From Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson – 2000 Years of London Planning

Duncan Bowie reviews the plans for London; from the Roman Governor Ostorius Scapula, through Wren and Nash to Pepler, Unwin, Abercrombie, Livingstone and Johnson, together with numerous more obscure planners. Duncan will also bring some examples from his collection of London plans and planning books.

Duncan Bowie is senior lecturer in planning at the University of Westminster, a member of the London Society Committee, and the author of a book on planning and housing in London under Ken Livingstone: Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City (Routledge 2010).