Dec 11, London

Thank heavens for the recession. It may have all kinds of deleterious effects, but at least it has prevented Peter Rees, city planning officer of the City of London, losing interest. Rees has overseen an enormous change in the built form of the City, and of its atmosphere, bringing in not only a crop of tall buildings, but also retail and nightlife to what, to many, felt like a stodgy office monoculture...more