Universal Design

Scrapping 2 Costly Reactors, Canada Reopens Aging One (New York Times)

17 May 2008

The 51-year-old reactor had been temporarily closed by Canada?s nuclear regulator in November for safety reasons, but two troubled replacement units could not be completed.

Gardening: The art of planting (Independent)

17 May 2008

I'm standing with the award-winning designer Sarah Price in a huge polytunnel in Hampshire. We're looking at a vast sea of green plants: hostas, columbines, foxgloves, spurge, geranium, comfrey, iris and, most particularly, the tufted hair grass, Deschampsia cespitosa. This is a key plant in Sarah's design for her show garden at The Chelsea Flower Show, which opens on Tuesday. The garden is ...

iPhone finally comes to Singapore (Straits Times)

17 May 2008

Two cutting-edge estates - The Coris (left) and the upgraded Ghim Moh Gardens (left) - have won bronze awards at the Building and Construction Authority Universal Design Awards for both their good looks and user-friendly features.