New Towns: placemaking for the next generation
22.05.2025
The UK government has set a target to deliver 1.5 million homes in England over the next five years. With this promise of housebuilding at scale and speed, Grimshaw hosted a New Towns roundtable to discuss how to best create liveable places that can tackle the UK’s growing housing crisis. In response, Kirsten Lees examines what needs to happen to design new places that not only meet housing demands but demand a better way of living for future generations.
by Kirsten Lees