,BE?NAL ,GRE5 ,A ,MUSEUM ( ,H\S+ ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,COL9 ,W>D ,TEXT 3 ,! PREFABS ,I HAD COME TO SEE 9 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 W]E PUT UP A MON? AGO BY ! ,LONDON ,C\NTY ,C\NCIL ON SOME ( ! POCKETS ( L& AWAIT+ RE-DEVELOPM5T1 AS A /OP-GAP MEASURE BECAUSE ( ! MANIFE/ FAILURE ( H\S+ TO KEEP PACE ) EMPLOYM5T 9 ,LONDON4 ,! IDEA IS ?AT :5 ! SITE IS P]MAN5TLY RE-DEVELOP$1 91 SAY1 FIVE YE>S1 ! H\SE IS PICK$ UP & MOV$ ELSE:]E4 7,NOT ) ! T5ANTS 93 !Y >E EXPECT$ TO HAVE BE5 F\ND ACCOMMODATION BY !N74 ,COMP>$ ) ! PREFABS ( ! IMM$IATE PO/W> YE>S1 !Y /RUCK ME AS ! PRODUCT ( A JO9]Y %OP RA!R ?AN ( AN AIRCRAFT FACTORY4 ,!Y >E BETT] LOOK+1 BETT] HEAT$ & 9SULAT$1 BUT V]Y MU* SMALL]4 ,!Y LOOK LIKE KIOSKS AT ! 5TRANCE TO AN EXHIBITION1 OR LIKE CLASSROOMS :I* HAVE SOMEH[ BECOME DETA*$ FROM A NEW PRIM>Y S*OOL4 ,! REAL PROBLEMS ( PREFABRICATION -- AS A MEANS ( PROVID+ MORE HOMES MORE QUICKLY & AT A L[] CO/ >E NOT T\*$ UPON H]E4 ,BUT ?AT WAS NOT ! 9T5TION4 ,IF Y\ W]E HOMELESS Y\ W\LD REG>D ONE AS HEAV52 IF Y\ W]E A H\S+ MANAG] Y\ W\LD SEE !M AS A CONFESSION ( FAILURE4 ,)9 A /ONE'S ?R[ ( ! NEW PREFABS ,I SAW SOME ( ! OLD PREFABS ( #a#i#d#f1 :I*1 SOME ( Y\ MAY REMEMB]1 W]E SUPPOS$ TO HAVE A LIFE ( T5 YE>S4 ,!Y >E /ILL !RE1 9 ! LITTLE G>D5S :I* ! T5ANTS HAVE PLANT$ >\ND !M4 0,NO1 ,I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT = ONE ( ?OSE FLATS10 ONE ( ! T5ANTS TOLD ME4 ,& %E BR\GUM5T AB\T ,BE?NAL ,GRE51 9 :I* NORMALLY UNEMOTIONAL WORDS LIKE DOG1 RABBIT-HUT*1 BACKY>D & P>LOR1 >E RANG$ AGA9/ PHRASES LIKE 0SEA ( ASPHALT01 09HUMAN SCALE01 0SANIT>Y DES]T0 & SO ON4 ,! NEW PREFABS >E SIMPLY ! LATE/1 TEMPOR>Y EXHIBIT 9 :AT IS NOT ONLY A SOCIOLOGI/'S ZOO1 BUT AN >*ITECTURAL MUSEUM4 ,IT'S ALL !RE1 EV]Y MEAN OR PATRONIZ+ OR S5TIM5TAL OR BRUTAL OR HUMANE ASSUMPTION AB\T ! H\S+ NE$S ( ! URBAN WORK+ CLASS4 ,& AS ,I W&]$ ?R\< !SE /REETS ,I C\LD SEE ! >GUM5T DOCUM5T$ 9 A HUNDR$ YE>S ( REH\S+4 ,! OLDE/ EXHIBIT1 ,B>ONESS ,BURDETT-,C\TTS' ,COLUMBIA ,SQU>E H\S+1 COMPLET$ EXACTLY A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 IS BE+ DEMOLI%$ AT ?IS MOM5T4 ,GRIM1 ) GO?IC TRIMM+S1 NOBODY M\RNS IT1 EXCEPT P]HAPS MEMB]S ( ! ,VICTORIAN ,SOCIETY -- :O NEV] HAD TO LIVE !RE4 ,! ,B>ONESS1 A BANK+ HEIRESS ) ,*>LES ,DICK5S AS H] M5TOR1 SET \T TO REPLACE A SQUALID SLUM CALL$ ,NOVA ,SCOTIA ,G>D5S ) MODEL WORKM5'S T5EM5TS4 0,Y\ CANNOT FAIL TO BE /RUCK10 ,DICK5S TOLD H]4 0BY ! CONSID]ATION ?AT IF L>GE BUILD+S HAD BE5 ]ECT$ = ! WORK+ PEOPLE1 9/EAD ( ! ABSURD & EXP5SIVE SEP>ATE WALNUT %ELLS 9 :I* !Y LIVE1 ,LONDON W\LD HAVE BE5 AB\T ONE-?IRD ( ITS PRES5T SIZE40 ,H] >*ITECT1 ,H4 ,A4 ,D>BI%IRE1 BELIEV$ 9 HEAL?Y DRAFTS1 & 5SUR$ ?AT A HI< W9D BLEW FROM ! C5TRAL /AIRCASES SET 9 HUGE OP5 >*ES1 ?R\< ! WIDE ACCESS GALL]Y RUNN+ ! L5G? ( ! FIVE-/ORY BLOCKS4 ,D>BI%IRE W5T ON TO BUILD ! ADJAC5T & F> MORE SUMPTU\S ,COLUMBIA ,M>KET1 = :I* A USE C\LD NEV] BE F\ND1 AS WELL AS ! FIR/ ( ! ,PEABODY ,TRU/'S ,BUILD+S -- ,COLUMBIA ,SQU>E WAS LAVI% COMP>$ ) !M4 ,EV]Y ,LIV]POOL ,/REET COMMUT] KN[S ! NEXT EXHIBIT1 ! 5DLESS P>ALLEL BLOCKS ( ! ,IMPROV$ ,9DU/RIAL ,DWELL+S1 :]E ,ALD]MAN ,WAT]L[ EXPECT$ A NET RETURN ( SIX P] C5T ON HIS PHILAN?ROPIC CAPITAL4 ,N9ETY YE>S LAT]1 AFT] ! SUCCESSFUL DIRECT ACTION ( ! T5ANTS LA/ YE> -- A R5T /RIKE & SPECTACUL> DEMON/RATIONS1 ! ,M9I/] CONFIRM$ A COMPULSORY PUR*ASE ORD] ON ! GR\NDS ?AT ! R5TS :I* HAVE BE5 PROGRESSIVELY 9CREAS$ 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S 0>E EXORBITANT = :AT ! T5ANTS >E GETT+ OR SEEM LIKELY TO GET40 ,MILLIC5T ,ROSE ONCE REM>K$ ?AT ! *IEF >*ITECTURAL FEATURE ( !SE BLOCKS IS ! GALVANIZ$ IRON TUB HANG+ ON A NAIL \TSIDE EV]Y SCULL]Y W9D[1 REVEAL+ ?AT !RE IS NOT A S+LE BA?ROOM 9 ! PLACE4 ,NOR = ?AT MATT] W]E BA?ROOMS PROVID$ 9 ANY ( ! ,LONDON ,C\NTY ,C\NCIL'S [N FLATS UNTIL AFT] ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,BUT :5 WE TURN TO ! ,B\ND>Y ,ROAD ,E/ATE4 ! FIR/ GREAT SLUM CLE>ANCE S*EME ( ! 9FANT ,L,C,C 9 ! EIE 9 A DIFF]5T WORLD FROM ?AT ( EI!R ! ,B>ONESS OR ! ,ALD]MAN4 ,IT REPLAC$ A NOTORI\S SLUM -- ! ,JAGO ( ,>?UR ,MORRISON'S NOVEL1 :]E ONE *ILD 9 F\R DI$ 9 9FANCY4 ,%ORT1 TREE-L9$ AV5UES RADIATE FROM A C5TRAL CIRCUS ) A B&/& 9 ! MIDDLE1 & LAUNDRIES1 WORK%OPS & %$S = CO/]-MONG]S' B>R[S W]E 9CLUD$4 ,SEV]AL Y\NG >*ITECTS 9 ! ,L,C,C'S NEWLY-=M$ DEP>TM5T WORK$ ON ! S*EME1 EA* DO+ ONE SECTION -- :I* EXPLA9S ! UN=C$ V>IETY ( ! E/ATE4 ,!Y W]E 9FLU5C$ BY ! SOCIALISM ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS & BY ITS >*ITECTURAL EXPRESSION 9 ! WORK ( ,PHILIP ,WEBB1 ?\< !Y H&L$ ! V]NACUL> IDIOM MORE FREELY & UNSELFCONSCI\SLY ?AN !IR MA/]4 ,!SE BUILD+S1 ) !IR ROMANTIC SKYL9E & LOV+LY-H&L$ DURABLE DETAIL+1 HAVE WEA!R$ WELL1 & TODAY 9 !IR AUTUMNAL SEV]ITY1 /& \T LIKE ! SAME >*ITECTS' ,MILLBANK & ,WEBB] ,R[ E/ATES 9 O!R P>TS ( ,LONDON1 AS SOME ( ! F9E/ WORK ( !IR P]IOD4 ,! >*ITECTURAL V]VE & W>M? ( FEEL+ T[>DS ! PEOPLE :O W]E TO LIVE 9 ! NEW FLATS DID NOT SURVIVE LONG 9 ! ,L,C,C >*ITECT'S DEP>TM5T1 :I* DID NOT RECOV] ?AT SPIRIT UNTIL ! N9ETE5-FIFTIES4 ,! BLOCKS ( FLATS ( ! 9T]W> YE>S :E!R ! ME*ANICAL NEO-,GEORGIAN ( ! ,L,C,C ) ITS HEAVY BRICK ACCESS BALCONIES1 OR ! EV5 MORE NONDESCRIPT WORK ( ! ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 ,BOR\< ,C\NCIL1 SEEMS W9DSWEPT1 9/ITUTIONAL & FACELESS4 ,I WALK$ PA/ R[S & R[S ( SU* BLOCKS BE=E SUDD5LY COM+ UPON ! ,BOR\< ,C\NCIL'S REC5T 0CLU/]0 BLOCK 9 ,CL>$ALE ,/REET4 ,! >*ITECT1 ,D5YS ,LASDUN HAS S\E ! PLACE1 MU* MORE SO ?AN ! HUGE BLOCKS ( T5EM5T BUILD+S /&+ GU>D1 LIKE D>K =TRESSES1 OV] ! LITTLE H\SES40 ,I C\LD NOT DECIDE1 ON ! /R5G? ( A CASUAL VISIT1 :E!R ,MR4 ,LASDUN'S EXP]IM5T WAS A D>K =TRESS OR A V]TICAL /REET4 ,HE HOP$1 BY BR++ ! %ORT W+S ( ?IS BLOCK 7:I* CLU/] >\ND A C5TRAL CORE CONTA9+ LIFTS & S]VICES71 )9 TALK+ DI/ANCE ( EA* O!R TO R$UCE ! ISOLATION :I* MANY T5ANTS ( ! NEW FLATS COMPLA9 (4 ,A SURVEY BY ,WILLMOTT & ,COONEY SUGGE/S ?AT HE HAS NOT REALLY SUCCE$$ 9 ?IS AIM1 BUT AT LEA/ HE HASN'T PURSU$ IT AT ! EXP5SE ( ANYONE'S PRIVACY4 ,HE HAS CONTRIV$ TO MAKE A V]Y L>GE TALL BUILD+ CONCEAL ITS BULK & MA9TA9 ! SCALE ( ITS SURR\ND+S4 ,! EXT]NAL SURFACES ( ?IS BUILD+ >E ( UNCLAD CONCRETE1 /RAI DIS>MAM5T SIGNS1 0,KEV9 LOVES ,%EILA0 & SO ON4 ,P]SONALLY ,I AM NE>LY AS FOND AS ,JACK ,ROB9SON ( WRIT+S ON WALLS1 & ,I ADH]E TO ! >*ITECTURAL PHILOSOPHY SUGGE/$ TO ME BY ,GIANC>LO DE ,C>LO1 ?AT ! OCCUPANTS ( \R BUILD+S MU/ 0ATTACK0 !M1 TO MAKE !M !IR [N4 ,I LIKE ! SCRIBBL+S1 BUT DO ! T5ANTS8 ,IT'S H>D TO GET *ALK (F R\< CONCRETE ANYWAY4 ,HAS ,MR4 ,LASDUN MISJUDG$ ! MOOD ( ,BE?NAL ,GRE51 :]E -- 9 ,NELSON ,/REET UND] ! %AD[ ( ONE ( ! LESS APPETIZ+ ,L,C,C BLOCKS1 ONE H\SEHOLD] HAS PA9T$ ! 5TIRE ELEVATION ( HIS TWO-/ORY H\SE GRE51 ) EV]Y MORT> JO9T PICK$ \T 9 :ITE1 OR :]E 9 ,TEESDALE ,ROAD1 :OSE ?REE-/ORY H\SES >E BUILT 9 ?OSE H>D R$ %9Y BRICKS FROM ! ,MIDL&S1 ANO!R HAS SET TO WORK TO MAKE !M EV5 R$D] & %9I] BY PA9T+ !M A GLOSSY M>OON8 ,HASN'T1 9 FACT1 ! ,NEW ,BRUTALISM COME AT JU/ ! WRONG MOM5T TO A ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 :]E ! CELEBRAT$ ,MOMS HAVE BEGUN TO READ ! GRACI\S LIV+ MAGAZ9ES1 :]E ! GIRLS ALL LOOK LIKE ,HEL5 ,%APIRO1 & ! *ILDR5 9 !IR BLAZ]S EX]CISE !IR POODLES -- UNLESS !Y LIVE 9 ! DOGLESS FLATS8 ,MY FEWE/ MISGIV+S 9 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 W]E :5 ,I SAW SOME ( ! REC5T WORK ( ! ,L,C,C >*ITECTS4 ,! ,AVEBURY ,E/ATE 9 ,GOSSET ,/REET1 = EXAMPLE -- A MIXTURE ( HI< & L[ BUILD+S4 ,H]E1 9 A GE/URE ( NEILI] URBAN TRADITION4 ,EV]SLEY ,H\SE ACTUALLY HAS SCULPTURE \TSIDE4 ,BETT]1 P]HAPS1 >*ITECTURALLY1 >E !IR V]Y LATE/ JOBS LIKE ! LITTLE SQU>E C>V$ \T ( ,ELSWOR? ,/REET1 :]E ! DETAIL+ IS ROBU/ & QUITE FREE FROM MUNICIPAL G5TILITY4 ,:AT ! CLU/] BLOCKS & ! LATE/ ,L,C,C WORK HAVE 9 COMMON IS ?AT !Y HAVE TURN$ !IR BACK ON ! ME*ANICAL REPETITIVE GEOMETRY ( LAY\T :I* *>ACT]IZES ALMO/ ALL ! OLD] RE-DEVELOPM5T 9 ! BOR\<4 ,AFT] A HUNDR$ YE>S ( REH\S+ 9 ?IS BATT]$ ,EA/ ,LONDON BOR\< WE >E /ILL JU/ LE>N+ H[ TO DO IT4 ,WE KN[ :AT ! PROBLEM IS4 ,H[ TO PROVIDE HI< D5SITY URBAN H\S+ :I* HAS ?AT P>TICUL> K9D ( AM5ITY & 9TIMACY & %ELT]$NESS ?AT PEOPLE P]SI/ 9 ASSOCIAT+ ) ! WORD HOME4 ,ANY CITIZ5 ( ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 WILL TELL Y\ ?AT 9 DIFF]5T WORDS4 ,A FEW >*ITECTS CAN %[ Y\ H[ TO DO IT4 ,! ,L,C,C >*ITECTS !MSELVES >E ATTEMPT+ IT 9 !IR EXP]IM5TAL H\S+ N[ BE+ BUILT 9 ,ANGRAVE ,/REET1 ,%OR$IT*4 ,MO/ >*ITECTS CAN TELL Y\ ?AT ! PR9CIPAL OB/ACLES >E NOT TE*NICAL OR ES!TIC OR EV5 F9ANCIAL1 BUT >E SIMPLY ! RE/RICTIONS IMPOS$ BY BUILD+ BYLAWS & REGULATIONS4 ,9 !IR REACTION AGA9/ SQUALOR1 OV]CR[D+ & POOR V5TILATION1 ! >*ITECTS ( ! OLD T5EM5TS PRESCRIB$ H[L+ GALES = !IR T5ANTS DELIB]ATELY4 ,TODAY WE PROVIDE DRAFTY ACCESS BALCONIES WAY UP 9 ! AIR1 ABS5T-M9D$LY1 & PRET5D ?AT DRAFTS DON'T EXI/4 ,WE HAVE TO BUILD HI< & WIDE-AP>T1 BECAUSE ! REGULATIONS DON'T ALL[ US TO BUILD COMPACTLY EV5 :5 WE BUILD L[4 ,IS IT SURPRIS+ ?AT1 GIV5 \R CLIMATE1 ! WORD ?AT SUMS UP :AT ! OLD ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 HAS & MO/ ( ! NEW ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 HASN'T IS 444 0DOME/ICITY04 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#d1 #bba 3 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/