5 month ago
philgyford : Corporation of London - Development & planning - Planning applications - Proposal to create a brand new flat at the bottom of one of the Barbican towers, in a "void space". See the PLANNING REPORT for some pics.
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17 month ago
philgyford : BarbicanTalk.com :: View topic - Milton Court - the tower has been rejected - Excellent -- the proposed plan to redevelop the Barbican's Milton Court has been "sent back" by the planning committee.
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17 month ago
philgyford : PlanningAlerts.com | Email alerts of planning applications near you - New to me. It just works. I even get direct links to the council website to comment on each application. Wonderful. This is how council websites should work. (via Tomski)
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21 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted - Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted: "The best strategy for career planning is this: make your best guess, try it out and don't be surprised if you don't like it. But for heaven's sake don't mention this in your interviews."
philgyford : PsyBlog: Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted - The group who chose their sandwiches for the week in advance "are significantly less happy with their choices than the group who chose their sandwiches on the day." (via Haddock)
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27 month ago
philgyford : Mallow street skyscraper - a photoset on Flickr - Ridiculously huge skyscraper planned for right next to Old Street roundabout. Only a few days left to get objections in to the planning people. (via Haddock)
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29 month ago
merlinmann : Apes demonstrate ability to plan ahead - LiveScience - MSNBC.com - Oh, great. Apparently scrub jays can plan ahead. They already run our back yard like tyrants. I wish we had bonobos back there instead. [via Mr. Sun]
deusx : Apes demonstrate ability to plan ahead - LiveScience - MSNBC.com - "Scientists study how bonobos, orangutans anticipate need for tools"
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30 month ago
jcgregorio : Backstory: What is the value of a tree? - Our real-estate-wise 'hot' sub-division is getting it's boost in part from all the trees we all planted 8 years ago.
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30 month ago
philgyford : Archinect : News : Jane Jacobs goes to the great city in the sky - Fairly detailed obituary/summary. (via City of Sound)
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30 month ago
jcgregorio : Celebrated author, urban activist Jane Jacobs dead at age 89 - Author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities", one of my favorite books.
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33 month ago
philgyford : Digitally Distributed Environments - Weblog with, currently, lots of models of London buildings for Google Earth.
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34 month ago
kellan : mnot: How to Throw a Holiday Party - Having watched Jasmine through a few parties, its all about the chocolate fountain. #
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36 month ago
jkottke : Panoramic photo of suburban sprawl - Panoramic photo of suburban sprawl near San Ramon, CA. Beautiful and terrifying.
philgyford : Panoramic photograph of suburban sprawl near San Ramon, California | Matt Jalbert - Unreal-looking. Would be great to see this animated over a decade or two. (via Kottke again. He has such good links.)
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