Pink elephant
Pink elephant
- 1995
- Guardian 5 May 1995, 2(1) .
Discusses the construction of the headquarters building for the EU Council of Ministers, a £300m fortress of pink granite and reflactive glass, where embarrassments in the planning and construction could render it a huge pink elephant. Includes a table of costs and statistics.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
Discusses the construction of the headquarters building for the EU Council of Ministers, a £300m fortress of pink granite and reflactive glass, where embarrassments in the planning and construction could render it a huge pink elephant. Includes a table of costs and statistics.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
HEADQUARTERS BUILDING