'Hideous' and 'naff': are London's new water fountains too ugly?
by Claire Burke from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KT97)
The design of London's new drinking fountains has been criticised on social media - so which cities have managed to get it right?
Last week, the locations of 50 new public drinking water fountains in London were announced. The scheme, a joint venture between Thames Water and the mayor of London which will install 100 in total, aims to encourage people to use refillable water bottles, and cut the consumption of single-use plastics.
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