The Observer: "The plans for Stratford promise better times. If only they could be rolled out across Britain"

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 "Previous plans showed little but massive apartment blocks ... These would have backed on to the existing two- and three-storey houses of surrounding areas like oil tankers next to dinghies. Their true purpose was to pack in as many housing units as possible, to raise money as quickly as possible.

"Architects outside the usual glum ranks of 'masterplanning specialists' have been hired to consider the ways the new development will connect with the existing."