Building Towns And Cities: Planning And Architecture Explained For Kids

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Anna explores the town where she lives to see what problems exist and could be solved with town planning.

Digital technology will be a big part of our future spaces – Anna and Agent Plan-It think about what these spaces might look like.

Anna is thinking about how populations have changing needs, and that living spaces will need to change too.

Agent Plan-It helps Anna find out about amenities and how they can be factored into any new town build.

Anna learns more about how services such as transport links are planned in new areas.  All with the help of Agent Plan-It!

Anna thinks about why it’s important to consider the environment when planning new towns – with the help of Agent Plan-It!

Anna is looking at a map to find a place which might make a good location for a new town.  Agent Plan-It helps to explain why empty areas aren’t always ideal…

Anna finds out about the different types of town planners – with the help of Agent Plan-It…

Anna is wondering how town planners cope with increasing demand! Agent Plan-It helps explain that it’s not so different to gardening…

Anna’s watching a YouTube clip about how New Towns were built in the war – and then hears a radio clip about the need for more houses.  It seems like an impossible problem – but then Agent Plan-It appears to help explain…

When we talk about the future, we think of hoverboards and tall skyscrapers, right? Emily finds out whether there's any truth to these ideas... 

Emily finds out more about the archiecture of the 1980's, a time of disco-balls, platform-shoes and the internet! 

After the war, there was a need for a lot more houses! Emily, our 8 year-old architectural expert, finds out more about the post-war and 1950's period. 

Today we're learning more about the 1920's, 30's and the art-deco movement. In just 20 years over 4 million new houses were built! Emily finds out more in our Guide to London's Architecture...

The Edwardian period began in 1901 and accounts for most of our larger and more comfortable countryside houses! Emily finds out more! 

From Tudors to the future, this is the complete guide to London's architecture. Today, Emily, our 8 year old architectural expert, finds out more about the arts and crafts movement! 

Queen Victoria was on the throne at a time when London was expanding. She was on the throne for over 63 years so that's a long period of house building! Emily, our 8 year old architectural expert, discovers more...

Georgian architecture is very prim, proper, and neat! Towns and cities were expanding during this time and there was a need to fit lots of houses in small spaces. This is where terraced houses come from! Emily, our 8 year old architectural expert, finds out more! 

In the 18th and 19th century, the Gothic revival re-created a lot of architecture that has been around of centuries. Emily investigates!