Peter Barber - interview - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 08:14, 19 November 2020

2020-11-19T08:14:00Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:14, 19 November 2020
Line 16:		Line 16:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW): What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?	+	\| Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW): What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?
	\|}		\|}

Line 26:		Line 26:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?	+	\| DBW: Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?
	\|}		\|}

Line 38:		Line 38:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?	+	\| DBW: Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?
	\|}		\|}

Line 52:		Line 52:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?	+	\| DBW: What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?
	\|}		\|}

Line 62:		Line 62:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?	+	\| DBW: It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?
	\|}		\|}

Line 76:		Line 76:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?	+	\| DBW: Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?
	\|}		\|}

Line 92:		Line 92:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?	+	\| DBW: You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?
	\|}		\|}

Line 104:		Line 104:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?	+	\| DBW: Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?
	\|}		\|}

Line 120:		Line 120:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?	+	\| DBW: Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?
	\|}		\|}

Line 132:		Line 132:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?	+	\| DBW: Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?
	\|}		\|}

Line 156:		Line 156:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?	+	\| DBW: What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?
	\|}		\|}

Line 170:		Line 170:

	{\|		{\|
−	~~\|width="100%"~~\| DBW: What project are you most excited about looking forward?	+	\| DBW: What project are you most excited about looking forward?
	\|}		\|}

Line 204:		Line 204:
	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

−	[[Category:~~Projects_and_case_studies~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Project_Knowledge~~]] [[Category:~~Research_/_Innovation~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation~~]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Commentary]] [[Category:DCN_Person]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]

Editor at 12:09, 26 March 2018

2018-03-26T12:09:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:09, 26 March 2018
Line 16:		Line 16:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW): What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?
−	Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW):	+
−	What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 28:		Line 26:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?
−	DBW:	+
−	Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 42:		Line 38:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?
−	DBW:	+
−	Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 58:		Line 52:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?
−	DBW:	+
−	What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 70:		Line 62:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?
−	DBW:	+
−	It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 86:		Line 76:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?
−	DBW:	+
−	Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 104:		Line 92:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?
−	DBW:	+
−	You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 118:		Line 104:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?
−	DBW:	+
−	Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 136:		Line 120:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?
−	DBW:	+
−	Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 150:		Line 132:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?
−	DBW:	+
−	Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 176:		Line 156:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?
−	DBW:	+
−	What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 192:		Line 170:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|	+	\|width="100%"\| DBW: What project are you most excited about looking forward?
−	DBW:	+
−	What project are you most excited about looking forward?	+
	\|}		\|}

Line 213:		Line 189:
	* Affordable housing.		* Affordable housing.
	* Architect.		* Architect.
		+	* Architects for Social Housing - interview.
	* Housing shortage.		* Housing shortage.
	* Interview with Kevin McCloud		* Interview with Kevin McCloud
Line 227:		Line 204:
	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

−	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]	+	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]

Editor at 16:31, 9 February 2018

2018-02-09T16:31:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:31, 9 February 2018
Line 16:		Line 16:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW):	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW):
	What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?		What inspired you to follow a career in architecture?
	\|}		\|}
Line 25:		Line 26:

	Then I went to Africa and worked at a school, involved in classroom building and other social projects. Some people want to be an architect from about 13, but it wasn't like that for me, it was something that came later on, it was a slow burn.		Then I went to Africa and worked at a school, involved in classroom building and other social projects. Some people want to be an architect from about 13, but it wasn't like that for me, it was something that came later on, it was a slow burn.
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?		Do you think there is the problem that architects seem to have become stereotyped as an Ayn Rand/Rourke-like hero character fulfilling their grand and ambitious visions, rather than having a more utilitarian purpose for social good?
	\|}		\|}
Line 42:		Line 42:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?		Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?
	\|}		\|}
Line 57:		Line 58:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?		What do you say to those who dismiss high density social housing - perhaps with Brutalism in mind - as having been, on the whole, a failed experiment in urban design, that the same problems tend to recur?
	\|}		\|}
Line 66:		Line 68:

	I don’t think density is a question of choice, it’s a necessity. How that density manifests itself is much more of an issue. We can’t sustain low density suburban neighbourhoods anymore, it’s not a choice, we have to address the issue.		I don’t think density is a question of choice, it’s a necessity. How that density manifests itself is much more of an issue. We can’t sustain low density suburban neighbourhoods anymore, it’s not a choice, we have to address the issue.
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?		It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?
	\|}		\|}
Line 85:		Line 86:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?		Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?
	\|}		\|}
Line 100:		Line 102:

	I spend half my life in Brighton, probably one of the densest cities in the country, but to me it’s a great example of what dense housing could be like - terraced housing of different sizes, great big mansions which have now been converted into flats, little cottages about 4 m wide and no back garden, and anything between those extremes, but really coherent socially, spatially, and a real pleasure to move through. That’s what I think the built environment should be like.		I spend half my life in Brighton, probably one of the densest cities in the country, but to me it’s a great example of what dense housing could be like - terraced housing of different sizes, great big mansions which have now been converted into flats, little cottages about 4 m wide and no back garden, and anything between those extremes, but really coherent socially, spatially, and a real pleasure to move through. That’s what I think the built environment should be like.
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?		You've expressed admiration for Jane Jacobs and the idea that 'public space belongs to everyone and no one' - does the increase in privately-owned public spaces, particularly in London, cause you concern?
	\|}		\|}
Line 115:		Line 116:

	[[File:Public_space.jpg\|link=File:Public_space.jpg]]		[[File:Public_space.jpg\|link=File:Public_space.jpg]]
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?		Your ‘100-mile city’ has gained a lot of attention. Obviously it is speculative and perhaps quite tongue-in-cheek, but do you honestly believe that a project on that kind of scale is really required to tackle the current problems and meet the needs of the future? And, with current progress in mind, have you any confidence that these will be met?
	\|}		\|}
Line 136:		Line 136:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?		Numerous construction reports are published from a variety of groups and committees yet nothing much seems to really happen or change dramatically. What more do you think the industry could do to push the issues that you tackle in your work further up the agenda?
	\|}		\|}
Line 147:		Line 148:

	If the housebuilders and developers can’t get it right, then let’s let someone else do it - government should be doing it.		If the housebuilders and developers can’t get it right, then let’s let someone else do it - government should be doing it.
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?		Is there a country in particular that you admire in terms of social housing design, from which the UK could draw lessons?
	\|}		\|}
Line 174:		Line 174:

	Those are areas – property ownership, real estate, housing, finance – where if you changed them suddenly a new kind of devolved co-op housing production might be possible.		Those are areas – property ownership, real estate, housing, finance – where if you changed them suddenly a new kind of devolved co-op housing production might be possible.
−
−

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?		What advice would you give to aspiring young architects?
	\|}		\|}
Line 193:		Line 192:

	{\|		{\|
−	\|width="100%"\|DBW:	+	\|width="100%"\|
		+	DBW:
	What project are you most excited about looking forward?		What project are you most excited about looking forward?
	\|}		\|}
Line 224:		Line 224:
	* The architectural profession.		* The architectural profession.
	* Will Self interview.		* Will Self interview.
		+
		+	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]		[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]

Editor at 14:10, 26 October 2017

2017-10-26T14:10:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:10, 26 October 2017
Line 216:		Line 216:
	* Interview with Kevin McCloud		* Interview with Kevin McCloud
	* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.		* Interview with Tom Dyckhoff.
		+	* Karl Marx-Hof.
	* Owen Hatherley interview.		* Owen Hatherley interview.
	* Peter Barber lecture.		* Peter Barber lecture.

Editor at 14:22, 4 August 2017

2017-08-04T14:22:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:22, 4 August 2017
Line 222:		Line 222:
	* Social housing.		* Social housing.
	* The architectural profession.		* The architectural profession.
		+	* Will Self interview.

	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]		[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]

Editor at 10:27, 23 June 2017

2017-06-23T10:27:56Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:27, 23 June 2017
Line 127:		Line 127:
	I always try to be positive. The future is in densifying suburbia in a way that is benign. Very often town centres are seized on with big buildings put up around stations – it might be an easy one to do because of land ownership, but if you stepped back from the situation it would be clear that something which created low-rise, street-based sociable urbanism in suburban locations is what we have to do.		I always try to be positive. The future is in densifying suburbia in a way that is benign. Very often town centres are seized on with big buildings put up around stations – it might be an easy one to do because of land ownership, but if you stepped back from the situation it would be clear that something which created low-rise, street-based sociable urbanism in suburban locations is what we have to do.

−	If it weren’t for private land ownership it would be a really obvious thing to do. This project is designed really to stimulate that discussion, but other ideas – ending ~~right-~~to~~-buy~~, rent controls – are part of the equation, as well as needing to build housing. I don’t think it should be happening in the Green Belt, we shouldn't be demolishing Soho as we have been, we shouldn’t be knocking down social housing as we have been.	+	If it weren’t for private land ownership it would be a really obvious thing to do. This project is designed really to stimulate that discussion, but other ideas – ending [[Right_to_buy\|Right to Buy]], rent controls – are part of the equation, as well as needing to build housing. I don’t think it should be happening in the Green Belt, we shouldn't be demolishing Soho as we have been, we shouldn’t be knocking down social housing as we have been.

	We’re working on projects at the moment that are sowing new social housing in and around existing buildings to create more houses but also to make sense of some of the design problems that you encounter in some of these estates.		We’re working on projects at the moment that are sowing new social housing in and around existing buildings to create more houses but also to make sense of some of the design problems that you encounter in some of these estates.

Editor at 10:27, 23 June 2017

2017-06-23T10:27:03Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:27, 23 June 2017
Line 169:		Line 169:
	People are always trying to legislate housing policy but if you looked at other areas of policy it would affect housing. Rather than the government selling off land at a knock-down price to Barclay Homes for instance, why not grid it up like the Indian example and sell it to individuals who could then build their own homes?		People are always trying to legislate housing policy but if you looked at other areas of policy it would affect housing. Rather than the government selling off land at a knock-down price to Barclay Homes for instance, why not grid it up like the Indian example and sell it to individuals who could then build their own homes?

−	Break up property ownership, think about housing finance, force lenders to make it easier for people to borrow money to build their own house which is almost impossible. Reform real estate agencies that are so corrupt, it’s impossible to buy a site. Developers can buy sites so there’s obviously dodgy deals going on ~~– why~~ couldn’t I go down to Battersea and buy a little piece of land, I’d have made a better job than they have down there!	+	Break up property ownership, think about housing finance, force lenders to make it easier for people to borrow money to build their own house, which is almost impossible. Reform real estate agencies that are so corrupt, it’s impossible to buy a site. Developers can buy sites so there’s obviously dodgy deals going on. Why couldn’t I go down to Battersea and buy a little piece of land, I’d have made a better job than they have down there!

−	So there are areas – property ownership, real estate, housing, finance, right across the board, where if you changed all of those suddenly a new kind of devolved co-op housing production might be possible. In Uruguay, maybe 60% of social housing is not produced by government but by groups of people applying for funding to build their own houses, which is amazing. It’s sometimes difficult to think outside the immediate environment you’re in.	+	In Uruguay, maybe 60% of social housing is not produced by government but by groups of people applying for funding to build their own houses, which is amazing. It’s sometimes difficult to think outside the immediate environment you’re in.
		+
		+	Those are areas – property ownership, real estate, housing, finance – where if you changed them suddenly a new kind of devolved co-op housing production might be possible.


Line 221:		Line 223:
	* The architectural profession.		* The architectural profession.

−	~~[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]]~~ [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]	+	[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Property_development]]

Editor at 10:22, 23 June 2017

2017-06-23T10:22:55Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:22, 23 June 2017
Line 71:		Line 71:
	{\|		{\|
	\|width="100%"\|DBW:		\|width="100%"\|DBW:
−	It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a ~~central/~~defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards ~~now~~?	+	It would seem that Generation Rent rallied to Labour in the recent general election. Do you think Labour should make housing/social housing more of a defining issue moving forwards, and do you worry that focus on those issues will be lost as the Tory government struggles to move forwards?
	\|}		\|}

Line 86:		Line 86:
	{\|		{\|
	\|width="100%"\|DBW:		\|width="100%"\|DBW:
−	Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily ~~(is that a skill you have acquired)~~, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?	+	Very often you design for confined sites - do you enjoy the particular challenges that these present, and do you visualise the basis of a design solution fairly easily, or is it more a case of fitting the pieces of the puzzle together over a more prolonged design process?
	\|}		\|}

Editor at 10:21, 23 June 2017

2017-06-23T10:21:11Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:21, 23 June 2017
Line 78:		Line 78:
	I think people realise now that it’s a major issue. Even Theresa May in her panic is now referring to housing.		I think people realise now that it’s a major issue. Even Theresa May in her panic is now referring to housing.

−	I’ve recently read a new book which deals with Vienna post-WWI when they spent tons of money on infrastructure in the form of transport and controlling the river, etc., but then suddenly realised that the urban population was very unhappy because there was a housing crisis going on. So they suddenly invested in ~~all these~~ amazing social housing projects like Karl-Marx-Hof.	+	I’ve recently read a new book which deals with Vienna post-WWI when they spent tons of money on infrastructure in the form of transport and controlling the river, etc., but then suddenly realised that the urban population was very unhappy because there was a housing crisis going on. So they suddenly invested in lots of amazing social housing projects like Karl-Marx-Hof.

	I think we may see a parallel here, with the Crossrail and HS2 projects, with a realisation that housing is infrastructure too. What happened in Vienna, the realisation amongst politicians that they’d have a revolution on their hands if they didn’t sort it out, could be what’s happening here a little bit and I think it will be sorted out.		I think we may see a parallel here, with the Crossrail and HS2 projects, with a realisation that housing is infrastructure too. What happened in Vienna, the realisation amongst politicians that they’d have a revolution on their hands if they didn’t sort it out, could be what’s happening here a little bit and I think it will be sorted out.

Editor at 10:20, 23 June 2017

2017-06-23T10:20:07Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:20, 23 June 2017
Line 43:		Line 43:
	{\|		{\|
	\|width="100%"\|DBW:		\|width="100%"\|DBW:
−	Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do~~? Are ambitious/'big name' architects too inclined to follow the money and pursue spectacular flagship projects~~?	+	Similarly, do you think that more high-profile architects should be doing more to tackle pressing social issues as you attempt to do?
	\|}		\|}

	PB:		PB:
−
−	Some people say ‘young people aren’t interested in politics’, but the result of the election goes to show, and I know from the students I teach at Westminster – there’s a real anger about what’s been going on and a passion for trying to do something about it through architecture. They’re the future not the previous generation.

	There was a culture in the 1980s/90s of Grands Projets and the lottery projects, sometimes beautiful and effective, other times pretty vacuous.		There was a culture in the 1980s/90s of Grands Projets and the lottery projects, sometimes beautiful and effective, other times pretty vacuous.
		+
		+	Some people say ‘young people aren’t interested in politics’, but the result of the election goes to show, and I know from the students I teach at Westminster – there’s a real anger about what’s been going on and a passion for trying to do something about it through architecture. They’re the future, not the previous generation.

	When I first started doing housing it was the most uncool and uninteresting thing, and it’s not like that anymore. The architecture schools are full of people trying to think about what a city might be, but that wasn’t the agenda 20 years ago. So I feel optimistic about it really.		When I first started doing housing it was the most uncool and uninteresting thing, and it’s not like that anymore. The architecture schools are full of people trying to think about what a city might be, but that wasn’t the agenda 20 years ago. So I feel optimistic about it really.