Stories
- Article
Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
- Article
Parks and politics in Brixton’s past and present
Gentrification is creeping along Railton Road, but racial inequality still lingers in memories of the 1980s, and in the continuing lack of green-space access.
- Interview
How to design an HIV awareness campaign
Using carefully crafted, colourful graphics is one public health team’s creative approach.
- Article
How to rehabilitate the concrete jungle
A huge concrete housing estate from the 1960s, now seen as an ecological mistake, is being drastically redeveloped, compounding the environmental errors. Owen Hatherley posits a more creative solution.
Catalogue
- Books
Housing Act, 1935 : County of London overcrowding survey.
London County HallDate: 1936- Books
London housing / London County Council.
Date: 1937- Books
The health of school children / London County Council.
London County CouncilDate: [1925]- Books
Housing, 1928-30 / London County Council.
Date: 1931- Books
The London County Council 1938 : an annual publication of the Council.
London County CouncilDate: 1938