Lucy Mori
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Comment on: Jiřičná and Brooks to speak at Women in Architecture talk
I encourage all architects to attend the Women in Architecture Events - for women it is empowering and inspiring to be in a room full of women architects and to listen to worthy winners; for men, it can be an eye-opener not to be in the majority.
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Comment on: Herzog & de Meuron wins planning for Oxford government school
I am excited about this project for Oxford - often steeped in tradition - and I support the bravery of the decision-makers. I hope the completed building does not disappoint and is as beautiful as the Prada building in Tokyo. Many of Oxford's finer modern buildings are hidden from public view, like St Catherine's College, so it is also inspiring to have this building contributing to the public realm on a busy street.
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Comment on: Foster, Peter Cook, Grimshaw and Wilkinson Eyre among West Kowloon finalists
The shortlist demonstrates the high regard for British Design internationally. While West Kowloon Cultural park is a high profile project, it underlines that fact that there are significant opportunities for UK architectural practices in China. Amazingly last year only 4% of fees of UK practices was earned from international clients and projects - this must surely increase in the future.
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Comment on: AJ Poll: should RIBA have an annual sustainability award?
I think the RIBA should have an annual conference - it seems to me astonishing that there is no annual conference - and this would be an opporunity to showcase all awards - including one for sustainibility if appropriate. Awards are useful for promoting selection criteria and raising the profile of architects who embrace those criteria. More work needs to be done on combining good design with environmental performance - so this could be a valuable initiative.
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Comment on: Relaxed rules for house extensions could become permanent, says minister
I think this is an excellent initiative but not one which is going to drive the economy. Increasing the density of existing urban areas makes good sense - rather than building in the green belt. However small projects are not going to amount to huge increases in construction spending across the economy. The upside is that there will be opportunities for the majority of architects in the UK who work in micro practices and depend on small domestic projects.
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