The figure of four million new homes is, or at least before the credit crunch, bandied about so frequently that we have almost ceased to notice that it is a big number. Back in 1997, it seemed a very big number and we wondered where they would all go. This debate, as well as asking a number of penetrating questions, captured some of anxiety of that time.
Paper 1: An Architect’s View
Edward Cullinan CBE RA RIBA HonFRIAS, Edward Cullinan Architects
Paper 2: An Engineer’s View
Sir Jack Zunz FEng FICE, former Chairman, Ove Arup Partnership
Paper 3: A Planner’s View
Professor Peter Hall, University College London