There was a mood of optimism in the air at Mipim this week, and that was not simply down to the fact that delegates from the UK had escaped to find some warm sunshine - or the ubiquitous alcohol and canapes, writes lain Withers from Cannes.Delegates were positive, saying there had been a pick-up in activity since the start of the year. "There was a lag after the Olympics but after Christmas things are starting to bloom," says Jonathan Clarke, principal at architecture practice Woods Bagot, pointing to the capital's residential and commercial sectors.Matt Beasley, project director for" Lend Lease's commercial-led International Quarter at Stratford, agrees. "After the Olympics it felt like the circus had left town, but now work is getting going Stratford is the place to watch in London."
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