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Month: January 2018

Style and politics

Gavin Stamp’s recent death – noted here and here - made me think about something he said when I was a student of his at the Mackintosh School in the early 90s. He showed the class a slide of Paul Troost’s Ehrentempeln and said (words to the effect of): ‘this is compelling architecture; don’t reject … Continue reading Style and politics →

charlespwhitaker Uncategorized Leave a comment January 12, 2018February 12, 2020 3 Minutes

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  • 'Together At Home': the IPPR’s policy paper on housing (.pdf)
  • Berlin baugruppen network: lots of project examples
  • Community Build: a resource for matching up self-build groups with land
  • Community Self-Build Agency: registered charity advising on self-build
  • GLA space standards: the current (small!) London standards
  • Government land for sale: searchable database of UK government owned land
  • Homewise consumer guide: The RIBA’s advice to buyers on adequate space standards
  • Lancaster Co-Housing Residents' Handbook: a useful example showing what a baugruppe might agree to
  • LSE Cities: the London School of Economics urban studies unit
  • Passivhaus standard: the low energy construction standard defined, with resources
  • Simon Hogg Blogs: Wandsworth councillor (Lab) and Digital Editor, Architect’s Journal
  • The Lilac Co-op: a baugruppe in Leeds using the co-housing ownership model
  • Without Space & Light: The RIBA’s campaign for better space and daylight standards in new homes

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