New Towns for the 21st Century: the Planned vs. the Unplanned City

International New Town Institute, Almere The Netherlands

What happens after planners leave the brand new New Town and complexity of society takes over? Does overruling of the planners' concepts imply the failure of planning? Or are these ‘unplanned' additions and unforeseen use of the planned city actually the key to its success? In a two-day conference in June 2009 the International New Town Institute (INTI) wants to explore the relations between the planned city and the unplanned city.