwise known as The Great Xa and a professional magician.
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Making up?
Given their row over the demolition of Broadgate, it was a surprise to see developer Stuart Lipton at Make’s seventh birthday party last week.
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Power failure
Sun readers have been given an explanation as to why the wind turbines on the carbuncle cup winning Strata Tower are shutting down several times a day.
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RCA’s dean quest
Now the post of RCA dean has been advertised in BD, speculation is rife over who will go for the three-day-a-week post.