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Edge Debate #2 City, Suburb, or Country? Who cares!

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City, suburb or country?

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City

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