David Mountain

One of the country's finest libraries of books on town planning and housing policy - the Harry Simpson Memorial Library, currently located in Wisbech - is at risk of being pulped. Please publicise and support the campaign to save it. davemnt.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/a-h…

Looking forward to speaking at this @TheMSArch

How do you make a new town? This event will bring together Michael Edwards, who as a young planner worked on the original scheme for #MiltonKeynes, and David Mountain, who’s conducted extensive research into the history of the town’s development.

On 11/9 I'm doing reflections on the original planning of Milton Keynes with David Mountain, hosted by @DoCoMoMoUK Tickets £6 for non-members docomomo.org.uk/events/plannin…

Non-human intrusion at the annual Sir Peter Hall lecture on Everyday Urbanism @UCL_BSP

‘The Smithsons on Housing’, B.S. Johnson’s 1970 typically off-kilter documentary on Alison and Peter Smithson for the BBC.

@multipliciudad @StanekLukasz @WardyKG1969 @lcszacka Thanks!!

@davemnt @StanekLukasz @WardyKG1969 @lcszacka Congrats!!

Yesterday I passed my PhD viva with minor corrections! Chuffed. Thank you so much @StanekLukasz and @WardyKG1969 for your supervision over 5 years, and to Nick Phelps and @lcszacka for reading and examining!

@asathomas @StanekLukasz @WardyKG1969 @lcszacka Thanks! Great to hear from you!

@davemnt @StanekLukasz @WardyKG1969 @lcszacka Congrats David! That's great news.

@lwillm @emiliadotweber @StanekLukasz @WardyKG1969 @lcszacka Hahaha thanks Leyla thanks Emilia😁

Huge congratulations to @davemnt! Based on extensive archival research and interviews, his PhD thesis rewrites the history of urban regeneration in Britain, 1960s-80s, combining architectural and planning history in new ways. What a journey it has been, and much more to come!

@michaellondonsf Not yet. I should do that. I'll write to you once I've done the corrections. Your recordings were invaluable!

@davemnt Fascinating. Is there a PDF yet or a link to any summary or preview stuff?

The contents page of the copy of Colin Ward's 1973 volume 'Vandalism' on archive.org seems to have been vandalised by a small child😁

@ashleus @BrutalHouse Elmley moor transmitter! Often visible from the Moor we ran up ☺️

________________ Arup Journal

I'm very pleased that an old friend has crossed back over the pond to pursue fascinating and important research

Interesting to see the distribution of areas where <10% population was employed in agriculture in England & Wales 1931, South Wales and County Durham noteworthy jstor.org/stable/621020

We have a fully funded @NWC_DTP PhD scholarship opening at @TheMSArch to research the history of UK telephone exchange buildings (like this one in York) in collaboration with @HistoricEngland and BT Archives! Apply here: mmu.ac.uk/research/resea…

Carrefour - now Asda - Chandler's Ford in June 1981

Very excited to be organising and moderating this, an exciting line up of speakers soon to be announced!