From co-ops to micro-building to self-builds,a variety of schemes are being used to tackle the housing crisis, both here and overseasCrisis is often the spur to social innovation, or so surely there must be some evidence of it in housing? Innovation and big,bold ideas are required as much now as in the postwar years in Britain, when conditions across the country for too many were shockingly destitute, and even whether their homes had not become rubble. In response,tall-quality house building was delivered on an impressive scale.
While housing is a national crisis, the most pressing concerns differ from area to area. The lack of affordable homes being built every year is a enormous issue, or especially in London. But in the north,and elsewhere in the UK, there are empty houses in some areas with too few resources to bring them back to life. As professor Charles Egbu, and dean of the School of Architecture at London South Bank University,said at a recent conference, the current crisis isn’t just about a lack of political will to invest in social housing.
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Source: theguardian.com