[1] Decaying decedance and environments that improve with time. [2] Family comes first and sometimes children in the city need a garden. Not an arguement for suburbia ... but in support of gardens. [3] Visual representation of space given to the car versus space give to public transport. Public transport wins this time. [4] The death of a country lane - an idea of gradual small changes by lots of people creating a big change in the perception of the place. [5] A newspaper image of contrasting urban living in Sau Paulo - social exclusion used to be called poverty. [6] A Japanese domestic environment with simple connections with the landscape because it has no barriers. I want to live there. [7 and 8] A 'before' and 'after' sequence of good quality terraced homes in Newcastle's west end that fell into the hands of someone with central government funding, outputs to achieve and a deadline to meet. Sometimes common sense needs to be placed into policy to stop this type of thing from happening. [9] Landscape art that is rooted in the place with white stone walls reflecting the waves breaking onto the shore. It shows that public art is something that everyone can get. And when you get it, it makes you feel clever. [10] Indoor life becomes outdoor environment when you open the door - a Swedish restaurant blurring the distinction between public and private realm. [11] Attention to detail in this stone drain in Stockholm - the level of craft and visual richness we should aim for everywhere. [12] I want to live here as well. They have stairs to go up and it turns into a slide to go down. It looks like fun. We all spend too long acting like grown-ups when we really just want to play. [13] Not sure what this is - but it is big and symbolic and it looks like it belongs. [14] Airship hanger in Bedfordshire. A giant but functional object in a flat landscape. We shouldn't be afraid to allow structures to make an impact. [15] A romantic castle? [16] A useful and beautiful way of fording a stream. Functional and beautiful go well with each other. [17] The Earth Centre in Doncaster. Functional, beautiful and - thankfully - recycable. [18] The regulating plan and design code based on a grid layout and perimeter block for my home town Savannah, Gerogia. It was built in the 18th Centry still works. [19] St Eriks, New Urbanist quarter, Stockholm. [20] Symbolic image of how town and country were interdependent.

Delton often gives the impression he is a total craftsperson but he still has his favourite post-modern urban artists.

If you want to know what any of this means ...

contact: delton@urbanarea.co.uk