Sky high - down to earth
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0050) 16 December 2000, 71-73(2)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Describes one possible solution to the provision of new housing without threatening the Green Belt inspired by constructions in the Far East and North America. These are high-rise, multi-use towers incorporation office space and shopping malls with residential space. As well as looking at these type of developments overseas, the article also looks briefly at the mixed-use towers planned in London, including Roger Lewis' and Renzo Piano's. Concludes that such multi-use towers will become the way forward for redevelopment of brownfield sites as Britain approaches the same problems of space as Asia.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63350 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 110176-1001 |
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Describes one possible solution to the provision of new housing without threatening the Green Belt inspired by constructions in the Far East and North America. These are high-rise, multi-use towers incorporation office space and shopping malls with residential space. As well as looking at these type of developments overseas, the article also looks briefly at the mixed-use towers planned in London, including Roger Lewis' and Renzo Piano's. Concludes that such multi-use towers will become the way forward for redevelopment of brownfield sites as Britain approaches the same problems of space as Asia.