Sir Frederic J. Osborn, in whose memory this event is held annually, is a key figure in the Town & Country Planning Association’s history. He campaigned more than half a century ago for pioneering public-sector New Towns complemented by greener, better cities. A true believer in sustainable development he talked of co-operative solutions, of sharing risk between the public and private sectors, and of restoring faith in the social and environmental, as much as the financial, credentials of development.