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The article profiles Harry Handelsman, founder of the real estate development company Manhattan Loft Corp. (MLC) and the man in charge of the development of the Midland Grand hotel at the Saint Pancras railway station in London, England. Handelsman started MLC in 1992. The major development projects of MLC and the details of Handelsman's plan for the Midland Grand are discussed in the article.

The article presents a speech by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, delivered at the ancient Greek gymnasium at Cyrene, Libya, in which he emphasized the bad experience with some other journalists during the revenge explosion of the U.S. for the alleged bombing of Libya to Berlin.

The article highlights temporary structures at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival in England. The festival offers attendees and inhabitants the chance to live in different ways, according to preference, finances and circumstance.The Trailer Park of chrome-finished Airstreams provides 24-hour butler service. Other families have their own slightly suburban camping areas.

The article dsecribes the architectural designs and plans for the Shetland Museum and Archives by architectural firm BDP, with structural engineer Woolgar Hunter, for the Shetland Island Council in Scotland. The vision for the design was something that would resonate, echo, reflect the firm's architecture and the architecture of Lerwick.

The article examines the architectural design created by architectural firm Wandel Hoefer Lorch for the new Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria's synagogue in Munich, Germany in 2007. It includes information on the key features and specifications of the synagogue, as well as design credits for the project.

The article describes the architectural design and details of a modern house in Tudor Lavenham by the London, England-based architectural firm Project Orange for client James Soane and Christopher Ash. The building's roof height matched its neighbor two doors up the hill and constructed with a steel and timber frame. The doors and window frames are made from oak that has been treated with boiled linseed oil and will go grey with age.

The article profiles Canadian-born architect Jamie Fobert who arrived in Great Britain in 1988. One of his first projects, while working with David Chipperfield, was a house of fashion photographer Nick Knight. He believes that the problem with some museum buildings is that architecture is considered to be more essential to the architect than whether the space works.

The article features the St. Anne's Sure Start children and community center developed by DSHDA Architects in Colchester, England. The center is a government finance project that aims to achieve better results for children, parents and communities by offering childcare facilities, parents' training and local jobs. It has an outdoor play area as well as windows that provide an impression of transparency and privacy and a corridor that links the entrance to the foundling hospital.

The article focuses on the generation of thin insulation material or multifoils which are claimed to be effective in preventing heat transfer in buildings. Multifoils are thermo-reflective materials that are composed of several layers of metallized films that are separated by foam or wadding and are glued, sewn or welded together. Moreover, there are also the benefits of being able to retro-fit a product.

The article focuses on the decline in the levels of happiness in Great Britain from 1957 and today. In a survey, it was found that people who were saying they were very happy fell from 52% to 36%. In addition, according to a study, there are three distinct routes to happiness including positive emotion and pleasure, engagement and meaning. However, engagement and meaning carry the heavier weight in this leisure-driven society.

The article comments on issues and developments related to the design of shopping malls in Great Britain. The proliferation of shopping centers in the city of London, England is said to threaten small traders and homogenized, dull brands. Details about retail developments in the city such as the one that opened in Kent nearly a decade prior to 2008 and the Carrefour, known as Great Britain's first out-of-town hypermarket built in 1972.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences during an early-hour hike through the city of London, England with his dad during which he was able to assess his own design priorities.

The author offers his thoughts on the growth of architecture in Switzerland. He underscores that when the Swiss style of graphic design was evolving in the 1920s and 1930s Vitra was merely a shop-fitting company in Basel, Switzerland. The company has also worked with influential graphic designers, particularly Tibor Kalman, and has also influenced a generation of international architects. He also states that this country is a big market in the global history of design.

The article focuses on the shift of paradigm in the hotel industry. The concept of the boutique hotel was invented by Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell when they opened in 1984 the Morgans. However, Silken Group introduced their work of art that reduced contemporary design the same with other hotels that reduce heritage. Moreover, it is stated that designer hotels are replaced with the paradigm of cultural grazing.

The author reflects on the contention of Austin Williams, author of the book "The Enemies of Progress," that human beings have treated sustainable efforts as fetish, thus, forgetting the very intention of green movement. He supports some of the perspectives of Williams, like the view of the public on the future of technology, however, he criticizes the assumption of Williams that architects are engage in damage limitations since architects are one of the most creative of all the professions.

The author reflects on the plan of Peter Murray for the London Architecture Festival in England on June 20, 2008. He claims that Murray's month-long plan for the affair seems to defy conventional wisdom. He argues on the possible financial problem related to the long celebration of the said festival. He hopes that Murray's decision to spread the 500 events across five weekends will turn out to be inspiring.

The author argues that the design sector in Great Britain is losing the credibility it fought to regain after the excesses of the 1980s. He discusses how it is easy to forget that in the mid-1990s, including the word "designer" on one's business card was deeply unfashionable. The author comments on the renewed interest in things that are genuinely unique and handmade rather than art directed.

The article examines how office designs have evolved in Great Britain. According to the author, many companies fall into the trap of attempting to make workplaces fun or creative instead of making culturally fundamental changes. The author compares the 20th century office design, characterized by the style called Taylorism, with post-industrial age office structures.

The article reflects on the nearly identical design of airports worldwide, which is high-technology international-style shed architecture. According to the author, airports have lost the glamour and image that they possessed before the era of terrorism, strict security checks and interminable delays. The author wishes that airports become cultural gateways to the cities they serve.

The author reflects on the effort of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and its aims to rebuild or refurbish all secondary school buildings within the span of 15 years in Great Britain. He comments on the bold attempts of BSF to reconstruct wholly dilapidated school buildings within a span of projected years. He also commends the endeavor of BSF inspite of the series of failure wherein it does not stop them from rising in progress to impart its proposed responsibilities with success.

The article examines the decline of waterways' importance as an industrial tool in London, England. According to the author, the decline of waterways' industrial importance was caused by the development of the country's road system and the realization that steam engines and railways are better at moving materials than barges.

The author reflects on the overawed reputation of the design industry in Great Britain. He questions why the design industry always stands behind the shadow if architecture. He cited the London Design Festival as a lost opportunity of the design industry, particularly when the medal went to an architect. He explains that the award should go to graphic designer Alan Fletcher.

The article focuses on the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall (RFH) and the O2 or the structure formerly known as the Millennium Dome in Great Britain. Both buildings are excellent British examples of their genres, modernism in RFH and high technology for the dome. They are symbols of redistributive Labor government and both projects were led at one stage by members of the same family.

The article reviews the exhibition "Surreal Things: Surreal and Design," at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England slated from March 29 to July 22, 2007.