Vauban reflections
IT was 12 years ago when I wrote up my experiences of a visit to Vauban. I had been part of a Scottish Government delegation…
Category: New towns
Adding up all those green fields into a new town
If we are relaxed (at least relatively) at the prospect of housing on ‘greenfield’ sites, why not encourage these developments to amalgamate into a single,…
What we might learn from Scotland’s New Towns
SCOTLAND’s New Towns (East Kilbride 1947, Glenrothes 1948, Cumbernauld 1956, Livingston 1962 and Irvine 1966) were an early example of so-called ‘public interest-led development’ (PILD), set up in the…
New town dreams. If I could wave a magic wand…
IF I could wave a magic wand, I would invest in a brand-new conurbation between Edinburgh and Glasgow called ‘Glasburgh’ (I admit, I’ve borrowed the…