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• A York building that should be admired, not criticised | Letters

  17-06-2022 18:39
  
  Peter Fisher says the Aviva building by Lendal Bridge has considerable architectural qualityKevin Rushby dismisses the Aviva building next to Lendal Bridge in York as “an example of how town planning can have dire consequences” (A walk through historic York to a great local pub: the Phoenix Inn, 3 June). In fact, it is generally acknowledged in York that it is one of the few postwar buildings here that has considerable architectural quality. This resides in its massing – in the
  
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• Greenery and bright colours in cities can boost morale – study

  17-06-2022 05:15
  
  Researchers in France used virtual reality to test the impact of tweaks made to urban settingsHaving bright colours and greenery in our cities can make people happier and calmer, according to an unusual experiment involving virtual reality headsets.A team of researchers at the University of Lille, in France, used VR to test how volunteers reacted to variations of a minimalist concrete, glass and metal urban landscape. The 36 participants walked on the spot in a laboratory wearing a VR headset wi
  
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