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.
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”
Restoring Continuity: Housing, Heritage, and Community in Thanet
Thanet today stands at a crossroads. It could become another case study in transience—a place hollowed out by speculative fervor, full of stylish bars and empty flats. Or it could chart a rarer course, showing how a coastal town can balance revival with rootedness.
Demolition by Incentive
Why Britain keeps tearing down its best houses—and how we can stop it.
Corbett Arms: Why Tywyn’s Living History Must Not Be Erased
To erase the Corbett Arms is to erase part of Tywyn’s living identity. It is to discard the embedded stories of generations..
