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Chapter 1
New-town Britain
Monocle editor Andrew Tuck takes us back to 1971 to tell us all about the UK’s new-town model.
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Chapter 2
Georgia Wrighton
The course leader for town-planning at the University of Brighton tells us more about the history of the new-town movement.
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Chapter 3
Case study 1: Tapiola
Back in the 1950s, the town of Tapiola on Finland’s southern coast became one of the first new towns in continental Europe.
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Chapter 4
Case study 2: Milton Keynes
This UK conurbation of 250,000 people has become famous for its abundant greenery, its mall in place of a high street and a gridded road system –punctuated by copious roundabouts.
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Chapter 5
'New Towns, Our Town – Stories on Screen'
A film project that celebrates the story of the new-town movement in the UK and the unique social history of these pioneering towns.
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