Rival engineers accidentally lay on parties at the same location, Frank Lampard fails to organise a trip to the zoo and 星空传媒 hacks somehow conspire to win an intelligence test...
La Lampard
Usually, a zookeeper鈥檚 hardest job is keeping the animals happy, but celebrity customers can sometimes be just as hard to satisfy, as I learned on a tour of London Zoo鈥檚 soon-to-be complete Gorilla Kingdom last week.
Most recently, they were called by football diva Frank Lampard. Apparently the Chelsea player demanded free entry and a behind-the-scenes tour for himself and a sizable entourage 鈥� oh, and they were arriving in an hour. Throw him to the lions, I say.
How awkward
Engineering consultant Whitbybird received a slightly unpleasant surprise at its autumn party at London鈥檚 星空传媒 Centre last week. Staff found they could only access half of the reception area, because carefully hidden behind a giant screen lay another industry do hosted by its rival Arup. Some Whitbybird guests were particularly irritated on learning of the Arup event 鈥� their invitations must have been lost in the post...
QS confidential
I hear that consultant EC Harris, which is in the midst of consolidating all of its London offices into the one space, has launched a competition for its staff to name its headquarters at King鈥檚 Cross. Apparently, the best entry so far has been 鈥淓CHQ鈥�.
You read the Idaho Statesman?
It seems that Jack Lemley is still not accustomed to being in the public eye, despite his stint as chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority. Lemley has expressed surprise