Planning is both a technical and an artistic endeavour, and the pioneers of the Garden City movement put great emphasis on the role of the arts and culture in improving wellbeing as part of a co-operative approach to society.
The TCPA has been exploring its artistic heritage in the context of the Garden City movement and environmental education.
An acute awareness of the power of art in the creation of places and thinking about social transformation has emerged from this process. Below you can find the TCPA resources, activities and guidance on Art & Planning.
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Resources
That word art! Putting art back into planning – Guide for councils
This guide is intended to help put art back into the process and outcomes of planning, in the hope that this can transform the kinds of places that we make. Building on the deep connection between the Garden Cities and Arts and Crafts movements, it sets out some guiding principles and some recommendations on implementation. It also outlines a set of case studies that offer insights into the outcomes possible from the fusion of art and planning.
Guide 6: I’d Love to Live There! Planning for Culture and the Arts
This Practical Guide, published with the support of Arts Council England, David Lock Associates, the Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn Trust, and U and I Group PLC, sets out five overarching principles for the successful delivery of a vibrant social and cultural offer in new Garden Cities.
