Call for papers: ‘Sixty years on from the London County Council: legacy, impact, learning’. Organising with Ruth Lang Dr Dawn Pereira and held at The London School of Architecture The London Archives in March 2025. DM me for the full call for papers. Deadline for abstracts is 16th October 2024 #LCC60

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Excited to announce the 2025 edition of the Symposium of Urban Design History and Theory (SUDHT) to be held at the University at Buffalo, New York. The Call for Papers is open now. Have a look at the symposium website at sudht.org. Abstracts due by November 30.

This Saturday explore how social housing developed in London on a guided walk. See an early Arts and Crafts cottage development; the LCC's most ambitious flatted estate of the interwar years; and a modernist block inspired by the Giants' Causeway! BOOK: oldoaktowhitecity.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=TW

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Thank you to Royal Historical Society for putting Dr Dawn Pereira Ruth Lang and myself's call for papers on their website: Sixty years on from the London County Council: Legacy, Impact, Learning – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS (royalhistsoc.org)

NEW/ Very happy to share this new project after months of work. Modernist Hull, a walking guide to the post-war city ✨ Inspired by stories collected through The Half Life of the Blitz on Hull, designed locally Joe (Azyss) & printed on G . F Smith, naturally. Free from Visit Hull & East Yorkshire the modernist® now!

The answer is clear: give tenants more power, both on their estates and on the national stage. That would be a more important contribution than regulators and ombudsmen—with their high bar for investigation and slow timelines—can ever be prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/housin…

Open House Festival 2024 launches this Saturday!! Here's my top ten list of great buildings you can visit. All of them are 'drop-ins' so no pre-booking is required, just turn up at the advertised time 🏙️🍀🌻 architectsjournal.co.uk/news/open-hous…

Ernő Goldfinger, born on this day in Budapest in 1902. I've written about Balfron Tower in this post ... municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/bal…

First day back MARG this academic year. Lovely, sunny walk to campus from the station.

Great to receive this walking guide, 'Modernist Hull' by Dr Charlotte Tomlinson I've really enjoyed following Charlotte's brilliant work over the past few years 👍

Opening 23/9! New Exhibition 'Exposure and Contrast: the Exit Photography Group' tells the story of a group who documented people's lives in UK cities in the 1970s through images and interviews revealing a country wracked by inequalities. LSE Child Poverty Action Group lse.ac.uk/library/events…

We are delighted to preview the Institute of Historical Research ‘s Centre for the History of People Place & Community 24-25 events series! The series will focus on place-based histories as #knowledgeexchange. You can already sign up for our autumn events at history.ac.uk/seminars/peopl… Everyone is welcome.

Getting ready for today's Open City tour of Canary Wharf and East India.

Getting ready for my first teaching session back at MARG today.

Pre-orders are available for our book, 'Ethics of Contemporary Collecting' here: lnkd.in/e_PUeEFh You can get 20% with this code, or if you're a lecturer you can request an inspection copy through the site. Edited with Ellie Miles is no longer using this site Jen Kavanagh and Susanna Cordner.

Four years' work! Received my copy of 'Ethics of Contemporary Collecting'. Thanks to my fellow editors, Jen Kavanagh, Ellie Miles is no longer using this site and Susanna Cordner. Special thanks to all our contributors!! Published by Routledge and available from 9th October!!