Whilst there is extensive literature analysing the design and function of new buildings and places, the actual process through which development proposals are actually fashioned through complex negotiation and deal making, involving many different stakeholders with different agendas is largely undocumented. Conventional planning theory tends to assume a logical, rational and linear decision-making process, which bears little relationship to reality. This book aims to shed some light on that reality. The King s Cross scheme is one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in...