{"id":25089,"date":"2020-01-17T16:26:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=25089"},"modified":"2020-01-17T16:26:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:26:54","slug":"ihbcs-cpd-boost-out-of-context-harlow-and-its-civic-society-seeks-exemplary-green-town-recognition-any-inspiration-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=25089","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s CPD boost\u2026 out of Context: Harlow and its civic society seeks exemplary \u2018green town\u2019 recognition – Any inspiration for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Harlow Civic Society believes that with investment, transport, infrastructure and jobs, it can become an exemplary green town, and while you can simply read more about these aspirations in the latest issue of Context<\/a>, No 162, themed on New Towns, a big CPD opportunity is also on offer if you consider how its principles might inspire your work or understanding.<\/h3>\n
image: Context 162, p27, Tony Evans – No 4 Forebury Lane by Sheppard Robson, winner of the Residential Architectural Award 2018<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Tony Evans writes:<\/p>\n

Harlow new town was designed from the outset as a self-contained community providing housing, employment, leisure and public services.\u00a0 It is a precursor of the sustainable communities that the 21st century demands to best use precious land and resources. The guiding principles behind the design of Harlow remain pertinent today…..<\/p>\n

The original master plan for the town, drawn up by Gibberd in 1947, provided for a series of neighbourhoods, each having all life\u2019s daily needs within walking distance. These neighbourhoods are separated by landscaped areas (known as green wedges), which bring the countryside within easy reach of all residents. This is a fundamental part of the town\u2019s design. Features such as existing roads, historic sites, woods and ponds\u00a0were retained, as were the small country town of Harlow and other local settlements.<\/p>\n

Art is integral to the town.\u00a0 From the 1950s, the Harlow Art Trust acquired works by up-and-coming sculptors, yielding a collection of sculptures of national significance sited throughout the town. At the end of 2010 Harlow became the world\u2019s first sculpture town, celebrating this and other sculpture collections in Harlow.<\/p>\n

We would summarise the principles of the master plan that we seek to promote as:<\/p>\n