Meaningless ideas are still useful in politics

Article Abstract:

Lord Rogers is the UK's only full-time architect politician and he has a positive vision of cities, towns and urban areas, as compact mixed neighbourhoods, with public areas that encourage people to meet. However this is not necessary the universal panacea he believes it is. New Labour's enforcers have now said that the density of greenfield housing should be permitted to increase to 50 homes a hectare, and claim there is room for a million further homes in London, if on-street parking is reduced, brownfield sites are cleaned up and redundant buildings are converted into flats. However the city is only attractive to live in because of declining density.

Planning, Housing

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Mutant child of Bucky's vision is forming in a Norwegian shipyard

Article Abstract:

The World of ResidenSea, a ship under construction in Norway, will sail round the world throughout the year. Most of its passengers will be permanent residents, as it has 110 luxury apartments costing between 1.3 million pounds sterling and 5 million pounds sterling.

Cruise ships

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The re-evaluation of high-rise buildings: the cost to civilisation

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the importance of re-evaluating the design of high-rise buildings following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, NY, on September 11, 2001. The implications for tall buildings are discussed.

Methods, Column, Influence, Architectural design, High rise buildings, Tall buildings, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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