The decline and fall of Robert Adam's Rome
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The Adelphi, a palatial speculative development of shops and houses in Central London, England was designed and built by Robert Adam. The development envisaged 50 high-class houses, a row of terraced cottages, a tavern, chapel and headquarters for a learned society above vaulted warehouses south of the Strand. Adam's family firm of architects was in financial difficulties in Jan 1774, but in 1768 took out a 99-year lease on the site of the ruined Durham Yard. The ground level of the Adelphi vaults was too low and flooding caused the Ordnance Department to reject it. Official opposition prevented the Act of Parliament needed for planning permission until May 1771. The houses were on too small a site so by February 1773 the brothers sold unlet property by lottery to save them from bankruptcy.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Above, the princely dream; below, the Tesco reality
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The Prince of Wales housing project for Poundsbury, Dorchester, Dorset, England, planned by Leon Krier, intended most of its buildings to be in the local tradition. A significant part of the composition of towns is the relationship between houses and architectural monuments. The vernacular expresses basic, traditional architectural values. Builders may have forgotten the detail and technique of traditional construction, so Krier produced a building code to inspire them to create solutions themselves.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1993
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Who can save Dublin's fair city ...
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Dublin has lost many of its most beautiful historic buildings over recent years, with some of its most characteristic terraces disappearing altogether. Many of the buildings which do remain have no official protection, and the city centre is extremely vulnerable. The lack of conservation laws in Ireland has led to many old buildings being neglected or destroyed. However, the Dublin Civic Trust, which has recently been founded, aims to purchase, conserve and sell on decaying historic buildings.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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