"It's the fabric, stupid," says writer Stephen Bayley, referring to Liverpool's return to the world stage thanks to a combination of great historic bones and a new influx of exciting architecture.
After a precipitous decline for decades, writer Stephen Bayley says that Liverpool has a new vitality.
Bayley writes, "Becoming Europe's City of Culture in 2008 provided a compelling deadline while an ambitious agency called Liverpool Vision has co-ordinated investment initiatives. The Duke of Westminster's property company has created Liverpool One, the biggest development of its type in Europe. Here and elsewhere, serious architects - WilkinsonEyre, Piers Gough, John McAslan and AHMM - have made striking, new landmarks. There's an energy and optimism in Liverpool not seen since the Luftwaffe visited."
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Liverpool Could Lose UNESCO World Heritage Status
New and planned developments are risking the integrity of Liverpool's historic waterfront, according to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Out of the Way Slow Walkers
A retailer in Liverpool has installed a new 'fast track' pedestrian lane outside its store to separate the slow from the hurried.
Route for England's New High-Speed Rail Line Unveiled
This week, the UK government announced the controversial route for phase 2 of "the first major railway line north of London since Victorian times." The line, dubbed HS2, will halve journey times between northern cities and to the capital.
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