Lauding the capital

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Newly appointed working peer, Lord Rogers of Riverside, will pursue his work on improving London architecture within the House of Lords. Rogers, a well respected architect, believes that changes to public areas and facilities within the city, such as the provision of bicycle lanes and parks, could transform its cultural and social character. He has actively pursued this dream for many years as the deputy chairman of the Arts Council and the chairman of the Architecture Foundation.

Social aspects, Management, London, England, Interview, Buildings and facilities, Architecture, Architecture and society, Rogers, Richard George

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Natural born engineer

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Bryn Bird is a partner at one of the U.K.'s most prestigious structural engineering companies, Whitby and Bird. Bird sees the 19th century as the golden age of engineering, nurturing personalities such as Stephenson and Brunel. He believes that engineering in the 20th century has become deprived of the freedom to express and experiment. As a structural engineer, Bird believes that modern engineering puts an excessive strain on environmental resources and is wasteful of energy.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Personalities, Structural engineering, Engineers, Bird, Bryn

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Town centres, too little, too late?: John Gummer's revisions to PPG6 are an attempt to save our town centres from death by attrition that may be doomed to failure

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The main changes to Planning Policy Guidance note (PPG6) on town centres and retail developments include an emphasis on a plan-led approach to promoting town centre development, and a sequential aproach to the selection of development sites. It also promotes mixed use developments and good urban design.

Practice, City planning, Urban planning

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