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Articles by Tom Holbrook
New towns will fail without a plan to deliver quality at a local level
On the eve of the 1946 New Towns Act, Aneurin Bevan, minister for health with responsibility for housing, remarked: ‘While we shall be judged for a year or two by the number of houses we build … we shall be judged in 10 years’ time by the type of houses we build.’ Jump forward 80 years, and we see the government rediscovering its interest in the tools established by that act.
Capital gains: ZIN by 51N4E, Jaspers-Eyers Architects and l'AUC
Seldom has the transformation of a building in Brussels been so discussed as that of the World Trade Center (WTC). The project has been praised and condemned, often in the same sentence. About one thing, there seems to be no discussion: the original complex was terrible.
The case for a 100-mile national park from Oxford to the Wash
‘The approach to Ely is always dramatic. The city and its cathedral loom at first faintly through the blue haze of the Fens, distinguishable as a whiter shade of pale.
If Cambridge is to have a development corporation, then it must deliver for the public good
What would a development corporation ‘mission’ look like for Cambridge and what public good could it achieve, asks Tom Holbrook Whoever wins the General Election this year, it is clear that my city, Cambridge, is going to experience significant change. This government – and its possible Labour successor – are focused on a ‘big project’ for the city. What is less evident are the objectives of such a project and how one might measure its success.
Lions roll past Comets
SUMMIT Boyd County improved their record to 18-4 and continued their push toward the postseason with a convincing 85-39 victory Tuesday night at Boyd County Middle School over West Carter. The Lions jumped out to a 26-15 lead in the first quarter. Senior Jason Ellis dominated the interior with 10 points in the opening eight minutes. “Jason is just a workhorse," Boyd County coach Randy Anderson said. "I’m not surprised one bit. He packs a lunch each and every game for us.
Lions share a glorious night, sweep Fairview
SUMMIT After the special recognitions took place at center court, a pair of basketball games broke out between teams looking to make a statement in the 64th District. Boyd County completed a sweep of Fairview in both the girls and boys contests. In the nightcap, Cole Hicks scored 10 points in the opening quarter and Drew Smith hit four 3s in the first half to guide Boyd County to a 21-point halftime lead.
Building study: Entopia, Cambridge, by Architype
To paraphrase Aneurin Bevan, the language of priorities is the religion of sustainability. The retrofit of a former telephone exchange to house the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) achieves its priorities while illustrating some challenges about how we rethink our built environment. The city’s success as one of the UK’s most productive places has recently spurred development, prompting the epithet ‘Cranebridge’.
Politics by the Numbers
The figure below summarizes the size of convention bumps from 1964 to 2012. The convention bump is measured as the percentage point change in the convening party's share of the two-party vote, comparing polls taken between six days and two-weeks prior to the convention with polls taken during the seven days following the convention. Note that this is a short-term measure of the convention bump and does not say anything about the rate of decay in the weeks following the convention.
Another Look at Electoral Change
on the changes in Democratic and Republican support in the states in presidential elections, in part in response to observations made by a number of pundits and politicians that there is an increasing Democratic "lock" on the Electoral College. As I stated then, this sort of chatter even included speculation that Texas could " turn blue " in the not-so-distant future.
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