In the late 1990s Martin Crookston received a phone call invitation from Lord Rogers to join the Urban Task Force. This is the story.
An economist and strategic planning consultant, Martin Crookston has experience ranging from London and Abu Dhabi to Prague and the Paris region. He chaired the Task Force Working Group on Design and Transport.
Outline biography:
Strategic planning consultant, London.
Member of Editorial Board, ‘Built Environment’ journal.
Author: “Garden Suburbs of Tomorrow”, Routledge 2014 (pb 2016).
Co-Author, with Jonathan Reades: “Why Face-to-Face Still Matters: the Persistent Power of Cities in the Post-Pandemic Era”, Bristol University Press 2021.
Published August 2016: “Echoes of Empire: British Mandate Planning in Palestine & its influence in the West Bank today” in Planning Perspectives journal.
Published March 2018 “L’être et le néant: le gouvernement métropolitain à Londres et son absence pendant les années 1970-2000” in Pour Mémoire – revue des ministères de la Transition Ecologique et Solidaire et de la Cohésion des Territoires.
Guest Editor, “Art & The City” edition of Built Environment journal 46:2 Summer 2020. Published July 2020 “Rêves Municipales: the Paris Region’s tribute to the Garden Cities movement”, Municipal Dreams blog 14.07.2020.
This is a presentation from the National Urban Design Conference 2024 held in Plymouth UK.
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The Urban Task Force: Martin Crookston describes the origins, objectives and outcomes.
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