Against living too close to the ground

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There has been a strong reaction over recent years in the UK against the tower block housing which was very popular in the 1960s. However, it is now being increasingly recognized that high-rise housing could be the ideal solution to the shortage of space for housing development in London, England. Some architects feel that it is no longer correct to assume that everybody wants a garden, and believe that high-rise housing can be effective if it is sensitively designed and carefully managed.

Housing, London, England, Design and construction, High-rise apartment buildings, High rise apartment buildings

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Lucio Costa

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Architect and town planner Lucio Costa was born in France, but later moved to the UK and then Switzerland. He returned to Brazil, where his father was born, in 1918 to study at the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He became very influenced by Le Courbusier and modernism. He came to public attention when he submitted the winning sketch for the town plan of Brasilia, Brazil, in 1957. He both collaborated with and was overshadowed by fellow architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Obituary, Architects, Costa, Lucio

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Fifty years at the cutting edge

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The Design Museum in London, England, is shortly to stage a retrospective of the work of designer David Mellor. This will feature the many photographs Mellor has always commissioned of his work. The photographs give an insight into how Mellor has influenced the everyday lives of ordinary people in the UK during the 50 years in which he has been designing. His designs have included cutlery, traffic lights, buildings and park benches.

Exhibitions, Mellor, David

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