Category: Protests

Stirling Prize Protest 2016: From the Heygate to the Aylesbury

‘This year’s Stirling Prize list is safe. There is nothing that is going to upset anyone on there and it’s unlikely we’ll see protesters gathering outside Portland Place like last year, when Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ NEO Bankside made the list.’ – Laura Mark, The Architects’ Journal It’s that time of year again, when … Continue reading Stirling Prize Protest 2016: From the Heygate to the Aylesbury

Stirling Prize Protest 2015: Neo Bankside

Royal Institute of British Architecture, Portland Place, 15 October 2015. ‘Every one of the six shortlisted buildings illustrates why great architecture is so valuable – it has the power to delight, inspire and comfort us at all stages of our lives. The shortlisted projects are each surprising new additions to urban locations, but their stand-out … Continue reading Stirling Prize Protest 2015: Neo Bankside

What’s the Point? Protest and the Housing Crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjxdjoxn-Oc&feature=youtu.be I recorded this footage at 7.00pm on the evening of Thursday, 19 February. It captures a moment in the march by Class War between One Commercial Street, Aldgate, and One Tower Bridge, Southwark. Class War have been demonstrating at the former building in protest at the so-called ‘poor doors’ through which the residents of … Continue reading What’s the Point? Protest and the Housing Crisis