One Town, Two Parks, Two different approaches – Martha Schwartz & Phil Heaton

This video is extracts from the Channel 4 series ‘Kevin McCloud and the Big Town Plan’ shows the two different approaches from Martha Schwartz and Phil Heaton in the regeneration of former mining town Castleford in Yorkshire, filmed for a 4-part series screened in 2008.

The footage shows the process and a follow up two years after the projects where constructed. The final result is an interesting look at urban regeneration in the UK.

Phil Heaton on TV from phil heaton on Vimeo.

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