January 4th, 2016

Cities are such a ubiquitous part of life it’s odd for many of to even notice them at all. With this ubiquity has come some beautiful and inspired design however. Paris, Milan, New York and many others spring to mind when thinking of beautifully design cities. Yet not all cities are created equal.

We’ve become great at making many things in the modern world – but the art and science of making attractive cities has been lost somewhere along the way. The team at the School Of Life lay out some key principles for how to make attractive cities again.

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