Construction industry gossip: Any progress?

By Hansom2019-01-18T06:00:00

Alinea celebrates good news but the Midland Met hospital saga continues to depress – and things aren’t much better for Crossrail or Spurs

A quirky act of homage

Word has reached me that plans are afoot for an “Alsop Whistlestop” – a tour of London landmarks designed by late architect Will Alsop. Fittingly, the trip, planned for June, will climax with a visit to the Doodle Bar, an establishment where attendees can celebrate one or more of Alsop’s favourite pastimes. The Bermondsey boozer encourages customers to sketch – a pleasure Alsop pursued all his life. It also happens to run a “neon naked life drawing” event on Wednesday evenings. Alsop, renowned for his use of colour, and who once declared: “You can’t have sex if you’re bored,” at a debate about sex and architecture, would doubtless have approved of such revelry.

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