At this seasonal time of year, why not test your knowledge on New Towns, using the latest issue of Context, No 162; with the answers to be published in the next issue of the IHBC NewsBlogs (no prizes, just for fun!).
- What is a common name used in Scotland to describe towns?
- The German weekly Der Freitag once published an article by Wolfgang Kil about the struggling new town under the heading ‘the difficult monument’ true or false?
- Ji?. Kroha (architect of post-war Czechoslovak new town Nov. Dubnica) is said to have been influenced by which Welsh social reformist, who himself designed a mill town which is now a designated world heritage site?
- Which European country has a certification scheme called VPAH which is designed to increase awareness of the cultural and architectural importance of new towns?
- Ebenezer Howard’s ‘To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ was published in 1898, but what was its later title republished as?
- How many new towns are there in England?
- Which UK new town was named the world’s first sculpture town?
- ‘Pooleyville was the original working name for which UK new town?
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Good luck, and best wishes from IHBC for 2020!
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