Judge rules Kansas tribe has sovereign immunity
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
WICHITA | The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas has won its argument that it is entitled to sovereign immunity as a federally recognized Indian tribe.
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John Lyall grins and bares it
Latest News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
It’s not quite The Full Monty, but the video of John Lyall on stage at his new Jerwood Dance House with various builders from Morgan Ashurst is very entertaining
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12 firms vie to revive derelict Rogers site
Latest News (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
British Land asks young architects to find uses for the City’s abandoned ‘cheese grater’ tower
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Nestle’s “Cocoa Plan”
Candy Dish Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
As you pass out treats to children in the U.S. who dress as ghosts and goblins on Halloween night you might be interested to know that cocoa farmers are finding ways to increase their incomes and provide better lives for their children. Late last week Nestle, among the largest purchasers of cocoa beans in the world [...]
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Mik Godley commented on the blog post Government minister warns Prince Charles against 'scuppering' British architecture
Art reviw Alex Stalenbertg (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Mik Godley commented on the blog post Government minister warns Prince Charles against 'scuppering' British architecture
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Works by Foster, Rogers and Hadid to be auctioned for charity
Latest News (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Works by top architects are to go under the hammer to raise money for built environment charity Article 25, which designs and builds schools, health centres and homes for some of the poorest people on earth.
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Rogers’ fight for £1.5m fee throws doubt on Barracks
Latest News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
The developer that sacked Richard Rogers from the Chelsea Barracks project has been given until the middle of next week to stump up £1.5 million in alleged unpaid fees or face legal action
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Richard Rogers vs. Prince Charles: Again
Looking Around (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
The British architect recently won the Stirling Prize, Britain's highest architectural honor. But was the prize meant as a way for U.K. modern architects to give the finger to Rogers' prime antagonist — and theirs — Prince Charles? Sort of like an Obama Peace Prize that's a shot at George Bush? Rogers [...]
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Richard Rogers Bags Britain's Highest Architectural Prize
Fast Company Now (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Rogers's practice wins the 2009 Stirling Prize, for a cancer center designed to put patients at ease. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has just won the 2009 Stirling Prize, Britain's most prestigious architectural honors, for their design of a cancer center in London. As the Times of London reports , Rogers had been a dark horse in the competition, which comes with a £20,000 prize; bookie's had...
- Richard Rogers Bags Britain's Highest Architectural Prize - Fast Company
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Rogers wins Stirling Prize
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Contrary to speculations before last weekend's award ceremony, Richard Rogers won the most coveted prize in British architecture for his Maggie's Centre, a cancer care center in London.
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Monster Mash: Richard Rogers wins Stirling Prize in architecture; Tate galleries enter movie biz; painting keeps time
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
-- Top prize: Richard Rogers has won the Stirling Prize in architecture for his work on the Maggie's Centre in Hammersmith, London. (London Times) -- New venture: The Tate network of art galleries in Britain is planning to produce its...
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Heavyweight Stirling Prize Goes to Richard Rogers for London Cancer Centre
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Richard Rogers of Rogers Stirk Harbour +Partners rebounded from a year scrapping with Prince Charles to take the prestigious annual RIBA Stirling Prize. The firm's design for Maggie's Centre, a cancer rehabilitation annex connected to Charing Cross Hospital in central London, was lauded by the jury for its non-clinical nature: "It could be a private house in a Finnish forest instead of a health...
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Pave-paradise plan leaves Prince looking a right Charlie
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
LONDON: Prince Charles's credibility as guardian of rural Britain has come under fire for planning to build 2000 homes on rolling pasture and an environmentally friendly beef farm.
- Fury at Duchy plan to for green fields - The Guardian
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Congratulations to Richard Rogers
theRatandMouse (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
I used to live a stone's throw from Charing Cross hospital... and remember watching plans for their specialist cancer centre closely. Architecture's all about form and function, which is why Maggies Centre won the Stirling. No Stirlings for Poundbury,...
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Stratford route at 7:30 on 19 October
Mind the Blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Here are the reported incidents at 7:30 on 19 October for the Tube system: No line incidents reported. EUSTON UNDERGROUND STATION: From Monday 17 August until Monday 9 November, there will be a reduced escalator service to the southbound Northern line (Bank Branch) and southbound Victoria line platforms due to refurbishment works. Access to these platforms [...]