Edward Carter: The Future of London

"The Future of London is unique among town-planning books. It is both exciting to read and authoritative in content. It shows vividly that the factors underlying any plan-land-values, traffic, housing and social facilities, open spaces, skyscrapers, and the aesthetic quality of what is built-are something of vital concern to every city dweller, for they will determine the pattern of his life in the future.
A city is not just a mass of concrete, steel, bricks, and asphalt. It is also a place where thousands or millions of people are born and brought up, work and play, grow old and die. A modern capital must provide the conditions in which its inhabitants can lead full, happy, and healthy lives.
In this fascinating discussion of the decay and renewal of the Metropolis, the Director of the Architectural Association looks at the different plans, past and present, that exist for its development. He shows that the need for action is urgent, for with every year of unplanned chaos the problems grow more intractable.
It is for us to decide whether tomorrow's London will be an uninhabitable jungle or a capital to be proud of."

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