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LONDEN - Prins Charles, berucht om zijn afkeer van moderne architectuur, heeft wederom Britse architecten tegen zich in het harnas gejaagd. Deze keer ging de prins verder dan ooit en beperkte hij zich niet tot spottende opmerkingen. Een persoonlijke brief van Charles aan de heerser van Katar zou ervoor hebben gezorgd dat een bedrijf uit het oliestaatje het plan voor moderne flatgebouwen in de Londense wijk Chelsea heeft teruggetrokken......knip
GL:
QD valt direct onder de royal family en is ‘n ‘staats bedrijf’
Prince Charles was hier anderhalf jaar geleden nog op visite bij de emir
in de engelse pers:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5388662/Prince-Charles-winning-fight-with-Qatar-royals-over-historic-site.html
en in Qatar:
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Qatari Diar scraps UK luxury flat project, Gulf Times.
A Qatari Diar-backed luxury flat project in central London, criticised by Britain’s Prince Charles as “unsuitable,” has been scrapped in favour of a new proposal that will consider ideas put forward by the prince’s own planning team.
Charles, who insisted that the luxury housing scheme on the site of a former army barracks was “unsympathetic and unsuitable,” in turn attracted the wrath of top architects who accused him of “interfering in a democratic process.”
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Qatari Diar withdraws London housing plan, Peninsula.
LONDON: Controversial plans for a modern residential development at the former Chelsea Barracks site in west London have been scrapped by Qatari Diar, the sovereign wealth investor.
There has been fierce opposition to the development over the past two-and-a-half years, most notably from the Prince of Wales, who criticised its modern design.
The site cost Qatari Diar £1bn at the peak of the property boom in 2007, which was a UK record for a development site.
In an interview with the Financial Times last month, Ghanim bin Saad Al Saad, the head of Qatari Diar, indicated that the company was reviewing the plans for the scheme, which had been designed by Lord Rogers.
Yesterday, Project Blue, the company set up by Qatari Diar to own and develop the site, said it had withdrawn its planning application. ……………… (cut)
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=local_news&month=june2009&file=local_news2009061365156.xml
LONDEN - Prins Charles, berucht om zijn afkeer van moderne architectuur, heeft wederom Britse architecten tegen zich in het harnas gejaagd. Deze keer ging de prins verder dan ooit en beperkte hij zich niet tot spottende opmerkingen. Een persoonlijke brief van Charles aan de heerser van Katar zou ervoor hebben gezorgd dat een bedrijf uit het oliestaatje het plan voor moderne flatgebouwen in de Londense wijk Chelsea heeft teruggetrokken......knip
GL:
QD valt direct onder de royal family en is ‘n ‘staats bedrijf’
Prince Charles was hier anderhalf jaar geleden nog op visite bij de emir
in de engelse pers:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/5388662/Prince-Charles-winning-fight-with-Qatar-royals-over-historic-site.html
en in Qatar:
1
Qatari Diar scraps UK luxury flat project, Gulf Times.
A Qatari Diar-backed luxury flat project in central London, criticised by Britain’s Prince Charles as “unsuitable,” has been scrapped in favour of a new proposal that will consider ideas put forward by the prince’s own planning team.
Charles, who insisted that the luxury housing scheme on the site of a former army barracks was “unsympathetic and unsuitable,” in turn attracted the wrath of top architects who accused him of “interfering in a democratic process.”
2
Qatari Diar withdraws London housing plan, Peninsula.
LONDON: Controversial plans for a modern residential development at the former Chelsea Barracks site in west London have been scrapped by Qatari Diar, the sovereign wealth investor.
There has been fierce opposition to the development over the past two-and-a-half years, most notably from the Prince of Wales, who criticised its modern design.
The site cost Qatari Diar £1bn at the peak of the property boom in 2007, which was a UK record for a development site.
In an interview with the Financial Times last month, Ghanim bin Saad Al Saad, the head of Qatari Diar, indicated that the company was reviewing the plans for the scheme, which had been designed by Lord Rogers.
Yesterday, Project Blue, the company set up by Qatari Diar to own and develop the site, said it had withdrawn its planning application. ……………… (cut)
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=local_news&month=june2009&file=local_news2009061365156.xml
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