Category Archives: planning

Gateshead’s Unbuilt Airport

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

It’s hard to imagine the North East’s international airport being anywhere other than Newcastle. It is, after all, the largest city in the region and has strong business, transport and financial links. But the location of the airport was not … Continue reading →

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Planning for Destruction After the Death of Coal in County Durham

Posted on July 18, 2016 by

The English village brings to mind images of luscious rolling fields, beautiful stone built cottages with thatched roofs and winding country roads.  These are the places words like ‘genteel’, ‘quaint’ and ‘idyllic’ were made for. Travel companies lure weary city-dwellers … Continue reading →

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Newcastle’s Skywalks

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

When T. Dan Smith took over the reigns as head of Newcastle City Council in 1959 he became one of the first local leaders in the United Kingdom to recognise the importance of urban planning in coping with the bundle … Continue reading →

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Secret Architecture of the Tyne & Wear Metro

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

I was fascinated when I first read Geoff Manaugh’s post about New York City’s fake house. 58 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn has all of the appearances of a Greek revival townhouse but is in fact an elaborate façade for a … Continue reading →

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