Michael Akers leads Drawing Board Dreams guided walk
In the 1960s and early 70s, planners and architects attempted to remake Preston.
Guided walk: Drawing Board Dreams – the reinvention of Preston, Sunday August 9, 11am–12.30pm with Michael Akers
Bold modernist ideas saw the sweeping away of a large section of the old C19th centre, and the building of a vast transport, retail, entertainment and office complex which sought to completely transform how Prestonians lived, worked and played.
What contexts produced this radical approach? What forces shaped the design of these buildings? Who were the individuals driving Preston to a re-imagined future? What should we make today of this modernist vision of urban renewal?
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