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Maritime Quarter | Swansea
Assessment Summary As a Great Place finalist, Swansea Maritime Quarter is perhaps unusual given the relatively wide geographical area it
Kilmainham Civic Space
Assessment Summary In May 1916 Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin was the scene of the execution of 14 Irish Republican leaders following
Granary Square
Assessment Summary Opening in 2012 to coincide with the London Olympics, Granary Square is a new pedestrian piazza which lies
Kirkgate
Assessment Summary This historic street has been neglected for over forty years. Although it has a rich and meaningful history,
South William Street
Assessment Summary This street is diverse, vibrant and open to change. The published plans by the city council have formed
Argyle Street
Assessment Summary This part of Argyle Street spans from Kelvingrove Museum, to the new Anderston residential scheme. A vibrant, street
Kelham Island
Assessment Summary As in all good neighbourhoods, leadership in Kelham Island/Neepsend is a successful combination of the local authority conservationists
Hackney Wick
Assessment Summary At the heart of Hackney Wick is an area of former East End industries that have either collapsed
Ancoats
The redevelopment of post-industrial sites poses particular issues. Inevitably new uses have to be found for buildings and sites that
Paisley
Assessment Summary Paisley didn’t win the City of Culture 2018 but the process of developing their bid won over the
Chelmsford
Assessment Summary Chelmsford is a cathedral and university town, granted city status in 2012 with a population of around 100,000
Barnsley
Assessment Summary Barnsley is a town with a city mindset. The town has set high aspirations for the quality of
Zurich
Assessment Summary Zurich is regularly ranked as one of the best cities in the world to live and work by
Nantes
Assessment Summary Nantes is the fifth largest city in France with a population of 306,000 – the largest it has
Leipzig
Assessment Summary Leipzig is the fifth largest city in Federal Germany with a population now of 590,000 compared with 750,000