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Article: Welcome to Rogersville, city of dreams
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 22, 1995
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Welcome to Rogersville, city of dreams
In the Reith lectures, Richard Rogers set out his vision of the
ideal metropolis, where microcommunities would live in a green
environment that would be both functional and beautiful, and of a
London reborn. Here, three writers give their responses
Jonathan Glancey Suburban Britons dream of flight from, not to,
the city Richard Rogers dreams of the day when miasmic British
cities go continental, when they develop traffic-free, ecologically
sustainable, caf-society centres. His vision is of the city
resplendent, a dclass, densely packed citadel brimming with
intelligent enterprise and cultural energy.
Imagine London with all its best features enhanced - ...