New Plans for the King Edward Tower in Liverpool have been released, and they are ugly...
The previous renders for the 540ft office, apartment and hotel tower, released by joint developers Richmont Property Ltd and Y1 Developments, looked similar to the 658ft proposed Regal Tower on Birmingham's Broad Street in terms of cladding and shape.
The redesign is as a result of a protestations by developer Peel who believe it did not fit in with their vision for Liverpool Waters.
I am a supporter of the Peel project in principle because Liverpool's waterfront will look fantastic with a series of high-rise buildings.
However, with the exception of the Shanghai tower, I am not of the architecture currently on display in their renders and the new render for the King Edward Tower is no better.
Buildings made out up of out-of-line boxes, as though built with ill-fitting lego bricks, only look good when surrounded by other modern projects.
I don't believe that this new design is fitting of being a flagship building for Liverpool.
Elsewhere, the recession has taken another victim in the form of the Lumiere Towers in Leeds.
The council has, it seems, refused planning permission for the newly revised designs because the developer has not met its infrastructure requirements due being in administration.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Website accessibility
A few months ago I wrote about the steps that the ChinaDaily website has taken to improve accessibility for disabled people.
I have just found this article by WebCredible on things that web masters should look for when creating a site.
As I commented previously, I believe that websites in the UK are still not doing enough to open up their sites so everyone can use them.
Individuals should take responsibility for the content of their website, but there needs to be more regulation in place to ensure that everyone can enjoy online content in the same way.
I have just found this article by WebCredible on things that web masters should look for when creating a site.
As I commented previously, I believe that websites in the UK are still not doing enough to open up their sites so everyone can use them.
Individuals should take responsibility for the content of their website, but there needs to be more regulation in place to ensure that everyone can enjoy online content in the same way.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Alt.Cardiff
As part of the postgraduate journalism course I am studying at Cardiff University, I have been contributing to the online magazine Alt.Cardiff
The magazine hunts out Cardiff's best off-beat news and reviews under five different categories: Food, Music, Culture, Active and 'No Logo' - a political slant on the Welsh capital.
Over the past 11 weeks I have contibuted two articles to all of the above categories apart from Food where I contributed three.
Clicking on an article's header below will take to you the original story.
Culture:
10. Phil Rogers Pottery Exhibition
The Makers Guild in Wales will be hosting an exhibition of Phil Rogers’s work from 1 December to 31 January next year.
9. Martin Tinney Gallery Christmas Exhibition
The gallery launched its 2009 Christmas exhibition on 27 November and this year’s show will include work by Charles Burton to celebrate his 80th birthday as well as a number of industrial paintings by Glyn Griffiths who died 10 years ago.
Active:
The Cardiff Lions, Wales’s only recognised gay friendly rugby union club, are looking for new players before the start of next season.
The Celts wheelchair basketball team may steal the limelight when it comes to disability sport in Cardiff, but the local Disability Sport Wales team offer more than just competitive activities.
No Logo:
6. Controversial Parking Charges at St David's
The new £675m St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff opened at the end of last month becoming the largest of its kind in Wales.
5. Peaceful Progress Graffitti
The community-based Peaceful Progress organisation is hoping to bring its artwork to the streets of Splott.
Music:
The Sŵn Festival was an excellent opportunity to see Cardiff's music talent. This article discusses the five local bands battling to be the next best thing.
The latest craze to hit New York is called ‘Thumping’; residents banging on railings and bollards to see how they sound.
Watch this space for the full interview with Ninjah Jones
Food:
11. Women's Institute's Christmas Cake
You can do worse than consult the Women’s Institute (WI) if you want to make the perfect Christmas cake.
2. The best named beer in Cardiff
A sign of a truly good pub is a draught with a ridiculous name.
1. All your stomach needs sold here
Not everyone can afford to travel, but Cardiff is a viable destination if all you want to do is sample foreign food.
NB: Articles are numbered according to the order that they appeared on the website. Week 11 was the week starting 7 December 2009.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Zero Waste in Wales
I went to St. Arvans in Monmouthshire today which was apparently the first zero waste settlement in Wales.
I am currently writing a feature about waste for my course at Cardiff University, and it will explore the alternatives to landfill.
It seems that St. Arvans' experiment is due to fail as the local council has found that zero waste also equals zero binmen and consequently a loss of jobs.
I will have a video up on here very soon, but before that here are some photographs:
I am currently writing a feature about waste for my course at Cardiff University, and it will explore the alternatives to landfill.
It seems that St. Arvans' experiment is due to fail as the local council has found that zero waste also equals zero binmen and consequently a loss of jobs.
I will have a video up on here very soon, but before that here are some photographs:
The local pub housed the communal recycling bins in their car park...
All residents were encourged to use the various recycling boxes...
Just as we left, the clouds parted for the first time...
Sunday, November 8, 2009
YouTube videos harm music industry
I haven't been able to play music on my computer for about a month now because the poor thing is getting old.
Far from tearing my hair out however, I have just resorted to using YouTube to supplement my listening to radio stations such as Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Classic FM and Radio 3.
It occured to me therefore, that the decision to allow official music videos back onto YouTube could be really damaging to the music industry.
I have never even thought of illegally downloading tracks that I like, but I similarly hadn't even thought about not using YouTube.
I don't think music videos should be banned from YouTube however. If one type of video is banned due to commercial interests, a precedent may be set that might hinder the free flow of content on the social media site.
Far from tearing my hair out however, I have just resorted to using YouTube to supplement my listening to radio stations such as Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Classic FM and Radio 3.
It occured to me therefore, that the decision to allow official music videos back onto YouTube could be really damaging to the music industry.
I have never even thought of illegally downloading tracks that I like, but I similarly hadn't even thought about not using YouTube.
I don't think music videos should be banned from YouTube however. If one type of video is banned due to commercial interests, a precedent may be set that might hinder the free flow of content on the social media site.
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