Browsing by Author "Elmer, Simon"
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ASH exhibition at the ICA
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Other)From the 14-20 August ASH had a residency in the Upper Galleries of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. During the week we hosted several talks on aspects of London’s housing ‘crisis’, including a presentation ... -
Central Hill: A Case Study in Estate Regeneration
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Technical Report)This report includes not only our designs for the estate’s refurbishment and increase in housing capacity by up to 50 per cent without the demolition of a single existing home, but also our account of why and how these ... -
The Costs of Estate Regeneration: A Report by Architects for Social Housing
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon; elmer (Technical Report)One of the biggest problems faced by residents informed that their estate is being considered for ‘regeneration’ is the disinformation they are given by the local authority or housing association implementing the process. ... -
Geopoetry: Greenwich Peninsula
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Article)This text, with the accompanying images projected, was performed at the conference on ³The Mediated City² held at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication on the Greenwich Peninsula, London, between April 1 and 3, ... -
The Good Practice Guide to Resisting Estate Demolition: ASH response to the GLA
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Article)Unfortunately it takes longer to unwrap a lie than it does to tie it with a pretty bow and sell it to ‘the People’, and the Greater London Authority’s Draft Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration, published in December ... -
The London Clearances
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Article)In this article we look at the origins of London’s housing crisis and how it is being used to justify a policy of estate regeneration that is demolishing the homes of the communities they house. Our argument is that ... -
The Truth about Grenfell Tower: A report by Architects for Social Housing
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Technical Report)On Thursday, 22 June, 2017, in response to the Grenfell Tower fire the previous week, Architects for Social Housing held an open meeting in the Residents Centre of Cotton Gardens estate in Lambeth. Around 80 people turned ... -
What is Community-led Housing? Proposal for a Co-operative Housing Development
Dening, Geraldine; Elmer, Simon (Article)What is ‘community-led housing’? The phrase is used these days with increasing frequency, but what does it mean? How can it embrace the resource and advice hub set up by the London Mayor to build more affordable housing, ...