Professor Michael Batty receives RTPI Gold Medal
9 November 2016
The Royal Town Planning Institute has awarded Professor Michael Batty its highest honour – the Gold Medal.
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The Gold Medal is only awarded once every 2 years to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of planning.
Mike was presented with the Gold Medal on 8 November by the RTPI Vice President, Stephen Wilkinson, after delivering the annual Nathaniel Lichfield Lecture. Mike's lecture was entitled "The Planning Balance Sheet 60 Years On: Evaluation in the Digital Age".