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    Well-designed higher-density cities are not only sustainable but can help generate a higher quality of life says Principal at Rothelowman Chris Hayton. “When you’re building apartments in shopping centres it presents a considerable opportunity to evolve the city in a more mature way than what we have seen in Australian cities over the last 30 years,” Chris says.


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