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Oak and Eldon Gardens, Birkenhead (c) Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
Talk
Transforming Tradition
5 Jul 2016
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 08:00 – 17:30
Cost of entry
£9.50 standard / £6.50 RIBA Members and Friends
Address
- 66 Portland Place
- London
- W1B 1AD
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Great Portland Street / Oxford Circus / Regent's Park
Should architects preserve the past or is it time for a housing revolution?
About
The cottage has become romanticised to the point of being kitsch and newly constructed tower blocks are punctuating our skylines. In a country where streets of terraced houses are boarded up for demolition in one city, but sold for over a million pounds each in another, panellists debate whether architects should preserve the past or if it’s time for a housing revolution.
Speakers include Elizabeth McKellar (Open University) and Dan Cruickshank (BBC historian).
This event is part of the exhibition 'At Home in Britain: Designing the House of Tomorrow'.
