OUR CITIES MUST NOT BE SACRIFICED BY THE BLIND AND OPINIONATED WHO TALK ENDLESSLY ABOUT AVENUES, CITY BLOCKS AND 'PUBLIC SPACE'

摘要

There is an awful lot of talk around at the moment about masterplanning, urban design and planning. This has given impetus to an emerging army of consultants who are battering their way through public procurement exercises in order to secure work. Architects, landscape architects and some engineers have all embraced this area of expertise; but is this a good thing? There are some warnings. For example, the area around Potsdamer Platz and Leipziger Platz in Berlin was the subject of much public debate and consultationafter the Wall came down.