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Posts Tagged ‘Dubai’

10 most popular posts of 2009

Arse about tit given my last post but here’s the most popular posts on Zerochampion in 2009. A shout out to the team behind the East London refurbishment project who guest-posted during the year and proved plenty of value throughout the year. And to architectural student Benjamin Kinch for his thoughtful piece on BREEAM. Here [...]

Dubai and rethinking growth

I think I have something of an apology to make. Last October I went to Dubai for the Cityscape event, and blogged
rather half heartedly on my concerns about the region. One fellow blogger chided me somewhat after I returned on my rather tepidly critical posts. And she was right. The months since have proven what [...]

Code 46 and the survival of cities

I attended a screening of the film Code 46 at the Barbican last week. Released back in 2003 it’s achieved something of a cult status in the past five years, especially in architectural circles. It’s directed by Michael Winterbottom (pictured far right), one of the most prolific and idiosyncratic film-makers in the UK right now.
The [...]