HOUSING IN THE UK: Further ongoing research

• "Too often housing, houses, house and home are considered, if not equivalent, at least inextricably linked. This may not be so."
• (Cedric Price, Expediency, AD 9/69)

• "Housing thus saturated with the implications of such questions is seen in a 'problem solving' context to be infinitely regressive.
• Why should anyone assume that such a display of intellectually edible concepts will eve reduce, when challenged with the hunger for somewhere to LIVE?)"
• (ib.)

• Cover (left): AD 10/72 "Complexity" with Royston Landau peering through and Cover (right) AD 5/76 "Birkin Hayward lifts the lid off the systems approach"

The Complexity AD ...

• ... that it is necessary to know something of it all rather than a lot about too little.
• ('Approaching an architecture of approximation', ib. p.645)

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FURTHER ONGOING RESEARCH

• Screenshot: AEX webpage advertising Housing Standardisation Notes According to Housing Standardisation:— "The layout and construction of subsidised houses in England continue to be traditional and highly standardised. Housebuilders often use their development standards and standardised layouts, especially for houses, as homes on large development sites can be easily replicated. In contrast, apartment blocks in urban areas face more constraints. While dwelling sizes may vary by tenure, housing market, and local standards – and exteriors may differ – the basic layouts typically remain the same." [*] • Affordable and private house types by the same builder

Housing Standardisation (2023) undertook a three-year study of recently built affordable and subsidised housing in England, Chile, China, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland,

A study of the recommendations and legislation produced since 'Space in the Homes' was published in 1968 indicates:—

• ... that there is no last member in the series of recommendations and legislation which started with the Tudor Walters Report in 1918.

Thus this article finds:—

• ... that the design theory applied to housing in the UK is objectionable.

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References - still for a movie

1. https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/a35947350/cheapest-places-buy-new-build-home-uk/
2. https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/Builders-are-making-thumping-profits-by-over-charging-for-new-homes-–-new-findings
3. https://www.architectscertificate.co.uk/news/best-places-buy-new-build-home-uk/
4. https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/market-news/housing/1-4-million-new-homes-registered-built-past-decade-reports-nhbc-06-02-2020/
5. https://www.protrade.co.uk/blog/revealed-the-uks-fastest-growing-new-build-hot-spots/
6. https://www.finbri.co.uk/blog/new-build-housing-and-development-in-the-uk
7. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51179688
8. https://www.zoopla.co.uk/new-homes/details/65998729/?search_identifier=bedc49a7dbb24d930f032addfca699be2097c3ce8596a6fd605c72e668f3b43b
9. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-england-2022-23-housebuilding-statistics-revealed--2
10. https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/number-of-leases-on-new-build-houses-plummets/5100630.article
11. https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/number-of-new-homes-in-england-expected-drop-dramatically-warns-housebuilding-industry/121905/
12. https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/why-are-cities-in-britain-building-so-many-new-homes-out-of-reach-of-public-transport/
13. https://hbbsolutions.co.uk/blog/new-homes-will-the-government-finally-reach-its-target-in-2022/
14. https://www.theplanner.co.uk/2019/06/24/homes-england-completes-40000-homes-past-year
15. https://www.onward-living.co.uk/new-builds-vs-older-homes-which-house-is-for-me/
16. https://www.centreforcities.org/blog/housing-health-check-how-many-homes-have-english-cities-built-over-the-past-year/
17. https://www.theplanner.co.uk/2019/02/08/uk-developers-keep-pace-new-housing-development
18. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-hateful-sterility-of-new-build-houses/
19. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-7533283/Governments-new-build-housing-targets-jeopardy-number-homes-starting-built-falls.html
20. https://thenegotiator.co.uk/news/34553-2/
21. https://cartersbc.co.uk/architecture/new-build-bespoke-homes/
22. https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/more-than-212000-new-homes-built-last-year-annual-housing-supply-figures-show/5126619.article

Further reading

1. Herbert Kohl, 'The Age of Complexity', Menor Books, New York, 1965.

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