Editors Peter Swinnen and Anne Judong were given unlimited access to the archives of T.O.P. office. The title of the book was also the filter through which they examined the living archive. Which projects – whether conceived in the 1970s or 2000s – retain the intelligent promise of a future plan? And how can they enlighten designers, architects, urban planners, ecologists, cultural workers, administrations and policymakers of today and tomorrow? A future plan in itself.