THE PLANNED CITY

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24896, 8 June 1946, Page 5

THE PLANNED CITY

pioneer a “ r w P is J S u? S of or <? i . ha A done well t 0 Garden entire Ebenezer Howard’s and Faber IM I T°^ orrow <Faber 50 yearT of W S ich ’ through selves h»JJJ g Prehlems present themb H°^e^^£e a s re t h P e OS t S iS e h t B h U al find?°^ a KT d S b^. k the Planner to-day 5? d 5 ? blueprint nearly 50 years old ” and e brf“htt ade Si bu ‘ centriSy’-eleAr . Bright. Mr Osborn’s nrefarp which embodies a lively memoir of g^ u^v and Mr Lewis Mumford’s introductory essay are useful companions. new towns Cit£ R S Green-belt Mi (Faber and Faber. 191 pp.) dey<SS?%prop<Lsals wb lch in part are derived from his long experience of the and W ® lw y n experiments r ® s P° n d to a situation sSiTHnn? U ?i. Ch ? nged by the blitz destruetlons. the long halt in houseunprecedented* need £1.000.000 by rebuilding and 5.000.000 communities within the next ?n J? J 2 f a century; for nine houses of 10 that Were built before 1914 are tohe believes, obsolete. Mr Osborn to .that should directly interest New Zealand readers, especiabr°UtJhr , s ° und and seemly planning of industrial and housing developments m the same area.