New website on the deep web encourages architects to leak neighborhood-disrupting building plans

2015-09-09T18:34:00-04:00

“There are a lot of people working in architecture who are very frustrated with what’s happening, but feel like they don’t have a voice to speak out,” said Sarah, another of Concrete Action’s co-founders, who also wished to remain anonymous. “We’re hoping that this is going to give them an avenue to do that without worrying about losing their jobs or getting into trouble.”

Architects who are dismayed by working on projects that tend to harm, not improve, the neighborhoods in which they are sited now have a secure whistleblowing option: U.K.-based Concrete Action allows architects to anonymously submit rent-inflating building plans to the public. The site, which started in response to a slew of development of high-rent projects in low income areas, also helps the concerned citizen crack the often arcane and jargon-heavy city planning process. Architects can use encrypted methods to submit copies of the plans and alert the public to just what developers are coveting, er, planning.

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New website on the deep web encourages architects to leak neighborhood-disrupting building plans