Liverpool

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Liverpool has an almost overwhelming physical character... Brooding slovenly magnificent romantic miserable tatty funny proud heroic shameless tragic exciting in turns its a city that demands a response." Liverpool: Shaping the City is an objective & entertaining assessment of the citys architectural history & recent regeneration taking the reader on a journey of the city which was once proud & wealthy then declined into ruin & is now visibly resurgent. Written by Stephen Bayley The Observers architecture & design correspondent the first two chapters are a personal & eloquent response to Liverpools world class & often controversial architectural past & recent regeneration. The third chapter showcases thirty of the most critical projects of the last twenty years grouped by building type including the Tate Liverpool the Echo Arena & the critically acclaimed Liverpool One masterplan. Beautifully illustrated with photos & plans this is a valuable & enlightening book for professionals academics journalists & anyone interested in understanding the context of the recent regeneration of Liverpool."