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More often than not, ""Swinging London"" is the birthplace of design's most cutting edge trends, the most successful and popular cultural events, the ""coolest"" lifestyles. How could it be otherwise? London is one of the most culturally diverse places in the world, a city that for centuries has welcomed thousands of people coming from every corner of the planet, and absorbed their traditions, feelings and lifestyles. A cosmopolitan lifestyle, informed by a subtle balance of tradition and innovation - that is the unique character of the London way of life. Locations featured include: Borough Market, Chelsea, Kensington, Chiswick, Barbican, Clerkenwell, Islington, Notting Hill, Richmond, Camden, Little Venice. Designers featured include: Peter Braber Architects, Belsize Architects, Crawford and Gray Architects, Henning Stummel Architects, Milk Studio Architects, Keith Williams Architects. AUTHOR: Maria Cristina Fregni is a young architect with a Ph.D in Architecture and Places for Living, she has researched for years the relations between lifestyles and building and territorial structures. She now works in the editorial, university and public administration fields. SELLING POINTS: - Opens the doors of several London houses, showing their multi-faceted private spaces and, at the same time, a cross-section of a cosmopolitan lifestyle - More than 300 images of city houses and flats - At the end of the book there are useful short biographies of the architects and designers who created the houses illustrated ILLUSTRATIONS 340 colour illustrations

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If you are inspired by cosmopolitan city life, you will love this. The Essential Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom magazine, April 2010

If you are inspired by cosmopolitan city life, you will love this."" The Essential Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom magazine, April 2010

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Maria Cristina Fregni is a young architect with a Ph.D in Architecture and Places for Living, she has researched for years the relations between lifestyles and building and territorial structures. She now works in the editorial, university and public administration fields.

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