All Boots articles – Page 39
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Opinion
Sound loaded
News reached Boots this week that Latin pop crumpet Ricky Martin will soon be Livin’ La Vida Loca in new digs.
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Switch it on
“They are out and they are proud, and their success is key to British life. Among them are actors, authors and, yes, even business people too.”
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The Untouchable
Having been tough on Arb, PFI and architecture minister David Lammy, self-confessed street-fighter and RIBA president Jack Pringle is now getting tough on possible conflicts of interest within the institute itself.
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Hug or slug
Other highlights included Paul Morrell’s speech in which he compared working for fellow guest Sir Stuart Lipton to working in California: “You never know if you are going to get a hug or if it’s a drive-in shooting.”
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Party tricks
Davis Langdon partner Paul Morrell’s retirement party at the top of the Gherkin was remarkable not just for the spectacular views or the lavish hospitality, but for a guest list that included both Richard Rogers and Marco Goldschmied who had not willingly been in the same room since the latter ...
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Tune in, turn on
Festival goers heading for Glastonbury this summer should not be surprised to spot the Landscape Institute among those setting up stall.
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Cads in business
Speaking of affairs of the heart, architects are the new love rats, a current West End production suggests.
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Happy chance
Alain de Botton will have a chance to put into practice what he preaches as a judge on this year’s Stirling Prize jury.
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Love’s rocky road
A sparkling speech by Pat Mirrlees at Terry Farrell’s and Mei Xin’s wedding party at the Wallace Collection revealed her key role in not only bringing the happy couple together, but also in ensuring they didn’t split up.
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Lunar tick
As if English Partnerships’ decision to reject designs by HTA and Alison Brooks Architects for its Campbell Park regeneration scheme in Milton Keynes wasn’t tough enough (News April 20), now the two practices must contend with the eagle eyes of one of our readers.
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OpinionTall story
A dream team of tall buildings from around the world has been brought together on a single island in a montage mocked up by the Financial Times for the front page of its relaunch issue this week.
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Opinion
Rude awakening
While innocently perusing the internet this week, Boots’ interest was caught by a feature about a glossy magazine named “Mies”.
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Reich is the drug
Readers will know that 1970s style icon Bryan Ferry is an outspoken critic of Stanton Williams’ plans to redevelop Sloane Square.
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To have and hold
The tricky question of a suitable wedding gift for Terry Farrell and Mei Xin Wang has been plaguing Patricia Brown, chief executive of the Central London Partnership.
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Try roughing it
The days when students packed a rucksack and headed off by Magic Bus to discover unknown continents are long gone, it seems.
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The write stuff?
Talking of ambitions, Jack Pringle does not step down as RIBA president until the end of August but it seems his mind is already turning to life beyond Portland Place.
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Auctioned off
Boots’ mouth is watering after catching a sneak preview of the catalogue for the Architects’ Benevolent Society’s Big Auction, to be held on June 7.