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Tag Archives: The Guardian
Pick of the Day: The truth about property developers: how they are exploiting planning authorities and ruining our cities | Cities | theguardian.com
A lengthy, but excellent article on planning, real estate development and booms: “Under the coalition’s localism agenda, the wheels for private-sector encroachment into public planning have been further oiled, with the introduction of neighbourhood plans. Presented as a means of … Continue reading
Pick of the day: Helsinki v Guggenheim: the backlash against the global megabrand is on | Art and design | The Guardian
“Dazzled by the promise of the Bilbao effect, dozens of cities court the attentions of the Guggenheim every year, hoping to become the next pearl in its necklace. The latest Gehry-designed titanium behemoth is planned to open in Abu Dhabi … Continue reading
Pick of the day: The ‘reconfiguration’ of London is akin to social cleansing | Anna Minton | Comment is free | The Guardian
“For cynical residents this approach is a continuation of the previous government’s discredited Pathfinder programme, which aimed to increase land and property prices by demolishing existing homes in well-located areas in northern towns to build new properties that could be … Continue reading
“Help! Whatever happened to Holland-Germany animosity?”
by Hans Pul Place reputations sometimes alter abruptly, but mostly it is a long process in time. Sometimes, place reputation changes take generations. The following article by Joris Luyendijk, a Dutch journalist at The Guardian, deals with this theme from … Continue reading
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Tagged Dutch, German, Germany, Holland, Joris Luyendijk, Netherlands, The Guardian
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The five best places to live in the world, and why | Money | The Guardian
… I always think these ratings are amazingly stupid, even if they are supposed to be humorous. I would not mind if the author used the first person (i.e. the best places for ME in the world), but he uses … Continue reading
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Tagged Cihangir, Hamburg, Hawaii, Istanbul, Portland, The Guardian
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Call it the Tracey Emin effect: art overcoming austerity outside London | by John Kampfner | The Guardian
Culture-led regeneration and Darwinian (s. dog-eat-dog) logic in John Kampfner’s article: Call it the Tracey Emin effect: art overcoming austerity outside London | John Kampfner | Comment is free | The Guardian.
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Tagged art, galleries, Margate, The Guardian, Tracey Emin, Turner Contemporary
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Keep your lion, Flanders – it’s a better look than a pair of slippers | The Observer
Keep your lion, Flanders – it’s a better look than a pair of slippers| The Observer. Our team picked this in The Guardian. It’s an article by David Mitchell about country images, symbols and logos – and very much about … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, country image, Flanders, logo, The Guardian
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