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Liverpool is one of the most famous trading cities in the world. The view of its Pier Head with the Liver Building has become iconic: it has been called the second city of the British Empire and in the 1930s it became the model for Shanghai's Bund.

Table of Contents
FOREWORD.

Chapter 1 HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

Origins and growth.

Decline.

The Paradise Street Development Area.

Chapter 2 THE ‘URBAN RENAISSANCE’.

Retail-led regeneration.

The appointment of Grosvenor.

Development of the masterplan.

Chapter 3 CONSENT.

It was never going to be easy.

The path to planning permission.

Compulsory purchase.

Process.

Chapter 4 RETAIL STRATEGY.

The retail mix.

Securing John Lewis.

Privatised space.

Chapter 5 ARCHITECTURE.

The pool of architects.

Scope for creativity.

The case for a landmark landing.

Obsession.

Chapter 6 DELIVERY.

The finish line.

Paying for it all.

Project management.

Open for business.

Chapter 7 REFLECTIONS.

APPENDICES.

INDEX.

PICTURE CREDITS.

Liverpool One Remaking a City Centre

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 17/04/2009
      ISBN13: 9780470714096, 978-0470714096
      ISBN10: 0470714093
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Liverpool is one of the most famous trading cities in the world. The view of its Pier Head with the Liver Building has become iconic: it has been called the second city of the British Empire and in the 1930s it became the model for Shanghai's Bund.

      Table of Contents
      FOREWORD.

      Chapter 1 HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

      Origins and growth.

      Decline.

      The Paradise Street Development Area.

      Chapter 2 THE ‘URBAN RENAISSANCE’.

      Retail-led regeneration.

      The appointment of Grosvenor.

      Development of the masterplan.

      Chapter 3 CONSENT.

      It was never going to be easy.

      The path to planning permission.

      Compulsory purchase.

      Process.

      Chapter 4 RETAIL STRATEGY.

      The retail mix.

      Securing John Lewis.

      Privatised space.

      Chapter 5 ARCHITECTURE.

      The pool of architects.

      Scope for creativity.

      The case for a landmark landing.

      Obsession.

      Chapter 6 DELIVERY.

      The finish line.

      Paying for it all.

      Project management.

      Open for business.

      Chapter 7 REFLECTIONS.

      APPENDICES.

      INDEX.

      PICTURE CREDITS.

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