City Planning
Found in 169 Collections and/or Records:
Comprehensive Development Areas: general comprehensive development areas files, 1950s
Comprehensive Development Areas: general comprehensive development areas files consists of:
- general files, (1950s)
- plans - Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1951: areas of comprehensive development, (1951)
- plans - Research Group Area plans, (c1950)
Coventry housing - opening of the Canley Estate houses, 18 December 1941
Programme for the opening of the houses on the Canley Estate, Coventry on 18 December 1941 which was attended by the City of Coventry Housing Committee and the City Architect Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson, representing the Coventry City Architect's Department.
Coventry housing - photographs of the Canley Estate houses, c1941
This file contains a set of 8 labelled black and white photographic prints (15.5cm x 18.5cm) of the housing scheme at Canley Estate, Coventry, and some of the associated negatives on one sheet. There is also a photograph (11.5cm x 12cm) of a planning drawing, probably of the Canley Estate, and 2 black and white photographic print (16cm x 21cm) showing a block of flats under construction.
"Coventry of tomorrow" exhibition, 1940
"Coventry of Tomorrow" series consists of:
- flyers, programmes, black and white photographic prints (some mounted), press clippings and administrative details, 1940
- visitor's book for the exhibition, 1940
- administrative correspondence concerning the organisation of the exhibition, 1940
Development of Bristo Square: design briefs, c1977-1979
Development of Bristo Square: discussion notes, 1978
Development of Bristo Square: general administration files, 1976-1980
Development of Bristo Square: photographs, c1979
16 black and white photographic prints (26cm x 40cm). Some show buildings and details of buildings in London. The remainder show details of street furniture in the area which was redeveloped to make way for Bristo Square, Edinburgh. There is also a photo mosaic (11cm x 23cm) showing an oblique aerial view of the area prior to redevelopment. These photos were collected to inform the design of street furniture for the newly created Bristo Square.
Development plan: "Transport planning and neighbourhood rationalization", 1950s
Draft report on "Town and country planning research", 1949-1951
Drafts and the final report Town and Country Planning Research ( 1951) written on behalf of the Association of Building Technicians. Press-clippings relating to planning in London are also included.