{"id":24968,"date":"2020-01-03T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=24968"},"modified":"2020-01-03T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:12:16","slug":"ihbcs-new-towns-new-year-quiz-out-of-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=24968","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018New Towns, New Year\u2019 Quiz\u2026 out of Context"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At this seasonal time of year, why not test your knowledge on New Towns, using the latest issue of Context<\/em><\/a>, No 162; with the answers to be published in the next issue of the IHBC NewsBlogs (no prizes, just for fun!).<\/h3>\n

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  1. What is a common name used in Scotland to describe towns?<\/li>\n
  2. The German weekly Der Freitag once published an article by Wolfgang Kil about the struggling new town under the heading \u2018the difficult monument\u2019 true or false?<\/li>\n
  3. 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?<\/li>\n
  4. Which European country has a certification scheme called VPAH which is designed to increase awareness of the cultural and architectural importance of new towns?<\/li>\n
  5. Ebenezer Howard\u2019s \u2018To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform\u2019 was published in 1898, but what was its later title republished as?<\/li>\n
  6. How many new towns are there in England?<\/li>\n
  7. Which UK new town was named the world\u2019s first sculpture town?<\/li>\n
  8. \u2018Pooleyville was the original working name for which UK new town?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you want to read the issue before you answer these.. find it by your workspace or bed, or\u00a0online<\/a><\/p>\n

    Good luck, and best wishes from IHBC for 2020!<\/p>\n

    For more background see the\u00a0NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n

    Reading Context<\/em><\/a> helps IHBC members develop their skills across all of the IHBC\u2019s Areas of Competence, and so is a critical baseline in addressing priorities in Continuing Professional Development<\/a> (CPD)<\/p>\n

    To access Context<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n