The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 cemented the idea that local authorities are the people who ‘plan’ for everyone else, an idea that remains intact despite the grafted-on techniques of public consultation and engagement. But the history of planning, beyond the confines of the 1947 Act, is full of examples which poke at this cement: just as it is possible to ‘architect’ without being an architect, it is possible to ‘plan’ without being a planner.
'Plannning without Planners' is a short essay introducing David's research at the Royal College of Art, written for Seismic Shifts: Architecture Annual 2011.
