Lille’s lesson for Liverpool

By Charlie Gates Charlie Gates 2004-09-10T00:00:00

Year of the boot: Lille's Capital of Culture logo celebrates the city's latest icon, Christian de Portzamparc's "ski boot" building.

What can the 2008 Capital of Culture learn from Lille? Forget chasing icons, writes Charlie Gates, a tour of this year’s city reveals the community is key

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