Martin Prince-Parrott RIBA FRSA (🇬🇧/acc)
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Kardashev infra builder • FounderCEO @RomullusCompute • author• ran £165m RE dev pfolio• designd £1B of RE + T3 compute• alum: Futureal @Gensler @UniofNottingham
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🚨Personal Announcement🚨
I’m writing a book! 🥳🥳🥳
Many thanks to
@RIBA
publishing for the opportunity to write this book.
It’s a topic that I’ve been thinking (and talking) about for a LONG time.
Healthy Cities, and how we can afford them.
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So funny watching people realise RR is an engineering beast.
The Rolls-Royce Micro-Reactor will provide reliable, autonomous energy solutions to multiple markets. Providing zero-emission power, our advanced nuclear technologies support many global Net Zero targets, solving energy dependence across many industries.
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Mass to orbit.
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China hacked the MOD a few months ago and has stolen the payroll data for our entire armed forces. Including identities and bank accounts . Coverage lasted maybe half a day or less.
We’ve spoken about donations for 5 days straight. Wall to wall.
"It was in a work context... This is fully transparent."
Education Sec
@bphillipsonMP
admits she accepted £14,000 in donations from Lord Alli to pay for an event "for lobby journalists" and an event ahead of her 40th birthday.
#TrevorPhillips
📺 Sky 501
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Bullish on town and row houses.
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I remember a senior Architect and Lecturer proposing that cities should be covered in farms.
So I, a precocious 19 year old, asked.
Who exactly would be working on all these farms.
His response?
All of us.
That’s when I knew some people were not serious about solving real
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Britain not building anything is a very old problem. See this
@CPSThinkTank
report on Nimbyism from 1990 (two years after Nicholas Ridley invented the word)
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The world is lacking serious, almost scary, optimism.
Elon’s companies shouldn’t be the only source.
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What do we think about painted bricks?
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We are absolutely hammering this generation. No retail jobs, no university without sky high debt, no freedom of movement and cultural exchange, no time with their friends due to social distancing, no affordable housing and giant recessions. All they can enjoy is Social Media. 🤦🏾♂️
It's bad enough the government spends far less on kids' education depending on where they live.
But to deliberately worsen a child's exams results because their school historically struggles because of that!?...
You're intentionally enforcing inequality!
"Nearly 40% of A-level"
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Pre-App, Detailed Planning, As-Built
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@GarethDennis
@ErikSolheim
It’s a like a water less boat. Sailing on virtual water also known as road.
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I ask myself this question about being female, being disabled, being a refugee, being gay, being muslim. If the answer is no, I try and do more to support these groups. The point is EMPATHY and responsibility, not blame. We don’t choose who we are but we do choose how we relate.
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This is the most devastating thing I’ve ever seen happen to a PM in the house. Wow.
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@CS11__
Incredible mission.
Jonah has a point about the damage. Spider-Man’s NY is a war zone.
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JA is heading for GOAT status. A very modern
#leader
. ❤️+🧠
#leadership
"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong." - Jacinda Ardern
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Mowed grass landscapes are so bland.
Perennial Gardens of Piet Oudolf
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@ToastOnSmores
@selahspades
He could. He may not want to be a British secret agent though. 😅
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@packyM
You’re right.
That being said, throwing a colleague out like trash without even the slight courtesy speaks volumes and smacks of feeling bad because it didn’t work out.
The board statement didn’t thank Sam, it didn’t suggest it was a difficult decision. Worse, it insinuated
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Is the New York High-line the coolest retrofit example?
💰 Generates ~$1B for the city
🌳 Much needed green space
📈 Added 35-50% to existing real estate values
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@moseskagan
Underreported: the noble propensity for boys to make it their mission to save their tribe from hardship.
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If millennials can permanently defeat NIMBYISM we will unlock a golden age for the UK.
Not just because we’ll have higher growth but because we’ll stop seeing growth as a bad thing and stop seeing stagnation as a good thing.
Nimbyism is the single largest barrier to economic growth in Britain.
@K_Niemietz
explains why in under 90 seconds 👇
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Every. Time.
Corrupt real estate developers are gentrifying neighborhoods and forcing working families out of the homes and apartments, only to replace them with fancy condominiums and hotels that only the very rich can afford.
We need affordable housing for all.
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The new Morris EV Van is 😍.
100% electric. 100% British and the chassis is made from recycled carbon fibre from the Black Country. (Woop woop).
Why aren’t we using recycled carbon fibre for buildings? 🤔
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I’m sorry but this is awesome.
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Never gets old.
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I found it!
THE most passive aggressive conservation area building in the UK.
This building in London has a fun concave facade to preserve what I assume is a historic sight line from the pub behind me to the church
I love it
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The clearest articulation for why wider/more roads isn’t the solution to congestion.
#healthycities
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@AnyaM8_
It’s still one of the dumbest things an adult has said to me with a straight face, in front of a packed lecture hall.
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Siri, please show me an image of low density which is equal parts attractive and appalling.
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Huge influence on me in Arch school. Prompted me to become a real geek about Japanese Joinery.
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The best thing, it’s an accessible WC. So glad.
#universaldesign
allows universal access to experiences. It’s only right.
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@annalapwood
I’ve never regretted helping a stranger. Especially if they are elderly. They’re living history.
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@Ashdiver
@historyinmemes
And the tribes men never once looked at the cameras being pointed at them like weapons.
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What I mean when I say ‘it’s time to build’.
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Asking for a friend...
What's a timtam and is it better than freedom of movement?
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@ZoeRoseBryant
Growing up you think ‘yeah show her!’.
As a professional you think ‘Are you suggesting that whenever we, (a top law firm) have time to call you before we call anyone? If so, please be advised our invoices will reflect this *unique* arrangement.’
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We’re literally a dystopia.
people are going to freeze to death this year because of energy crisis. turning it into light entertainment is beyond bleak.
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Is there enough iron ore / steel on the planet to build this?
Space colony concept art by Rick Guidice, featured in "Futuropolis" by Robert Sheckley, 1978.
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Degrowth is what happened in Interstellar.
Washing clothes by hand is a chore, oftentimes a lonely one. But it needn’t be. We could have communal washing facilities in each neighborhood where people can plan to come in groups to do their laundry together...
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Feel as if Timpson’s is one of the greatest British brands. They just seem to care.
What a fantastic gesture by Timpson dry cleaners. Free dry cleaning for the unemployed who have a job interview.
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If in doubt. Just do this.
Critics of new development often cite concerns about height as the reason for their opposition.
Where these concerns are made in good faith, I believe it's because most new tall buildings appear bulky & burdensome.
But we know how to design new elegant, lovely tall buildings!
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@YimbyGeorge
The crazy thing is food has to be as close to free as possible or society doesn’t really function.
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This is what motivates me. They deserve better, much better.
#healthycities
Air pollution from cars found to affect unborn babies: “It is really difficult to give people practical advice, because everyone has to breathe...”
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Note to self: Amsterdam is loved for many reasons. A big one is it’s town houses. They’re colourful, varied and interesting. Possibly the most curious thing about this image is that it’s not expensive to build. These are terraced houses! This is within reach 😅
#healthycities
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@mmegannnolan
For £1m id expect it to save my life, call emergency services, and dissolve into nanobots which are able to stabilise me before they arrive.
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I just want TARS
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Really please to have submitted this. As a building it’s all about balance, new old, ornate and industrial. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Another beautiful addition to the Great Hampton Street area submitted for planning this week. Watch this space..... 🧐🧐🧐
#Jewelleryquarter
#Birmingham
#Residential
#residevelopment
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UK, acceleration island.
Caught up with a French founder in Paris today. He’s thinking about leaving the country based on the gloomy election sentiment. Same feeling in the US. Some of the best and brightest talent are not planning to stick around. I’m just curious tho…where is everyone going??
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Siri; Show me a metaphor for populism.
Punjab Chief Minister openly drinks a glass of polluted water from a ‘holy river’ to prove that water is clean. Now admitted to hospital.
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Our ancestors braved this in wooden ships and you’re afraid of solar panels being placed in a field near your house.
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@susiemesure
@janemerrick23
Also, we know that people have kids, how did we all get here. Wait for her.
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👷🏾♂️‘CONTRACTORS USED TO BE FASTER!’
The Contractors:
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Pretty much
Can’t build affordable housing if you oppose building homes in the places people want to live.
This is a very good demonstration of having the comfort of never having to govern, but spout pointless platitudes.
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@Sathnam
@BBCr4today
They should just be honest and say they’re aren’t that bothered. Stop spending tax payer money just to gas light people.
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@PhinHarper
I wish, but it wasn’t. It was a proposal for urban farms as a solution to food security.
The ‘all of us’ was referring to us being farmers. Part time. Not as a recreational, community building thing. Although that was highlighted as a second order benefit.
The economics of
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Coloured concrete compromise?
Image 1) My very fast. Very rough edit.
Looks much better in my opinion. Would incur a 10-30% uplift on the concrete mix but not the casting. Pittance compared to the 8-10X uplift of burying the line.
If we wanted to be fancy (and cost efficient)
The results were very clear with an unambiguous public preference for the red brick design. The British public overwhelmingly preferred the red brick arch design by 69% to 28%. And there's even better news...
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Truly exciting times. THIS went from ‘nice to have’ to ‘need to have’.
Need a reminder what real city leadership looks like? Paris Mayor
@Anne_Hidalgo
was already championing “the quarter hour city,” where Parisians can get everything they need close by, BEFORE the
#coronavirus
pandemic hit. Watch this via
@ParisEnCommun
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@InayaFolarin
Poverty/lack of opportunity and crime go hand in hand. Prosperity and social mobility don’t eradicate crime but the reduce it. They reduce it because once you have an option and something to lose, you think twice.
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Brexiteers slowly realising they’ve been sold a pup.
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@frantzfries
100% I think he’s getting in his own way by trying to make it a fantasy play land rather being able to put you ‘in the room’.
Tech works best when it gives you super powers.
I think it would be more successful if Google did it. Assuming they didn’t kill it.
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Get in loser.
We’re accelerating Britain 🇬🇧/acc
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@ACV_Emily
@ac_piper
@Digory29
@tressiemcphd
They’re pushed to extremes of competence to compensate for unfair treatment. Then they recieve unfair treatment because they’re beyond competent.
That’s BS.
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20mph is replacing 30mph all over the UK.
Wales + Scotland likely to along everywhere along with English cities such as Nottingham.
It has many benefits:
💰 Saves Drivers money
💨 Smoother driving reduces air pollution
👧 It’s safer
🌱 Reduces CO2 emissions
#PARKONOMICS
Bologna (Italy) is starting to transition to a situation where 70% of streets are limited to 30km/h
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Bank station
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