All Boots articles – Page 27
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Opinion
Snack happy
Perusing Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s plans turn the former Pakistan Embassy in Kensington into a palatial £150 million residence by classicist John Simpson Architects, Boots notes that as well as swimming pool, cinema, and eight bedrooms, it will have kitchenettes on the upper floors.
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Star bucks
As BD went to press, the future of the mayoral architectural adviser Richard Rogers was unclear.
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OpinionSpeed freak
Congratulations to Ian Simpson who has become Britain’s first owner of the Alfa 8C Competition supercar, a beast of a motor which is “visually arresting from all angles”.
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Regal eagle
An intriguing job ad in this week’s Guardian for a PA to work for a “world re-knowned [sic] architect” left Boots wondering who this might be.
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Cities limits
In his essay on the need for a more appropriate architectural language for towns and cities, Leon Krier cites the Gherkin to demonstrate that however much admiration and envy buildings known as “architectural priapism” inspire, they also awaken “jealousy and envy”.
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OpinionTreasured chest
Finally, to underwear. Readers will recall course director Alison MacKinder’s challenge to students to design a highly supportive bra for her to wear on a 26-mile walk for breast cancer charities.
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Bold front
Boots enjoyed Tuesday’s Front Row with Richard Rogers to mark the opening of his office’s retrospective at the Design Museum — especially presenter Mark Lawson pressing his lordship on topics dear to BD’s heart, including architectural ethics and the slow pace of transforming London’s public spaces.
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Steamy saga
Since it opened in summer 2006, Grimshaw’s Thermae Bath Spa has proved a hit with visitors. But not all is rosy, Boots hears.
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OpinionTown Krier
Leon Krier, last seen on a public platform in the UK four years ago, has been persuaded to leave his villa in the south of France and take part in a debate at the Royal Geographic Society in June.
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Magic circle
It’s good to see that Design for London has renewed its attempts to draw a line under allegations of favouritism with the release of a shortlist for its new framework agreement.
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OpinionBono's Pride
U2 front man Bono was set to present his Norman Foster-designed plans for the £120 million redevelopment of the city’s famous Clarence Hotel in person this week.
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Olympic flat
Such are the spiralling costs of the planned 2012 Olympics, it’s no wonder, perhaps, that there’s no spare cash for a visitors centre and a site model which would help explain to the public what all its money is actually being spent on —currently visitors to the site are entertained ...
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OpinionDesert dasher
Trainee architect and marathon man James Quigley, who last week ran the toughest race on the world — a 156-mile, week-long dash across the Sahara — was the 181st runner out of 891 to cross the finish line, raising £2,748.01 for the Maggie’s Centre charity in the process.
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Fee circus
Further to Boots’ disclosure last month of Anish Kapoor’s plans to build an OMA-designed holiday house in the Bahamas, word reaches us of Rem Koolhaas’s novel fee proposal.
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Broad church
Readers unacquainted with the life of famed gay DJ Tallulah, who died last month, would do well to investigate the lengthy interview with him at www.djhistory.com .
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OpinionBadge of honour
Just arrived at BD Towers is this season’s must-have accessory, the limited edition Rescue Robin Hood Gardens badge.
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OpinionGive it some jelly
Leading architects including Rogers Stirk Harbour, Grimshaw and Make are limbering up for their toughest (or should that be softest?) contest yet.
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Mayoral build-up
With the London mayoral race now at full throttle, Boots has a keen eye trained on Ken, Boris and Brian.