Building East London: The Legacy of Social Housing

Speaker Graham Towers reviews the legacy of social housing in the East End.

Building East London, 4 March – 9 March 2010
Curated in collaboration with Dan Cruickshank

This series explores the architectural development of East London and is part of the East festival's programme looking at architecture.

East London has suffered from poor housing conditions for many years. From the mid-19th century innovations in model housing for poor families were constructed and slum clearance was started. The last century saw a large range of social housing developments mainly by local authorities. These were of varying quality and sometimes controversial but form a significant part of the current housing stock. From the Boundary Estate, Priory Court and Robin Hood Gardens to West Silvertown, speaker Graham Towers will review the legacy of social housing in the East End, its relevance to current housing needs and the contribution of more recent developments.

Graham Towers is an architect and planner with many years experience of social housing. His publications include Introduction to Urban Housing Design: At Home in the City and Shelter is Not Enough: Transforming Multi-storey Housing.

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