Commentariat

In designing the Sydney Opera House the architect Jørn Utzon created a
building that would become as iconic of Australia as koala bears and
kangaroos. His humanity, originality and understanding of landscape —
essential for the making of great architecture — are dramatically displayed
at the opera house, whose billowing bouquet of concrete shells make it one
of the world’s most recognisable buildings. It is also one of the most
important modern buildings because, in designing it, Utzon pioneered the use
of complex geometric forms so prevalent today in the work of architects such
as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid.

The siege of Mumbai is over. Now the hand-wringing and the finger-pointing begins - a dangerous period that needs desperately to be turned to advantage, regionally and…

From the archive, December 1 1909: This was the day of action and decision, and after to-day nothing in British politics will ever be quite the same

I was once told, by someone who knows about these things, that the key to being relaxed and happy is to fill your spare time with an absorbing hobby.

Denis Macshane argues that arresting MP Damian Green for doing his job is a mammoth breach of parliamentary privilege.

In designing the Sydney Opera House the architect Jørn Utzon created a
building that would become as iconic of Australia as koala bears and
kangaroos. His humanity, originality and understanding of landscape —
essential for the making of great architecture — are dramatically displayed
at the opera house, whose billowing bouquet of concrete shells make it one
of the world’s most recognisable buildings. It is also one of the most
important modern buildings because, in designing it, Utzon pioneered the use
of complex geometric forms so prevalent today in the work of architects such
as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid.

It’s a serious allegation. Liberty’s Shami Chakrabarti alleges that the government have sexed up the evidence for an extension of detention without charge to 42 days. Her claim comes because ministers have cited the example of two people alleged to…

I have the Top 30 Wikio UK Blogs for November.

I am going to Twitter them in reverse order at 5 minute intervals starting at 6pm.

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http://twitter.com/mattwardman

I can reveal now that about 28 out of 30 are political blogs.