Outdoor dining "last chance" for many restaurants says Ben Masterton-Smith

As a result of social distancing rules many restaurants will have to reduce their indoor capacities when they reopen. Architect Ben Masterton-Smith believes that creating enjoyable alfresco dining areas may be key to restaurants' survival.
Masterton-Smith, who is the founder of Transit Studio, has created Social Soho – a proposal to temporarily pedestrianise pockets of London's buzzing Soho neighbourhood so that hospitality venues can "flourish again".
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