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Dundee:The ’City of Design’
United Kingdom Architecture News - Dec 08, 2014 - 18:28 3599 views
Dundee: The 'City of Design' that's pushing the boat out as a cultural and creative powerhouse
The decision this week by Unesco to declare Dundee a ‘City of Design’ – the first place in the UK to achieve that status – underlines its growing reputation as a cultural and creative powerhouse
Dundee does not often find itself compared to Berlin, Montreal and Beijing as one of the world’s cultural powerhouses. Even in Scotland it is sometimes regarded as a “mini-me” to Glasgow.
But the decision this week by Unesco to declare Dundee a world-class City of Design – the first place in Britain to achieve the distinction – has led to designers and engineers alike looking afresh at the north bank of the Firth of Tay....Continue Reading
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