The See Monster at Weston-Super-Mare is an art installation built on a decommissioned oil rig.
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They come and go, hoping to attract locals and tourists but are pop-up attractions any good?
Social housing for elderly residents and encampments for unhoused people have been destroyed to make way for Tokyo’s new National Stadium in Shinjuku.
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The cost of the Olympics is often justififed by the investment and regeneration hosting brings about. Local residents, though, rarely benefit
Look familiar?
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Half the world’s urban population live in cities with 500,000 inhabitants or fewer – it’s time to celebrate these ‘ordinary’ cities.
Grinding for Nottingham.
Joe Walchester.
It was once seen as a public menace – now, skateboarding is a global sport that empowers young people to improve their cities.
London lucks out.
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The current system favours London and the south east of England – and previous regeneration campaigns have failed to make much of a difference.
The design for Paris Rive Gauche incorporates a mix of uses and access to green spaces.
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France is transforming old industrial wastelands in cities like Paris, Lyon and Nantes, so what are the secrets of its success?