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A vibrant high street is not a thing of the past While doom and gloom surrounds the future of the high street, with vacancy rates still on the rise, seeing them anew as centres of leisure and learning could give them with a vibrant role to play in the years ahead, says Alan Thompson
if only… Travellers could change trains without stopping at a station...
Expert opinion Pamela Buxton reports on the varied work done by Arup’s surfaces experts
Space to be creative in A new creative space for Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie was the venue for one of the coolest parties during the London Design Festival, says Aidan Walker. It is matched in its coolness by the lighting scheme, devised and created by Russell Bagley, that accommodates the tricky circumstances of the space
Skills at hand Is this age of automation killing off the craftsperson? Aidan Walker, himself a former furniture maker who could make a passable dovetail joint, says craftsmanship is a state of mind
Youth Opportunities The need to engage and motivate teenagers has never been more pressing, especially in post-riot UK. Against a depressing backdrop of decimated youth services, a handful of enlightened institutions, charities and individuals are doing their best to make a difference, through inventive concepts and inspirational design. Veronica Simpson reports
School Days Furniture making now has its very own school, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Dr Lynn Jones and her colleagues who have succeeded in establishing the National School of Furniture. Aidan Walker reports
One-Stop Quality Design-and-build has gained acceptance – and is now positioning itself at the high-end, says Geoff Andrew, managing director of Margolis Office Environments
District lines Blueprint products editor Gian Luca Amadei discusses Italian-designed versus Italian-made as a backgrounder to a Blueprint talk at 100% Design
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