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...Thomas Heatherwick, its co-designer, at the risk of ignoring the beam in his own eye, told the FT this week that modern architecture has left our cites suffering an “epidemic of boringness”....
...The co-ownership model means less competition for single family homes....
...“We share your concern about the chronic undersupply of housing in major metropolitan centres around the world,” they added....
...will enable further gains in property prices....
...Ma, co-founder of the ecommerce giant Alibaba and reportedly the richest man in China, last October at the Forbes CEO Conference in Singapore....
...While here in London we’ll help the British Museum, the Science Museum, and the V&A move their collections out of storage and on display....
...Co-operation can be hindered by a perception that those in government and the civil service have been complicit in corruption....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Over the last year, we understand that a number of AIG’s 100,000+ employees have left A.I.G. to join the company’s direct competitors in the global property and casualty and life insurance businesses....
...The Tribune Company on Monday became the largest casualty of the crisis in US newspapers, filing for bankruptcy protection in a blow to Sam Zell, whose $8.2bn leveraged buy-out closed only a year ago....
...Tel: +44 (0)1909-501 700; www.harleygallery.co.uk Sardinian rugs Carpets designed by architect Aldo Rossi and woven in Sardinia go on sale in London on Wednesday....
...and entertainment centre and the 750,000 sq ft Miami Metropolitan office complex....
...Their modern designs draw on a rich vocabulary of Indian craft traditions while high production values have ensured a presence at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the V&A and Musée des Arts Decoratifs...
...Most eye-catchingly, he in effect sacked Sir Ian Blair as head of the Metropolitan Police, allowing Johnson to put his own stamp on the fight against crime – a central campaign theme....
...Among the casualties are Zoe Morgan, the Co-op’s head of marketing. Mr Marks is sticking with Patrick Allen, his marketing director at United....
...A case in point is the “Davanzati Bed” from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York....
...Each year, the group gets about 3,000 offers to manage properties, and may accept five. Its heartland is in North America, though lately it has taken on some high-profile European properties....
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