Metropolitics

The Resurgence of Towers in European Cities

Manuel Appert & translated by Oliver Waine — 2016-02-19T05:55:00Z

After a fallow period during which very few towers were built (1980–2000), European cities are currently experiencing a renewed enthusiasm for this architectural and urban form. While the resurgence of skyscrapers has, to date, been somewhat timid in France, it has reached unprecedented proportions in a significant number of other European countries, reflecting as much a change in economic and political contexts as the persistence of certain representations.
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Professionalisation, gentrification and welfare reform: 20 years of socio-spatial change in London

Manuel Appert & Anaïs Collet & Chris Hamnett — 2013-06-19T04:55:00Z

The 2008 financial crisis called time on a long period of economic transformation in European cities that has seen their socio-spatial structures change radically. The conventional wisdom, in line with the works of Sassen, is that social inequalities have increased, but Chris Hamnett, interviewed by Metropolitics, takes a more finely shaded view, and invites us to take a closer look at the trajectories of ethnic minorities and the impacts of welfare reform.
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Skyline policy: the Shard and London's high-rise debate

Manuel Appert & translated by Oliver Waine — 2011-12-14T11:51:33Z

At a time when major cities are racing to build higher than ever, and when the construction of skyscrapers in France is proving contentious, particularly in ecological and social terms, new problems are emerging in the “old” European metropolises concerning the impact of towers on the landscape. As a result, cities such as London have had to revise their policies regarding the regulation of the skyline in an attempt to respond to these controversies.
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- Debates / architecture, governance, skyline, skyscrapers, London, United Kingdom, towers, high-rise, England