Percy Johnson-Marshall (1915-1993) was an urban designer, regional planner and educator who enthusiastically embraced 20th century theories of human spatial organisation and postwar reconstruction. The collection comprises a wide range of material connected with architecture and planning. This includes published books and journals, personal and professional papers, papers relating to various professional organisations, survey material, planning reports, government reports, plans, drawings, photographs and slides. Together with material directly relating to his own career, Johnson-Marshall also assembled a large quantity of comparative material. Major subject listings include: Urban Design, Regional Planning, Town and Country Planning, Post-war Planning and Reconstruction, New Towns, Architecture, Urban History. Johnson-Marshall, Hubert Bennet, and LW Lane with the model of the Stepney + Poplar Reconstruction Area Model. The site contains biblographical details and can be searched or browsed.
