How much was the decision to allow this housing estate to fall into disrepair and eventually get torn down made based not on budget constraints or lack of funding possibilities but the proximity to Canary Wharf and the political pressure to open the site up for luxury development and to move those poor folks away from the edge of one of the wealthiest district in the region?
Robin Hood Gardens in London
It is being demolished. Kind of a Christmas present to humanity.
The real Christmas present is the fact that the V&A Museum will preserve an entire maisonette:
Filing cabinets for humans.
Stacked housing, providing those who have the least in our societies with brand new, spacious homes.
How much was the decision to allow this housing estate to fall into disrepair and eventually get torn down made based not on budget constraints or lack of funding possibilities but the proximity to Canary Wharf and the political pressure to open the site up for luxury development and to move those poor folks away from the edge of one of the wealthiest district in the region?
https://placesjournal.org/article/the-price-of-regeneration-in-london/
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