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The article discusses the response of South East local enterprise partnership (LEP) chair Peter Jones regarding the plan of British Chancellor George Osborne to create a garden city at Ebbsflet in Kent, England.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in the March 21, 2014 issue of the journal that discussed plans to create a garden city in a brownfield site located in Ebbsfleet, Kent, England.

The article reports that George Osborne, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced plans to create a garden city for Ebbsfleet in Kent, England. The project, which will see the construction of 15,000 homes, will be funded by £200 million of public investment. The author notes that the Local Government Association has criticized the plans.

In a letter to the editor, the author criticizes the British government's decision re-emphasize garden cities.

In a brief article, the British politician Nick Clegg comments that he is a strong advocate of garden cities because he believes they can be the solution to Great Britain's housing shortage and are a way of protecting the countryside.

In a brief article, the mayor of London, England Boris Johnson argues against government plans to build a new series of garden cities in the South East of England, suggesting instead the redevelopment of brownfield sites in East London.

The article announces that as of January 2014 the British government has been accused of suppressing a report outlining plans for new garden cities, dealing with topics including how Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of blocking the plans and how the garden cities would be located in Buckinghamshire, England, and Oxfordshire, England.

An interview with businessman Simon Wolfson, founder of the Wolfson Economics Prize, relevant as of January 1, 2014 is presented, with particular focus given to Wolfson's intention to grand a garden city project with a £250,000 prize. Topics include nature and human habitation, sustainable architecture, and Wolfson's ideas concerning planning and implementation of architectural projects.

The article briefly discusses the Wolfson Economics Prize, a competition in Great Britain to design a garden city. Valued at £250,000, the prize is intended to find solutions for Great Britain's housing crisis.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one on the story "Foster + Partners unveils Thames transport hub" in the August 1, 2011 issue, another on the story "Willmott: Listed firms too bullish" in the July 22, 2011 issue, and another one on the article "Bring back garden cities for the 21st century" in the July 7, 2011 issue.

The article reports on the 4,000-acre eco-city in the sea project to be designed by architect Ken Yeang with TR Hamzah and Yeang Sdn Bhd at the Shanghai coast in China. It states that the Shanghai Beach plan aims to create a sustainable community that will attract tourists without sacrficing the eco-structure of the ocean. It notes that Singaporean engineer Web Structures was asked to conduct a feasibility study on the Shanghai Beach scheme to determine if the aim of the group is feasible.

The article reports on the criticism received by contemporary architects from Léon Krier, the architect behind the experimental Poundbury village in Dorset, England, during the launch of his book "The Architectural Tuning of Settlements" at the Princes Foundation in London on April 21, 2008. He calls such contemporary architects as idiots who build absurd shapes. He also expressed disapproval with the eco-towns proposals of the British government.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Welly Garden City," in the March 14, 2008 issue, an article on pleural plaques also on the March 14, 2008 issue and a report on the dissolution of England's Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the March 18, 2008 issue.

The article focuses on the comments of Scottish housing minister Stewart Maxwell that the eco-towns programme of the Labour government in England, called the Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative, is expected to fail. The cabinet officer cited that it will lead to developers resubmitting rejected bids. Maxwell noted that he would not consider failed planning applications as the basis for new sustainable schemes. Public demonstrations have occurred at several sites that are said to be subject to eco-town bids.

The article reports on the need for prospective eco-town developers to notify relevant councils about their proposals in order to win a place on one of the 10 preferred sites of the British government. Countryside campaigners raised concerns about the lack of transparency in the selection process for the eco-towns. Housing developer Persimmon admitted that it was discussing eco-towns with the government.

The article reports on the plan to use part of the profit from the construction of an eco-town in Buckinghamshire, England to pay for a rail link between Oxford and Milton Keynes. The development of the eco-town in the Aylesbury Vale could contribute about £15 million towards the £150 million rail link which would operate through the town. Milton Keynes Partnership CEO Jane Hamilton stated that the growth plans for Milton Keynes relies on the rail link.

The article reports on the plan of the British government to release its decision for the location of the 10 eco-towns proposed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in February 2007. The government had received 57 bids for eco-towns from developers and councils in November 2007. A government spokesperson stated that there would be no public shortlisting process before the announcement of winners.

The article discusses the influence of British architects in German architecture. During the early 20th century, German interest in British architecture and planning increased with the Garden City movement being admired. Published by Cosmos of Leipzig and Berlin, the book "Das englische Haus," was in the great German tradition of sumptuous folio volumes employing Lichtdruck.

Reports on the opposition of the city council of Hertfordshire, England to the decision of Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to extend the housing development scheme of the West Stevenage consortium into the green belt. Number of housing units to be developed by the consortium on the same site; Impact of breaking the embargo on the use of green belt land on housing; Implications of Prescott's decision for the government's policies on the green belt.

Describes the BedZED 21st-century English garden city designed by Bill Dunster Architects for the Peabody Trust. Amenities of the facility; Engineer and contractor of the facility; Cost.