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Month: January 2023

Lancaster Grand Theatre extension tipped for approval

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Lancaster City Council’s planning committee is set to approve developments to the Grand Theatre on Monday. Meanwhile, refusal looms for a 76-home residential and medical centre in Hornby. Lancaster Grand has proposed a two-storey extension to the north-east of the existing theatre, on St Leonards Gate. Architect 3D Reid has drawn up the plans which propose a 4,200 sq ft extension to the 13,000 sq ft grade-two listed building. The development will provide a foyer and reception area, which can be used as a café during the day. Access to…

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Mask Architects Unveils Baobab Luxury Safari Resort

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MASK Architects has designed the world’s first eco-tourism resort in Africa which autonomously produces its own green energy and water for the community. Fitted with Air to Water technology powered by transparent solar device-covered curtain glass, BAOBAB Luxury Safari Resort takes shape as a cluster of beechwood lodges, drawing on the typology of a community settlement and the form of the ancient baobab tree. Creating a serene getaway rooted in nature, the resort invites visitors to reconnect with the rich environment and interact with the wildlife that freely roams around the settlement. Part of a wider restorative…

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Movies Gave Me an Unrealistic Expectation of Working In a Cinema

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A story of an ex-usher, and the movies about the movies. I got my first casual job immediately after graduating from high school. I’d just finished watching La La Land at my hometown’s small, local cinema that has been around since the 1970s. Resume in hand, no previous experience in customer service, I had completely lucked out in the hiring process because someone else was just on their way out during the Christmas to New Year’s period. They were in need of a new usher, and I happily offered myself up. I…

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