No man is an island
China's Jinbao Daily reports, via Ananova
[http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2237937.html?menu=], that developers have
turned a house into an island in China after the owner refused
Cities
Cities and Sand 3
The trouble with a tabula rasa is that the tabula is rarely rasa after all.
Adu Dhabi has unveiled it's plans for a cultural district on Saadiyat Island
("Happiness Island&
Qatar pedals to the future
Recently finished is the sixth Tour of Qatar, a bizarre cycle race around the
hinterlands of Qatar. Bizarre in that in the race traverses a pancake flat
desert, with almost no spectators, in
Cities and Sand 2
The fractal dimension of the Gulf coast is increasing.
Inspired by the recent pamphlet, The Gulf
[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gulf-Rem-Koolhaas/dp/3037780886/] by Rem Koolhaas and
AMO, my current obsession is
The Alsopification of Park Hill
The £146m regeneration of Sheffield's Park Hill housing estate, which has this
week been given the go-ahead
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/6234385.stm], represents a