Rise of the ‘civic centre’ in English urban form and design

Author: Larkham P.J.¹

Source: Urban Design International, Volume 9, Number 1, April 2004 , pp. 3-15(13)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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Abstract:

This paper discusses the rise of a new building use and form, the ‘civic centre’, spurred by the growing urban administrative requirements of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Detailed evidence from the large number of post-Second World War reconstruction plans is used to review the substantial impact of these new plan units on the existing and proposed urban fabric. These mono-use precincts were a significant stage in reducing the fine grain land-use patterns of UK city centres. However, the vast majority were not built in the form or at the time proposed, in some cases owing to a failure of design communication.URBAN DESIGN International (2004) 9, 3–15. doi:10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000109

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000109

Affiliations: 1: 1School of Planning and Housing, University of Central England, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SU, UK

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