On the one hand comes greatly increased space: the typical American dwelling now has two rooms per person, double Europe's level or America's half a century ago.

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While this exhibition space is said to resemble a traditional Native American dwelling, there is more than a touch of the extraterrestrial to its flattened dome shape and large circular windows.

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He said: "We have to rethink and redesign what our city centres are all about - and the city centre of Newport has taken a brave step in saying that maybe it's not just about retail, that it's not just about office space - it's about this kind of mixed activity, so dwelling spaces as well as commercial spaces".

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