• Sandy Bannerman obituary

    Sandy Bannerman obituary
    Architect planner who helped create the new town of Craigavon in Northern Ireland in the 1960sThe Scottish architect planner Sandy Bannerman, who has died aged 94, devoted almost all his long career to the UK’s new towns. His most important role was as chief architect planner to the Craigavon Development Commission, charged with creating a new city in Northern Ireland in the mid-1960s.Great Britain was transformed in the 50s by new housing, schools and even new towns, yet little had change
  • The Coffee Stirrer: New York’s super-thin skyscraper is ready for residents – just don’t mention the swaying

    The Coffee Stirrer: New York’s super-thin skyscraper is ready for residents – just don’t mention the swaying
    The Steinway Tower in Manhattan is so tall and skinny that luxury homes on the upper floors whip around by a few feet whenever the wind gets upName: The Coffee Stirrer.Age: Startlingly new. Continue reading...

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