TIMES ONLINE – Architects from across the world will be invited to take part in a competition to design Britain’s ten new eco-towns, it will be announced today. Yvette Cooper, the Housing Minister, will ask the leading creative designers in urban and landscape architecture and transport planning to share their suggestions for the towns of up to 20,000 homes The first phase of the competition will focus on the overarching design principles of eco-towns, particularly innovative ideas for low and zero-carbon living.
