Published on May,21 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
Nothing better demonstrates the British passion for gardening than the news that tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show are being sold on the black market for six times their face value. It is hard to imagine any other ...
Published on May,21 2012 - by Agence France Presse
A deadly earthquake which killed six people and left thousands homeless in northeast Italy also caused traumatic damage to much-loved churches, belltowers and castles that dot the historic region."There's damage to the ...
Published on May,21 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
John O' Ceallaigh selects the best lifestyle and culture events taking place in the capital this week. After weeks of dismal weather London is finally set to enjoy some sunshine this week, and should even be hotter than ...
Published on May,21 2012 - by Reuters
...nd of voting to choose city majors involves nearly 120 local administrations. Prime Minister Mario Monti - the architect of Italy's tough austerity program - is not standing, but the two main parties in the right-left co...
Published on May,21 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
.... Built in 1935, this 16-room no-frills boutique hotel was one of the first projects in Palm Springs by Modern architect Albert Frey . It's also the place where Sinatra stayed when Twin Palms was being built. Simple room...
Published on May,21 2012 - by Agence France Presse
...errara, a UNESCO World Heritage site, exposing statues of angels to the elements.Claudio Fabbri, a 37-year-old architect, told AFP the restoration had taken eight years. "Now there's nothing left to do," he said desponde...
Published on May,21 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...out Palestine. A lesson in literature as advocacy and in advocacy as art. Eyal Weizman’s Hollow Land: Israel’s Architect ure of Occupation (2008) is a terrifying exposition of architecture and city planning as acts of wa...
Published on May,20 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...arded him as strict and feared being caught drinking in the city’s karaoke bars, the mayor regarded the French architect as a foreigner with interesting ideas. “In his eyes, I was a sort of artist,” he said. His own arch...
Published on May,20 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...SoHo in downtown Manhattan for the suburban commuter town of Mount Kisco, and give up a promising career as an architect to care for the couple’s four children. He said: “She was a SoHo girl. She blamed me from taking he...
Published on May,20 2012 - by The Daily Telegraph
...oddick b.1942 – 2007. Businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner. Norman Foster b.1935. Architect Charles Saatchi b.1943. Co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatch...