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Simon Hersom I was going to suggest the BT (Post Office) tower except that it hardly counts as modern any more. I think the Lloyds Building might not be missed, while Tower 42, was a mistake by NatWest...
richheap Urgh! That Cambridge building is awful. It reminds me of Oxfordshire County Hall, a building that is nowhere near as attractive as that name would have you believe. And I agree with you on Waterhouse...
Simon Hersom You know a building is awful when it doesn't feature on it's own website. The grad pad in Cambridge has remained a piece of astonishing architectural insensitivity for several decades...
richheap Thanks Pablo. Yes, I think it was the Cafe de Oriente that we went to. I checked on the website, and I'm sure I recognise the red seats and the striped wallpaper.
Pablo Valerio Rich, I think this is in the square opposite the Royal Palace, "Plaza de Oriente", next to the National Concert Hall
richheap Can any Madrid experts tell me what building this is, please? I'm sure I went for lunch there with my wife a couple of times when we were in the city four years ago (as I recall, there was quite...
Hazel Starry, starry night... Josh Groban's version of the song began playing in my head as I read Mary's entry. Thank you for sharing your story... Pictures might be worth a thousand words, but works...
Hazel Soon, the whole world's going to be living like this. Who knew?
Hazel Step on... If you dare!
Hazel Rich has a point. It sounds like a devious thing to do, making sure people live longer by advising them not to smoke...so that they can drink (and decrease their life span in the process!) when they're...
richheap Human race celebrates first traffic calming measure visible from space.
kq4ym A great approach to getting more greenery in cities and helping the environment. But, I wonder what the added cost is to building owners as there's certainly some unique construction techniques that...
richheap Now I've asked the question, I realise what a difficult one it is to answer. London has seen a series of new office skyscrapers - Shard, Walkie Talkie, Gherkin etc. - but none of those has yet creeped...
FeepingCreatures Casual Friday for the corporate lawyer: perhaps the blue blazer was a little too daring?
FeepingCreatures Mary: my understanding is that the 'ghost cities' in China were driven mainly by cheap capital loaned to favoured building companies, who took the "build it and they will come" approach. To...
Shane Fernandez Agreed thinbluedba. So, to change that, we have to lead by example and set the precedent. As I stated in my respons to Nicole, I hope you will jump aboard to help us change the world: "So, from...
Shane Fernandez Thanks Nicole. So, from now on, never ending, forever, everyone who reads this has a responsibility to do something nice for the elderly. Whether it be holding a door open, or just saying hello,...
Kate In New York City, green roofs are regarded as a potent agent in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) – a condition that plagues waterways. According to New York's Riverkeeper, more...
Kate In New York City, green roofs are regarded as a potent agent in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) – a condition that plagues waterways. According to New York's Riverkeeper, more...
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Green roofs are among the hottest ways to keep cities cool, and the technique has launched an architectural fad among cities worldwide.
5/17/2013
When building "sustainable" cities, we strive to help them last and remain productive over time. But in doing so, I fear we're often forgetting the elderly.
Rich Heap, Community Editor, Future Cities
5/17/2013
Extravagant skyscrapers may add new icons to city skylines, but that doesn't mean they are designed well or meet the needs of businesses.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
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Everyone's talking "green" these days -- but when it comes to datacenters, talk is often where it stops.
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5/13/2013
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Simon Hersom I was going to suggest the BT (Post Office) tower except that it hardly counts as modern any more. I think the Lloyds Building might not be missed, while Tower 42, was a mistake by NatWest...
richheap Urgh! That Cambridge building is awful. It reminds me of Oxfordshire County Hall, a building that is nowhere near as attractive as that name would have you believe. And I agree with you on Waterhouse...
Simon Hersom You know a building is awful when it doesn't feature on it's own website. The grad pad in Cambridge has remained a piece of astonishing architectural insensitivity for several decades...
richheap Thanks Pablo. Yes, I think it was the Cafe de Oriente that we went to. I checked on the website, and I'm sure I recognise the red seats and the striped wallpaper.
Pablo Valerio Rich, I think this is in the square opposite the Royal Palace, "Plaza de Oriente", next to the National Concert Hall
richheap Can any Madrid experts tell me what building this is, please? I'm sure I went for lunch there with my wife a couple of times when we were in the city four years ago (as I recall, there was quite...
Hazel Starry, starry night... Josh Groban's version of the song began playing in my head as I read Mary's entry. Thank you for sharing your story... Pictures might be worth a thousand words, but works...
Hazel Soon, the whole world's going to be living like this. Who knew?
Hazel Step on... If you dare!
Hazel Rich has a point. It sounds like a devious thing to do, making sure people live longer by advising them not to smoke...so that they can drink (and decrease their life span in the process!) when they're...
richheap Human race celebrates first traffic calming measure visible from space.
kq4ym A great approach to getting more greenery in cities and helping the environment. But, I wonder what the added cost is to building owners as there's certainly some unique construction techniques that...
richheap Now I've asked the question, I realise what a difficult one it is to answer. London has seen a series of new office skyscrapers - Shard, Walkie Talkie, Gherkin etc. - but none of those has yet creeped...
FeepingCreatures Casual Friday for the corporate lawyer: perhaps the blue blazer was a little too daring?
FeepingCreatures Mary: my understanding is that the 'ghost cities' in China were driven mainly by cheap capital loaned to favoured building companies, who took the "build it and they will come" approach. To...
Shane Fernandez Agreed thinbluedba. So, to change that, we have to lead by example and set the precedent. As I stated in my respons to Nicole, I hope you will jump aboard to help us change the world: "So, from...
Shane Fernandez Thanks Nicole. So, from now on, never ending, forever, everyone who reads this has a responsibility to do something nice for the elderly. Whether it be holding a door open, or just saying hello,...
Kate In New York City, green roofs are regarded as a potent agent in reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) – a condition that plagues waterways. According to New York's Riverkeeper, more...
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