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On design awards

by Richard Rose-Casemore | Jun 18, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Architect

Originally published June 2017. There was a feature on TV this week about the grotesque golf trophies that the unfortunate professional is forced to model in front of the cameras should he or she triumph on tour. These ranged in design from various enormous...

Musings on the life of Zaha Hadid

by Houston Morris | Jun 18, 2023 | Golden Oldie, The Architect

Originally published May 2017. I first came across ‘Zaha’ when I was a student at the Architectural Association (known as the AA) in the early 1990s. She was always known just as Zaha. She never required a last name as everyone knew who she was. She had rock star...

The surprising nature of property development

by Alan Waxman | Dec 4, 2017 | The Architect

The excitement of property development for me is that you never know where an opportunity might present itself. One of my most unexpected projects came off the back of a chance meeting with a very charming young lady whom I met at Annabelle’s in Berkeley Square....