Home Swede home: A new 'village' on the 2012 Olympics site is to be designed by Ikea
It doesn't look like much: a collection of old factory buildings on a muddy site near to the Olympics in deep east London, close to dusty, arterial roads and one of the less celebrated reaches of the river Lea. But it is here, at Sugar House Lane in Stratford, that Inter Ikea, the investment and construction arm of the Swedish furniture giant, has bought a 13-acre site. Within the next few years ...
Home Swede home: A new 'village' on the 2012 Olympics site is to be designed by IkeaNew London can think big for Fort Trumbull
It's hard not to get excited about the prospects of New London's Fort Trumbull, to hear Allan Plattus of the Yale Urban Design Workshop talk about them.And that's what Plattus, director of the
New London can think big for Fort Trumbull
Home Secretary calls to 'move beyond' ASBOs
The Home Secretary Theresa May has called for a review of ASBOs and other orders aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour, saying they "criminalise young people unnecessarily".
Home Secretary calls to 'move beyond' ASBOsWork perk: Some offices allow early exit on Fridays
Summertime and the living is easier -- at least in some Miami offices. Summer Fridays, the traditional long weekends in New York publishing houses, have trickled down to Miami in the past decade, especially in the advertising and public relations fields.
Work perk: Some offices allow early exit on Fridays