2013-05-04 (Saturday)
Links
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Whitecross Street Estate - 2010 - Publica (PDF)
A report on the Peabody estate that spans Whitecross Street, from 2010. An interesting read. It sounded like a quite reasonable amount of work would make a big different to a lot of the public/residents’ spaces which are neither car park or useful/enjoyable space. But I’m not sure how much has actually changed since.
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An Independent Appraisal of Henderson Global Investor’s Ltd’s Proposals for Redevelopment of the Western Market Buildings, Smithfield (PDF)
Lots of photos etc, describing the proposals. Mainly: Keep the most of the shallow, street-facing brick buildings (or just the facades?), and replace the large 19th century market space inside with a seven-storey office block. This assessment seems unsurprisingly critical.
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I *assume* that’s an algorithm and it’s not a Guardian employee choosing which video is “best”. Benefit of the doubt and all that…
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@infovore I mean, it’s in the dictionary. Maybe it is that. Just… seems silly, not clever.
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@infovore U _ _ _ O _. If it’s “unroof” that feels very disappointingly not a proper word.
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@alicebartlett Not that it’s bugging me.
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@alicebartlett “Open a damaged sunroof (6)”
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@simonw @owenblacker @lanyrd @emw Brilliant, thanks Simon!
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@owenblacker @lanyrd @emw Fair enough! I’ll do what I can.
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(I have no affiliation with either, but I’m procrastinating again.)
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@plsj I hope they set you free soon! (Assuming you’re not actually a flesh-eating zombie, of course.)
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@pixellent Oh no. Then I’ll have to correct them! Will it never end?!
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@pixellent What?! I thought I finished it before I finally got round to having lunch! Bugger.
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@russelldavies I thought I might squeeze a tea break in first.
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4.30. Procrastination ends.
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@stefiorazi :) I have to ration myself rather than catch up all in one go! & if I was planning to move I’d be changing my mind all the time.
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“it was felt by nearby residents that housing for single people was bound to encourage prostitution.”
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Completely loving the Modernist Estates blog: modernistestates.com Properties for sale in post-war blocks around Britain (mostly Ldn).