Emily Wright
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- Tel:
- 020 7560 4282
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- 07823536897
- Email:
- emily.wright@ubm.com
CommentTop quotes from BCO Day 1
Amidst a frantically busy first day at BCO, here are some quotes that have turned heads
CommentA great three days at Ecobuild
Kriss Akabusi, cucumber coolers and the discovery of the elusive Lego panda all contributed to an excellent second day on the UBM stand at Ecobuild
CommentLet's celebrate the faces of the future
Building requests your presence at our Ecobuild stand, to meet the Top 50 Rising Stars of Sustainability
CommentHaving a 'Crystal' ball at Ecobuild
Emily Wright gives an action-packed rundown of sustainable-building’s biggest jamboree
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"Would you like a chocolate duckling?" And other Mipim quotes
Day one at Mipim is almost over. Before the networking moves into the bars and restaurants surrounding the Palais, here are the top 5 quotes of the day so far…
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What's in store at this year's Mipim?
Overseas development in London, a mega-sized Qatari pavilion and chocolote ducklings make an initial impression on day 1
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Mipim survival tips ... delays
Travellers to Cannes take note: there are delays on Eurostar this morning so prepare for a longer journey than usual
CommentThe health system needs surgery not sticking plasters
Andrew Lansley cheers the party faithful but fails to say how government will deliver healthcare reform
CommentPeople need to socialise... the office will survive
Social media won’t kill off the office of the future but developers need will need to deliver technology friendly spaces
CommentWhere's the 'portable generation' at BCO?
Everyone is talking about the impact of the world’s 20-somethings on the future of offices – but has anyone actually spoken to any?
CommentHow the Facebook generation will change the office
Reporting from this year’s BCO conference in Geneva Emily Wright considers what the two-day programme, which is on the future of commerical buildings in a world dominated by social media, might reveal
Comment2011 is a working Mipim PS see you at the Tchenguiz party
Mipim has a more serious flavour this year, but that’s not to say that the world and its chien won’t be trying to get into the Tchenguiz party tonight
CommentGeskankup reveal their retrofit plans to Mipim hordes
The partnership formed by Skanska, Arup and GE are busy touting for business in Cannes
CommentThe Mipim survival kit: five essentials
It’s not just your sunglasses and iPhone you need in Cannes. Mipim veterans reveal their lifesavers
CommentRonson, Pidgley and Kerslake anticipate 5 years of housing gloom
Predictions from panelists at Movers & Shakers breakfast are as cold as the weather following yesterday's CSR
CommentWhat Cameron didn't say in his speech
The prime minister’s party conference speech was light on detail, but then he’s saving all that for another date in October…
CommentGeorge Osborne's got good and bad news
The chancellor raised a laugh at conference today, but when it comes to cuts he’s deadly serious
CommentZaha's big night
She’s waited a long time for it, and on Saturday night Zaha Hadid finally gave her acceptance speech for the Stirling Prize
CommentGeneral public like "cows to the abattoir" says BPF panelist
The reality of the public sector cuts are sinking in as we are warned this will be “the end of British life as we know it” - but how much will it really affect our quality of life?
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Up all night. And for what?
I just got off the phone with a contact who was wandering aimlessly around London, trying to find somewhere to buy lunch. He sounded drunk. Or like he was on a concoction of extremely strong painkillers.