Pencil towers and issues around urban inequality and density

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Pencil towers and issues around urban inequality and density

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Mar 24, 2019

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Critics say that the proliferation of modern, wafer-thin skyscrapers are symbols of rising urban inequality. Also: Are levels of density in our cities making us ill? And what's the impact of short-term letting on urban affordability?

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Mar 24, 2019

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Pencil towers and issues around urban inequality and density

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