SHOUT – Social Housing Under Threat – 18th June 2014
June 19th, 2014
I was invited unexpectedly to the launch of a new social housing campaign group at Portcullis House last night and while I did not take notes or record the audio, here are a few photos and some brief notes from memory.
Anti-gentrification Handbook for Council Estates in London
June 2nd, 2014
Event link here -> Anti-gentrification handbook launch
Cressingham Gardens – a village within a city
May 5th, 2014
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The spire of Holy Trinity Church seen from Cressingham Gardens. Split level houses on Hardel Walk. Wild flowers growing adjacent to Brockwell Park on the site of The Big Dig, a London wide project for enthusiastic urban gardeners.
The issue of estate regeneration has not gone away, it continues apace and it has been my privilege over the last few years to meet people actively involved in the struggle to keep council tenants in place against the rapacious demands of unscrupulous politicians and boroughs so desperate for cash they sell public land from under the homes of council tenants for the benefit of wealthier incomers.
In recent weeks I have had the pleasure of meeting the residents of and walking around a small estate in South London which is itself now under threat but not withstanding this there is a determined and well informed body of people ready and willing to protect their interests.
It has been a pleasure to devote time and energy to researching and writing up the story of Cressingham Gardens – a village within a city and I sincerely hope you enjoy reading what is my 300th article in four years.
Golden rules – scratchpad thoughts
April 30th, 2014
A considered look at artistic composition.
a) a winding path, brook, river or canal which leads the eye into the distance.
Stonebridge Park estate
Estate Regeneration – UDG – Wed 23rd April
April 12th, 2014
Lessons from Europe in Tackling London’s Housing Crisis
April 2nd, 2014
This meeting took place at City Hall last Monday 31st March from 1830 – 2000 in principle, I arrived late at 1845 and the meeting ran on until 2015, an audio recording of the time I was there is available to listen to on YouTube at this link:-
Lessons from Europe in Tackling London’s Housing Crisis
Back to backs are they illegal? – Skyscraper City
March 28th, 2014
There’s a discussion going on and a considerable increase in hits to my blog since somebody posted the link from:-
https://www.skyscrapercity.com
and so I returned to thinking about whether they are illegal or not given that Ellesmere is about to be built, and that Goldhawk Road Mk1 was nearly built.
Where We Live Now – all five films
March 26th, 2014
City of Towers – Christopher Booker 1979 (fb Monday 19th Feb 1979) Download
Three Streets in the Country – Michael Frayn / Dennis Marks – 1979 (fb Tuesday 20th Feb 1979)
New Town Home Town – Colin Ward – 1979 (fb Wed 21st Feb 1979) via BBC
Architecture for Everyman – Patrick Nuttgens – 1979 (fb Thursday 22nd Feb 1979)
The Country and the City – Raymond Williams – 1979 (fb Friday 23rd Feb 1979)
Click film titles to watch / download.
Royal Academy Podcasts
March 22nd, 2014
The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson:
Click the name beneath for the podcast
