‘The Economy vs The Environment: A Trade-Off, or Prerequisites for Each Other?’ is the theme of the fifth edition of the annual ‘STRIP’ educational discussion of the Society for Architecture and Civil Engineering Students (SACES). This year it will be held at the Cathedral Museum, Mdina, on Wednesday, March 3 at 6pm, and professionally live-streamed via a link on the Facebook page below.
The speakers on the panel are Astrid Vella, Dr Konrad Xuereb, Prof. Alex Torpiano and Joseph Gauci, who come from different backgrounds of expertise.
The discussion will revolve around how the country can make fruitful and positive use of the high amount of expenditure dedicated to building.
The blanket three-year extension granted by the Planning Authority in March because of the stagnation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prolonged almost 20,00
PA approves demolition of building on site earmarked for 13-storey Xlendi hotel
Munxar mayor says demolition will be pretext for 13-storey hotel, but PA insists developers have right to demolish building without approval of future plans
26 January 2021, 11:20am
by James Debono
The Planning Authority has approved the demolition of a building in Xlendi, on a site earmarked for the development of a massive 13-storey hotel in Xlendi by developer Joe Portelli.
The application approved is limited to the demolition of existing buildings located in Triq San Xmun and in Triq il-Punici and no excavations will be allowed at this stage as was initially proposed by the developers.
28 years ago, South African Tonya Lehtinen was nearing the completion of a circumnavigation of the globe on board a yacht when she stopped over briefly in Malta. The rest, as they say, is history.
“The vision of the majestic forts of the three cities always stayed in my mind,” she reminisces. “Three years ago, once my children had flown the nest, I came to Malta with a bit of a romantic notion to visit my best friend in Gozo and volunteer for the Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale. I stayed for three months and, basically, fell in love with Gozo, bought a small maisonette, went home to Cape Town to close my business and sell my properties, and began my new adventure.” And an adventure it has turned out to be.
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