Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
Lessons Learnt - Design for London
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Top: ccommod ting educ tion nd skills initi tives in<br />
<strong>for</strong>mer shop units c n revit lise town centres<br />
Middle: St rtgoed Amsterd m, n inititi tive y the<br />
Economic Development Dep rtment of the City of<br />
Amsterd m, together with housing ssoci tion nd<br />
priv te developer, offers f<strong>for</strong>d le sm ll work units <strong>for</strong><br />
st rting entrepreneurs, y retrofitting v c nt shops or<br />
<strong>for</strong>mer industri l uildings.<br />
Lower middle nd icon: there re possi ilities to<br />
encour ge d ptive reuse of shopping p r des in w ys<br />
th t th t re relev nt to the contempor ry city. This needs<br />
ddition l investment, such s in retrofitting of ret il<br />
p r des <strong>for</strong> f<strong>for</strong>d le worksp ces, not dissimil r to Ur n<br />
Spl sh’s regener tion of Victori n housing terr ces.<br />
Bottom: LDA-supported not-<strong>for</strong>-profit initi tive to provide<br />
short-term displ y sp ce to rts nd cr ft ctivities in<br />
Clerkenwell. A ‘shop’ unit c n e rented on week- y-week<br />
sis y those using the upst irs worksp ces<br />
. LESSONS LEARNT: KEy THEMES fOR TOWN CENTRES 45<br />
LGN WNW BAL ANH PUR MOR OKR
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