“A MODERNIST GEM”: The Battle for Macintosh Court, Leigham Court Sheltered Housing Scheme This Exhibition is part of this year's Programme for THE LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE. londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/event/launch-a…

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As part of C20 Society autumn lecture series, I am giving a lecture on 'Sculptural residents on LCC housing estates'. Further details here: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx?t…

This is where I grew up. Post-war purpose built council housing. It's Achilles Street - bang in the middle of New Cross. Like 100s of other 'estates' across London, it's under threat of demolition. It's the most socially and environmentally regressive policy happening atm.

Here is a photograph of the Queen on a royal tour of housing schemes in Stepney in 1962, looking down from the 17th floor of Wickham House on the LCC's Stifford Estate.

Open House Festival one of the “Top 20” recommendations. Tours of Brixton Rec exhibition of programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/11326 & exhibition introducing “ Revisiting Brixton Rec’ revisitingbrixtonrec.org.uk

Happy to see Dr Dawn Pereira celebrating the incomparable work of William Mitchell, ex-LCC P&D, who brought incredible ingenuity and creativity to civic projects eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-willi…

My obituary of the remarkable Sam Webb has been published in the RIBA Journal today - an amazing man who was a champion for housing justice ribaj.com/culture/obitua…

LCC Soap! One of many fun Christmas gifts celebrating London's unique municipal design heritage we are launching this year. Paging Kasia Tee and Dan Hancox.

WHOOP! Cressingham Gardens is among the finalists for the Architecture Today housing awards! architecturetoday.co.uk/finalists-unve…

Really enjoyed 'Living' last night. The world definitely needs more films about the LCC. Seeing the County of London Plan's 'Open Space Plan' on a wall in the background of a scene was, quite frankly, thrilling! Wore my Architecture Foundation LCC wavy lines badge, obviously.

Our GoFundMe page is up and running again gofundme.com/f/save-cressin…

Autumnal evening light at Alton West, Roehampton, LCC Architects Department (1954-8)

I’ve got this big stack of municipal London guides, late 50s/early 60s. If anyone is interested make me an offer, Check out Official London Borough Guides late 50s / early 60s, 23 copies ebay.co.uk/itm/3852443323… #eBay via eBay UK

Rosamund Lily West (she/her) Public Statues and Sculpture Association Glenn Benson FLS 🦤🪴🍄🦠🧫 Otto Saumarez Smith This is a very important LCC William Mitchell mural, it features in his 'Cement Murals' (1960) Pathe newsreel and other related industry and architecture publications. I visited back in 2004 and had planned to return youtube.com/watch?v=GQGLdJ…

Mini Guide No.2 documents the non-housing work of the London County Council and Greater London Council between 1946-86, featuring work by the councils architects departments and others such as Erno Goldfinger, Denys Lasdun and Rodney Gordon. modernisminmetroland.bigcartel.com/product/lcc-gl…

Architecture fans have just a few months left to discover Battersea's little known Brutalist gem, the L Philips-designed 1969 Northcote Library, currently earmarked for demolition and new housing...

Architect, planner and conservationist Edward ‘Ted’ Hollamby was born on this day in Hammersmith in 1921. After first working for the Miners Welfare Commission, he moved to the architects department of London County Council buff.ly/3XbQHOB

Poor old Owen Luder - these two recently joined the rubble club too!

At 12 years tenure Jennifer Brainwaitee was in charge when the listed sheltered housing of Macintosh Court was comprehensively vandalised at a cost of over £2.5 mil. So "excellent" were the roof repairs that they have all been redone. Great record to boast about.