Architecture and Planning of Milton Keynes

This book outlines the early development of the new town through the 1970s, when Derek Walker was Chief Architect and Planner.

London: Architectural Press

New York: Nichols Publishing, 1982

ISBN 0851397352

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Contents

• Introduction by Steen Eiler Rasmussen

• Will Milton Keynes feel urban?

• Landscaping and infrastructure

• Grid roads - a look at what is emerging

• The existing fabric

• The housing dilemma

• Central Milton Keynes

• Industrial and commercial buildings

• Leisure and recreation at Milton Keynes

• Unbuilt Milton Keynes

• Private architects in Milton Keynes

• The communication of ideas

• Urban sterility and grid square mix

• Composite image of the city