Cook’s Camden: London’s Great Experiment in Urban Housing
- Synopsis
- The housing projects built by Camden when Sydney Cook was borough architect (1965-73) constitute not just the last great output of social housing in the UK but also arguably the most substantial investigation into the architecture of urban housing undertaken in the past half-century. The aim was not merely to meet pragmatic requirements but to establish a new kind of architecture based on a radical reinterpretation of traditional English urbanism, not least streets with front doors.
To mark the centenary of Sydney Cook’s birth in 1910, a symposium and exhibition were held, and videorecordings of talks given at the symposium are available. Speakers include: Peter Murray, Peter Barber, John Green, Martin Morton, Neave Brown, Max Fordham, Peter Talbori, John Miller, and Sam Webb. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Keywords
- architectural design; housing; London; urban development; Camden; social housing
Online availability
- URI
- https://www.pidgeondigital.com/webuser.talk.view.action?talk.id=2631
- Price
- subscription or VOD
- Delivery
- Streamed/Download
Distributor
- Name
Pidgeon Digital
- microworld@ndirect.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.pidgeondigital.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7586 4499
- Fax
- 020 7722 1068
- Address
- World Microfilms
Microworld House
PO Box 35488
London
NW8 6WD - Notes
- A collection of illustrated talks by leading international architects and related designers. Started in 1979 by Monica Pidgeon, the growing collection of 200+ programmes in which architects discuss their life and work has now been digitised and is delivered online. Access by annual subscription.
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