Architects for Social Housing (ASH) has been set up to respond architecturally to London’s housing crisis.

Category: Trolls and Jackdaws

Et tu, Boughton? Silences and Censorship in Municipal Dreams

I was in town on the weekend and had a look through John Boughton’s recently published book Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing. I don’t know John personally, but I know his blog, also called Municipal Dreams, and have referenced his excellent coverage of the Five Estates regeneration in Peckham, and praised … Continue reading Et tu, Boughton? Silences and Censorship in Municipal Dreams

Author Simon ElmerCategories Trolls and JackdawsPosted on May 15, 2018February 3, 2022Leave a comment

Déjà lu: Who are Academics For?

On the weekend of 10-11 June ASH attended the Housing Justice conference being held as part of the ‘Small is Beautiful’ festival in Wales, and for something to read we took Anna Minton’s new book, Big Capital: Who is London For? a copy of which, signed by the author and sent to ASH, had arrived … Continue reading Déjà lu: Who are Academics For?

Author Simon ElmerCategories Trolls and JackdawsPosted on July 17, 2017February 3, 20221 Comment

The Green-eyed Twitter Trolls: Rab Harling and Stephen Pritchard

Architects for Social Housing became aware that we were being subjected to what appeared to be a trolling campaign on Twitter. Unpleasant as it is, therefore, we feel we must explain where these attacks are coming from and why, and refute the accusations they make against ASH.