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Building Britain - 07/08/2007

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Maxwell Hutchinson returns to Leicester, the city that inspired him to become an architect. After years of slow decline, the city is having a 3 billion pound makeover, from swanky new theatres to funky flats. But will the new look work in a place where so many languages and cultures mix? He asks whether planners and architects are really listening to the people who have to live with their designs.