Chris Foges

Writer and editor working in architecture and the built environment [email protected]. Contributing editor @RIBAJ, formerly editor @Arch_Today

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Richard Seifert's 1968 Modernist landmark lifts off into the 21st century thanks to a sensitive refresh by @squirepartners. Photo © Danica O. Kus https://t.co/bNuxpsqvwT

[RUSS @RUSSLewisham]

Thanks to @chrisfoges and 📷Richard Chivers for this detailed account of the RUSS journey so far...
@ShepheardEp @LewishamCouncil

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It was a treat to visit this lovely self-built studio by Commonbond Architects. I want one.

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Building a studio in the back garden has been an educational journey for two directors of Commonbond Architects, who learnt practical skills and a practice ethos as they built
https://t.co/agszCXEG5a

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@edwinheathcote All the writers 'liking' this tweet

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Last week to enter! Deadline: 29 March ⬇️

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@charlesjholland 'Who needs utopia when you have Switzerland?' is a zinger

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What grabbed your attention in 2023? Royal Gold Medallist Yasmeen Lari & ex-Greenpeace developer profiled, Heatherwick and Tuomey reviewed, Michael Hopkins remembered, and Park Hill on stage
https://t.co/Xp2fsUj8A8

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@ollywainwright Will 2024 see the opening of Heneghan Peng's Grand Egyptian Museum - 11 years late?

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@charlesjholland I'm guessing a certain someone who is now approaching 90 years old. that drawing looks way ahead of its time

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Peter Barber Architects @PpeterPeter does it again with Edgewood Mews, a peaceful, characterful car-free street right beside a main London traffic artery, writes @chrisfoges
https://t.co/juGSdsm0Xd
#ribajreview

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@helenbarrett Googled - Lynn Barber!

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@helenbarrett Have heard people say similar things about only being able to buy olive oil from chemists, sold to treat blocked ears - though likely exaggerated

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@helenbarrett The 1960s 'knockers-through' in Camden and Islington?
https://t.co/CwGQ2RnVKw

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@HobbsLufc @helenbarrett Ah, not such a happy story

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@helenbarrett The owner told me that the death of the high street might be averted by more imaginative retail

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@Rob_Fiehn Congratulations Rob

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Michael Hopkins (1935-2023): Colin Davies on the High Tech pioneer and Royal Gold Medallist whose enduring commitment to honest, practical architecture produced a raft of beautiful and influential buildings https://t.co/VzWePKxGYu

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@mark_itecture Studio Tom Emerson at ETH, on quite a grand scale

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@mark_itecture @Rob_Fiehn I got the title wrong though. Secret History of Our Streets. Good episodes on Camberwell grove etc too