Here’s why you should ignore liveable cities rankings
At last count, there were over 500 rankings that pit cities around the world against each other: from the…
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Oli Mould
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Glass in architecture once represented transparency. In today’s hyper-gentrified London, it means the opposite
Stand on London Bridge on a sunny day and look east. You’ll see the towers of Canary Wharf glistening…
ByChrisp Street Market shows that London is finally fighting back against gentrification
Gentrification started as a concept in a small sub-section of urban studies in the 1960s and 1970s. Now, it’s…
By“Parkour offers a way to actively engage in the city physically, emotionally and socially”
Parkour, as we know it today, stems from the activities of nine young Parisian men. The Yamakasi group, as…
ByThe battle of the Cereal Killer Cafe: the rights and wrongs of gentrification
There have been a growing number of anti-gentrification protests in and around London lately. They’ve also been getting louder,…
BySouthbank skaters’ victory shows grassroots culture still worth fighting for
A year-and-a-half after the Southbank Centre published its plans for the redeveloped Festival Wing that would have removed the skaters from their habitual…
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