The Forgotten Towns of the Future

A reflection on post war construction in Scotland and the promises of the "New Towns"

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Scottish industrial estate sold in £26.4m deal

Regional REIT's sale price achieved more than 20% above previous valuation

What else is going to be sold off in Cumbernauld? 

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New Educational Building, improving? (at Cumbernauld Academy)

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Dominance of retail vs historical change (at Irvine railway station)

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Cumbernauld Fact : Cumbernauld is the ideal location for a commuter

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What's it called? Architecture is being reborn in Cumbernauld (at Cumbernauld)

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Number of Scottish households up by 6% in a decade - Scottish Housing News

The number of households in Scotland has continued to increase to 2.46 million in 2017, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS). ‘Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2017‘ shows over the last ten years the number of households in Scotland has grown by around 145,000 (6%). Over a third …

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Airdrie, Coatbridge & Cumbernauld town centre vision outlined : May 2018 : News : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland - Urban Realm

Airdrie, Coatbridge & Cumbernauld town centre vision outlined, May 2018, News, Architecture and the built environment is an integral part of our society and we hope to provide a useful platform for debate, information and inspiration.

Would this ever happen? I look forward to seeing it

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The profession needs to shake off its ‘quiet’ tag to effectively communicate why architecture matters, writes Emily Booth

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New School and Theatre (at Cumbernauld Academy)

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The changing educational landscape of Cumbernauld

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What about the other 50%?

More people than ever live in cities - but that still means half the world doesn't. Designing for them is just as important

Designing for the other 50% challenge? How shall we make effective towns that enable the city to function effectively? 

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Fordlandia - 99% Invisible

In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped them deep into the Amazon rainforest. Workers cut down trees and cleared the land and then they built a rubber plantation in the middle of one of the wildest

Conquer capitalism and taming industrial capitalism? Forgotten Utopias 

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The tamed Beast from East is returning...

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Delayed beast from the East upload_ Cumbernauld does become pretty in conditions that are favourable :)

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New Managers of Cumbernauld Town Centre?

Out of crisis, rises something to be hopeful about. Cumbernauld was hit by the closure of Dunnes. Out of this crisis and the many lost of jobs, a degree of hope will rise and make one optimistic about the future of the town. The new owners grabbed themselves a bargain as they now plan to make future investment in the area. 

Reading the annual report of 2017, they seem to be ticking all the right boxes so far. Only time will tell... a lot to be optimistic about for the future of Cumbernauld and its people. Now is time for the residents to be proud of their and take interest in its future development. 

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

Charles Darwin