John Burrell’s Alternative Vision for Brick Lane: Regeneration Without Erasure
“To conserve,” Burrell wrote, “is to sustain the relationships that make a place thrive.”
Brick Lane Public Inquiry — Day One Summary
The architects’ presentations — however elegant — cannot conceal the structural truth: this is not heritage-led regeneration; it is displacement by design.
Architects for Social Housing: Repair, Not Erasure
If demolition is the architecture of finance, ASH’s work is the architecture of resistance.
Building New Towns, Letting Old Ones Die: How UK Housing Policy Betrays Finance, Culture, and Community
When the Labour government announced plans to build 12 new towns as the flagship answer to Britain’s housing crisis,
Why the Truman Brewery Application Must Not Be Called In by the Mayor of London
Statement by ConserveConnect in support of the Save Brick Lane campaign
In light of renewed discussions around the future of
Open Letter to the Mayor of London: Stand with Brick Lane, Not Cultural Erasure
ConserveConnect publishes the following open letter in response to the ongoing threat of cultural displacement and speculative redevelopment in Brick
Brick Lane Campaign Update: The Fight Deepens
Exposing the Financial Structure, Amplifying Community Resistance, and Calling Out City Hall Silence
The Resurgence of Craft Carpentry in Period Property Revival
“The most sustainable timber is that already in place—seasoned, serviceable, and made durable through centuries of performance”
