Architect and director of Gort Scott. For more news check out @gortscott
London, England
Joined March 2009
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We risk moving from recession to 'full-blown depression'.
Professor Mariana Mazzucato breaks down 'dysfunctionalities' in the economic system which should be tackled instead of 'punishing consumers and families' who already face high costs of living.
@AndrewMarr9 | @MazzucatoM
When I think of Bonfire night as a kid, I think of bitter cold and wrapping up really warm with scarf and gloves. There are fireworks outside and I’m still in a T-shirt. 😨
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We have a great new #PXFeature up on our website provided by the GLA’s Aishni Rao. Aishni takes us through the @centreforlondon report ‘Making the most of local authority assets’. #GLA #London #PropertyXChange propertyxchange.london/disco…
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Finnish scientists has won a European innovation award for making carbon-negative precast concrete
Their system uses CO2 gas which mineralises as carbonate during the curing process, eliminating the need for energy-intensive Portland cement as a binder
globalconstructionreview.com…
V misleading - we won some v interesting commissions - but in terms of fee income often 70% of the fee goes straight out the door to 8 or 9 subconsultant firms. Small businesses managing procuring big teams on behalf of Authorities is a major undertaking in its own right
Rather misleading figures in this piece from @ArchitectsJrnal. Many of the large projects won through ADUP II were for multi-disciplinary teams - the actual income for those listed practices actually much lower once the sub-consultant’s fees removed.
architectsjournal.co.uk/news…
This message needs amplifying. People in practice (inc directors) are absorbing enormous / increasing amounts of chaos from the industry at large. It is excessive. It takes a heavy toll on those who hold themselves to the highest standards. architectsjournal.co.uk/news…
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This is an incredible report from Denmark
It uses planetary boundaries to understand what embodied carbon reductions are needed to keep us below 1.5C of warming. In Denmark this reduction is from 480kgCO2e/m2 to 20kgCO2e/m2 in 10 years.
reductionroadmap.dk
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The top of Powerscroft road from lower Clapton rd is one of the most dangerous roads to cycle in Hackney. It’s an entrance to 3 rat runs all used a high speeds. Traffic is using these roads to jump queues on lower Clapton road and cut through residential roads. @metecoban92
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Chatsworth road traffic management proposal for @metecoban92 this allows local access in 4 zones and stops any rat runs by using bus gates and diagonal filters @HackneyLivingSt @mayorofhackney @hackney_cycling
Looking forward to joining Argent and Brent Council team alongside Sadie Morgan who’s chairing this @LREF_
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Cost to subsidise energy bills in the UK for 18 months = £130 billion
Cost to make all 26 million UK homes net zero = £676 billion
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The energy crisis is a day all governments knew/ should have known would come and have failed to act. We're addicted to cheap energy. This government is particularly culpable as usual:
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• France: Energy to be 100% owned by the people & price rises of 4%
• England: Energy to be 0.00% owned by the people & price rises of 200%
Conclusion?
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Huge congratulations to the #AYA2022 shortlist for Refurbishment Architect of the Year >> @bgyarchitects @3_D_Reid @Purcelluk @FCBStudios @haworthtompkins @GortScott @lds_architects @BenAdamsArch awards.bdonline.co.uk/2022-s…
This is a great initiative which @GortScott is involved in over the coming year - explained in thread below… interactive, engaging, to build momentum and connect up people and ideas around enacting positive change on high streets and using property assets innovatively. 👇
Property X-Change has launched! 🚀
Check out the live website👉propertyxchange.london/ and join the conversation here and on LinkedIn 👉linkedin.com/groups/ today.
#PropertyXChange #HighStreetsforAll #Launch
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A sensational news story totally ignored by corporate media: the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change now explicitly calls for actions such as moving away from a conception of economic progress based solely on GDP growth as we risk fully completed mass extinction by 2080. 🧵
Rising stars named on mayor’s ‘refreshed and diverse’ design advocates panel.
A wonderful cohort of people I’m really happy to be part of and support the vision of “good growth” in this epic, ever- unfinished city architectsjournal.co.uk/news…
This, so much this, so much craft after midnight... 😬
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Last month, France banned many short-haul domestic flights; a bold move made possible by four decades of high-speed rail investment resulting in a 2,800 km national network.
This Train à grande vitesse (TGV) will make the 464 km journey from Paris to Lyon in just over two hours.
