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This week David Chipperfield unveiled a museum and a skyscraper In Berlin, the studio carried out a "surgical" renovation of Mies van der Rohes museum, which is the only building he designed in Europe after his emigration to the USA. David Chipperfield Architects aimed to retain the architects original vision for the gallery while updating the ageing structure and reorganising the lower floor. Meanwhile in New York, the studio unveiled The Bryant. The 32-storey concrete block in Midtown M...

Five on Friday: April 30th, 2021 A look at the must-read news stories impacting the hospitality industry this week Words by: Will Speros The Adjaye Associates-designed Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion; photo by Michelle Äärlaht News: A look at the must-read news stories impacting the hospitality industry this week Words by: Will Speros A mixed-use concept aims to resist flood damage from rising tides in Boston, fashion designer Alber Elbaz passes away, and HD Expo kicks off with a two-day v...

Adjaye Associates has completed a memorial to the woman whose shooting by the Metropolitan Police in 1985 triggered the Brixton riots. Cherry Groce was paralysed from the waist down in the attack which happened in front of her children at their home. She died as a result of her injuries in 2011. The Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion in Brixton’s Windrush Square consists of a single column supporting a triangular roof planted with flowers. The column represents Cherry’s strength and support of ...

Norma Kamali debuts NORMALIFE HOME, a bold collection of design objects for the home.  At long last, Norma Kamali is branching out into home design and interiors. Debuting on June 15, the fashion designer’s first-ever home collection, called NORMALIFE HOME, will officially roll out at the end of the year, with equal parts functional furnishings and sleek accessories: a pillow, a rug, a chair, a cube, and more that will be available in five patterns.   Adjaye Associates designs a London memo...

Due to Covid-19 restrictions the event will be live streamed from 11am. The online broadcast will feature the 15 official guests taking part in the unveiling, including Mrs Groce’s family.  Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce was shot by police when they raided her house looking for her son.  Four of her children were at home at the time, while her son was never charged.  Cherry was left paralysed from the waist down.   Two days of riots ensued as the community protested institutio...

A memorial in honour of Brixtonian Cherry Groce Lee Lawrence (pictured) unveils a memorial for his mother, Cherry Groce in Windrush Square, Brixton on Sunday 25th April. Tragically shot in front of her children by the Metropolitan Police in 1985, Cherry Groce sustained injuries that left her paralysed and in pain until the day she passed away. A memorial, designed by world-renowned architect Sir David Adjaye OBE will be unveiled in Windrush Square, Brixton in honour of Cherry Groce on Sunday...

Apr 22, 2021 PARIS (AP) — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd’s death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking racial justice and fighting police brutality on the other side of the Atlantic and beyond, where Black Lives Matter has also become a rallying cry. But the fight is far from over, activists, victims’ families and others in Europe, South Africa and elsewhere said Wednesday. A Minneapolis jury found ex-police officer Derek Chauvin guilty ...

Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce was shot by police when they raided her house looking for her son. Four of her children were at home at the time, while her son was never charged.  Cherry was left paralysed from the waist down.  Two days of riots ensued as the community protested institutional racism and systemic injustice faced by Black people.   In 2011, Mrs Groce contracted an infection which led to kidney failure, and she passed away on Easter Sunday.   It was only in March ...

Thriller: Trust by Chris Hammer Wildfire, 480 pages, hardcover €21; e-book £8.99 Life couldn’t be better for journalist and author Martin Scarsden. Semi-retired, he has been living with his partner Mandy and her two-year-old son Liam for the last 16 months in the big house above Port Silver that she inherited and they are now both renovating. He is playing with Liam on the beach below the house when he gets two calls. The first is from his former Sydney newspaper editor and mentor Max Full...