... or lightbeam spanning the length of the roof which not only provides natural light into the galleries on the top floors, but also houses a stunning café offering outstanding views across London. Illustrated Report 18th November 2003 5000 Words What urban issues have made conservation seem more and more relevant in terms of town planning practice in the UK? It is widely known that all of the cities in the world have to evolve to cope with the new demands that contemporary life creates. While it is now understood that cities have to change, it is important to ask at what cost? One of the main problems for urban form in the UK, as in many other countries, is how to deal with changes while retaining older areas and structures that past generations have devoted so much thought money and effort to. An important point to understand is that the future is inevitably influenced ...

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