Flats That Go by the Book ; How Developers Are Helping to Regenerate Public Libraries As They Build Homes Around Them
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Back in the Eighties, libraries looked as if they were on their last legs. Poorly funded and under threat from rapid advances in home computers, they were outdated places with peeling paint and ageing stocks of musty books that few wanted to borrow.
But today's libraries are being developed at the heart of new and regenerating communities. And, as a result of deals between councils and developers, homes are being built directly above, as well as around, them.See the full content of this document
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Flats That Go by the Book ; How Developers Are Helping to Regenerate Public Libraries As They Build Homes Around Them
At Swiss Cottage, North-West London, the refurbishment of the Grade II Central Library, designed in the Sixties by the modernist architect Sir Basil Spence, was partially funded by Barratt. This was part of an agreement with Camden council to develop th...
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