Alain de Botton: 'London is becoming a bad version of Dubai' Forthcoming High-Rises Loom Large Over New York and London; Woolworth Building：Luxury Condos

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The Guardian

Alain de Botton: 'London is becoming a bad version of Dubai'

"London is on the verge of being ruined for all future generations. With a whopping 260 towers in the pipeline, no area is safe, as planners, property developers and the mayor's office commit crimes against beauty to create fun buildings. Here's why we're right to be nervous – and how we can stop this clear desecration of the capital city."

Forthcoming High-Rises Loom Large Over New York and London


Would you be happy living in the shadow of a skyscraper? That is the...


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We walked past St. Paul’s Chapel and proceeded to the soaring grandeur of the Woolworth Building, once the world’s tallest, at 233 Broadway.













Woolworth Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_Building

The Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, is an early US skyscraper.

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Luxury Condos in the Woolworth Building
By MICHELLE HIGGINS

The conversion of the tower of the Woolworth Building to luxury apartments is underway.



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      A deal was struck two years ago to turn the neo-Gothic tower of theWoolworth Building into luxury condominiums, creating an unusual ...

   
   

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