The Art of Building a Garden City: Designing new communities for the 21st Century

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Kate Henderson Katy Lock

The Art of Building a Garden City

Designing new communities for the 21st Century

Kate Henderson, Katy Lock, Hugh Ellis

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RIBA Publishing
05 July 2017

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban & municipal planning

The Art of Building a Garden City is a well-researched guide to the history of the garden city movement and the delivery of a new generation of communities for the 21st Century. Bringing together key findings from the TCPA’s campaign work, and drawing on lessons from the first garden cities, the new towns programme and other large-scale developments, it identifies what steps need to be taken in order to deliver the highest standards of design and placemaking today.

Written by the leading authority on Garden Cities and New Towns Extremely topical within the context of the housing crisis and debate over quality housing The only book on garden cities to combine academic analysis with practical guidance. Internationally relevant – includes international case studies and is a popular global topic. Formatted in full-colour with attractive images and diagrams (unlike other titles on this topic).

By: Kate Henderson, Katy Lock, Hugh Ellis
Imprint: RIBA Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781859466209
ISBN 10: 1859466206
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 July 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

About the Authors Acknowledgements Sponsors Foreword Introduction Part One Chapter One: Land and Freedom Chapter Two: The Garden Cities Chapter Three: New Town Utopia Chapter Four: From New Towns to Eco Towns Chapter Five: Today's Challenges Chapter Six: The Modern Politics of Garden Cities Part Two Chapter Seven: The Garden City Principles Chapter Eight: Location and Consent Chapter Nine: Finance and Delivery Chapter Ten: Long Term Stewardship Chapter Eleven: Design and Placemaking Chapter Twelve: Climate and Energy Chapter Thirteen: Homes for All Chapter Fourteen: Art and Culture Conclusion Index Credits & Acknowledgements

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is an independent charity campaigning for the reform of the UK planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and aspirations, and to promote sustainable development. The authors, Kate Henderson (Chief Executive), Katy Lock (Garden Cities and New Towns Advocate) and Hugh Ellis (Head of Policy), lead the TCPA’s campaign for a new generation of garden cities for the 21st Century.