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Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Two: The Grammar of Power

Brick Lane

Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Two: The Grammar of Power

When the morning session ended, Burrell’s restraint had become its own statement. The KC’s authority was procedural; the architect’s authority was experiential. One argued for deliverability, the other for belonging

John Burrell’s Alternative Vision for Brick Lane: Regeneration Without Erasure

Brick Lane

John Burrell’s Alternative Vision for Brick Lane: Regeneration Without Erasure

By Mark Shaw Oct 15, 2025

Brick Lane Public Inquiry — Day One Summary

Brick Lane

Brick Lane Public Inquiry — Day One Summary

By Mark Shaw Oct 14, 2025

Architects for Social Housing: Repair, Not Erasure

People

Architects for Social Housing: Repair, Not Erasure

By Mark Shaw Oct 7, 2025

Saving Station Street: Who Benefits When Britain Erases Its Own Memory?

Campaigns

Saving Station Street: Who Benefits When Britain Erases Its Own Memory?

By Mark Shaw Oct 4, 2025

Building New Towns, Letting Old Ones Die: How UK Housing Policy Betrays Finance, Culture, and Community

Planning & Policy

Building New Towns, Letting Old Ones Die: How UK Housing Policy Betrays Finance, Culture, and Community

By Mark Shaw Sep 29, 2025

Peckham: Development or Regeneration?

Campaigns

Peckham: Development or Regeneration?

By Mark Shaw Sep 24, 2025

Why the Truman Brewery Application Must Not Be Called In by the Mayor of London

Campaigns

Why the Truman Brewery Application Must Not Be Called In by the Mayor of London

By Mark Shaw Sep 24, 2025

Open Letter to the Mayor of London: Stand with Brick Lane, Not Cultural Erasure

Campaigns

Open Letter to the Mayor of London: Stand with Brick Lane, Not Cultural Erasure

By Mark Shaw Sep 24, 2025

Brick Lane Campaign Update: The Fight Deepens

Campaigns

Brick Lane Campaign Update: The Fight Deepens

By Mark Shaw Sep 23, 2025

The Resurgence of Craft Carpentry in Period Property Revival

Conservation Skills

The Resurgence of Craft Carpentry in Period Property Revival

By Mark Shaw Sep 23, 2025

A Tax Without a Vision: Housing, Heritage, and the Perils of Market Rule

Planning & Policy

A Tax Without a Vision: Housing, Heritage, and the Perils of Market Rule

By Mark Shaw Aug 29, 2025

Restoring Continuity: Housing, Heritage, and Community in Thanet

Planning & Policy

Restoring Continuity: Housing, Heritage, and Community in Thanet

By Mark Shaw Aug 27, 2025

Speculative Homes, Scorching Lives

Urban Regeneration

Speculative Homes, Scorching Lives

By Mark Shaw Aug 13, 2025

Demolition by Incentive

Planning & Policy

Demolition by Incentive

By Mark Shaw Aug 10, 2025

Demolition by Default: Why Gwynedd Council Could—and Should—Have Saved the Corbett Arms Hotel

Campaigns

Demolition by Default: Why Gwynedd Council Could—and Should—Have Saved the Corbett Arms Hotel

By Mark Shaw Aug 5, 2025

Corbett Arms: Why Tywyn’s Living History Must Not Be Erased

Campaigns

Corbett Arms: Why Tywyn’s Living History Must Not Be Erased

By Mark Shaw Aug 4, 2025

The Billion-Pound Loss: Who Really Profits from London's Redevelopment Boom?

Urban Regeneration

The Billion-Pound Loss: Who Really Profits from London's Redevelopment Boom?

By Mark Shaw Aug 2, 2025

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