A tribute to Professor Sir Peter Hall (1932-2014)

Today we received with sadness the news of the passing of our dear colleague, friend, and outstanding planner and academic, Professor Sir Peter Hall. Please find a tribute to Professor Sir Peter Hall, written by Professor Matthew Carmona (UCL Built Environment), commemorating his life and career below: It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Professor Sir Peter Hall, a true colossus in the world of planning, and a much loved colleague and friend to us all here at The Bartlett. Peter's contribution to the world of planning academe is so significant and so extensive that it almost defies description, but is perhaps best represented in the catalogue of around 50 books that he authored or edited since beginning his academic career in 1957, many now seminal texts in the field including: London 2000, London 2001, The World Cities, Urban and Regional Planning, Great Planning Disasters, Cities of Tomorrow, Sociable Cities, Cities in Civilization; T he Containment of Urban England , and most recently, Good Cities Better Lives. But Peter's contributions were not limited to academe, and as well as advising governments around the world, he conceived many of the most influential planning ideas in the UK, such as enterprise zones; London's orbital rail and strategic growth corridors; and recently contributed to the revival of interest in Garden Cities stemming from his role as Chair of the Town & Country Planning Association (since 1995). Peter taught at the London School of Economics; University of Reading (where he was appointed Professor at the age of just 36); Berkeley, University of California; and The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, where he was appointed Bartlett Professor of Planning in 1992.