Cultural Commons

15
Oct
John Burrell’s Alternative Vision for Brick Lane: Regeneration Without Erasure

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.”
3 min read
14
Oct
Brick Lane Public Inquiry — Day One Summary

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.
5 min read
07
Oct
Architects for Social Housing: Repair, Not Erasure

Architects for Social Housing: Repair, Not Erasure

If demolition is the architecture of finance, ASH’s work is the architecture of resistance.
7 min read
24
Sep
Peckham: Development or Regeneration?

Peckham: Development or Regeneration?

If London is to remain a city of neighbourhoods rather than a market of assets, Peckham must be allowed to follow the path of restoration-led regeneration.
3 min read
23
Sep
Brick Lane Campaign Update: The Fight Deepens

Brick Lane Campaign Update: The Fight Deepens

Exposing the Financial Structure, Amplifying Community Resistance, and Calling Out City Hall Silence
3 min read
29
Aug
A Tax Without a Vision: Housing, Heritage, and the Perils of Market Rule

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

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”
5 min read
04
Aug
Corbett Arms: Why Tywyn’s Living History Must Not Be Erased

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..
3 min read
01
Aug
Brick Lane After the Rejection: What Must Happen Now to Prevent Cultural Erasure

Brick Lane After the Rejection: What Must Happen Now to Prevent Cultural Erasure

Responding to the Council’s refusal of the Truman Brewery scheme—and the uncertain road ahead
3 min read
31
Jul
Behind the Façade: Who Really Profits from the Brick Lane Redevelopment?

Behind the Façade: Who Really Profits from the Brick Lane Redevelopment?

The story of Brick Lane is a test of our collective urban ethics. Will we allow developers to rewrite it as a marketing slogan—or will we defend it as a living, layered history worth protecting?
4 min read
31
Jul
Brick Lane Is a Battleground: Organising Against Erasure in the Heart of London

Brick Lane Is a Battleground: Organising Against Erasure in the Heart of London

How resistance in East London draws from radical history, community solidarity, and the right to shape the city.
3 min read