T17 Revised Glossary DRAFT

'The Political' - the dimension of antagonism which I take to be constitutive of human societies

'Politics' - a set of practices and institutions through which an order is created, organising human coexistence in the context of conflictuality provided by the Political

- Chantal Mouffe

Glossary of Terms 2#

Acronym – n a word formed from the initial letters of other words.

Quango – n (pl - os) an autonomous body set up by the government and having
statutory powers in a specific field.


Ma SPUD – Masters in Spatial Design and Urban Design

DFL – Design for London

GLA – Greater London Authority

GLC – Greater London Council

CIL – Community Infrastructure Levy

GOVT –

IOC – International Olympic Committee

BOA – British Olympic Association

LOCOG – London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympics Games

ODA – Olympic Delivery Authority

UDLF – Urban Design Landscape Framework

LDA – London Development Agency

TFL – Transport for London

HQI – Housing Quality Index

RIBA – Royal Institute of British Architects

RTPI – Royal Institute of Town Planning

ARB – Architects Registration Board

CABE – Commission for Architecture and the Build Environment

RICS – Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

LCC –

OAFP –

DCLG – Department for Communities and Local Government



This is an ongoing exercise and I intend to expand the definitions of each Quango and their role...