Londoners reject “soulless” tower blocks as Sadiq Khan urged to rethink 880,000-home plan

Londoners reject “soulless” tower blocks as Sadiq Khan urged to rethink 880,000-home plan

Too many of London’s new housing developments look the same to residents and have unappealing architecture replicated across the city, Sir Sadiq Khan has been told. Public polling and visual preference surveys show that Londoners broadly agree on what good design looks like – with up to 80 per cent backing low or medium-rise buildings with coherent looks that fit local character, as opposed to a random array of high-rises. Now the London Assembl…

London Assembly members call for ‘popular design principles and meaningful early engagement’ in new developments

The chair of the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee has called on the mayor to “embed popular design principles and meaningful early engagement” in new developments

Architects v Londoners: Mayor urged to tackle disconnect over housing design

The Architects’ Journal Architects v Londoners: Mayor urged to tackle disconnect over housing design London’s mayor has been urged to act on research which suggests that most Londoners favour small-scale, traditional design over ‘statement’ developmentsThe post Architects v Londoners: Mayor urged to tackle disconnect over housing design appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

Mayor urged to listen to Londoners as disconnect over housing design grows

A new letter published from the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee to the Mayor of London warns of a growing disconnect between what Londoners want to see built in their communities and the developments that are actually being delivered.