Manser hotel design too good to be extended – even by him

By David Taylor 8 January 1998 1 Views

RIBA past president Michael Manser has been prevented from extending his own award-winning Heathrow hotel by planners who ruled that it would devalue the original 'world-class' structure and 'detract' from its design quality.

Felix Candela dies

By AJ Contributor 8 January 1998 75 Views

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SIGN UP FOR AJ OFFICE CONFERENCE

By AJ Contributor 8 January 1998 1 Views

More than 100 places have been booked for the British Council of Offices/aj conference, 'Design Tomorrow's Office - Learning from the Past', which takes place on 5 February 1998. Speakers including Sir Michael Hopkins, Ken Shuttleworth, Lawrence Bain, developers and occupiers will review the quality of three major office schemes.…