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• London financial district to have 11 more towers by 2030

  01-11-2023 16:54
  
  Number of planning applications received and decided has risen 25%Demand for office space continues to rise in the City of London despite the shift to hybrid working, with a mock-up revealing how the capital’s financial district will look in 2030 with 11 extra towers due to be built.The image shows all major developments that have been approved or resolved to be approved over the past year, a period in which the number of planning applications received and decided has risen 25% compared wi
  
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• Live better, live longer: the retirement home that’s more like an alpine spa

  01-11-2023 06:00
  
  Built to be the opposite of a retreat, this radical, open-plan social housing for over-65s boasts film nights, yoga sessions – and plenty of perfect corners for a bottle or two of wine If you hadn’t walked in from a stretch of bustling city life, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were in an Alpine spa hotel. Water runs along a channel beside a lush bed of ferns in a sunny courtyard, before tinkling into a shallow pool beneath the dappled shade of mature ginkgo trees. On timber
  
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• Rockhampton museum and a small Sydney home among winners in Australia’s top architecture awards

  01-11-2023 03:13
  
  The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2023 awards took a turn to sustainable designs that make the most of inner-city infrastructure and the environmentGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMuseums, concert halls, modern farmhouses and inner-city homes that maximise space are among Australia’s latest buildings to be recognised as architectural marvels.The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2023 national awards highlight innovative, sustainable and infill developments th
  
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