Architects for Social Housing (ASH)

[Tony Gosling]

https://twitter.com/ASH_housing

http://architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk/wordpress/manifesto/

Architects for Social Housing (ASH) was set up in 
March 2015 in order to respond architecturally to 
London’s housing ‘crisis’. We are a working 
collective of architects, urban designers, 
engineers, surveyors, planners, film-makers, 
photographers, web designers, artists, writers 
and housing campaigners operating with developing ideas under set principles.

First among these is the conviction that 
increasing the housing capacity on existing 
council estates, rather than redeveloping them as 
luxury apartments, is a more sustainable solution 
to London’s housing needs than the demolition of 
the city’s social housing during a housing 
shortage, enabling, as it does, the continued 
existence of the communities they house.

ASH offers support, advice and expertise to 
residents who feel their interests and voices are 
increasingly marginalised by local councils or 
housing associations during the so-called 
‘regeneration’ process. Our primary 
responsibility is to existing residents – tenants 
and leaseholders alike; but we are also committed 
to finding viable alternatives to estate 
demolition that are in the interests of the wider London community.

ASH operates on three levels of activity: 
Architecture, Community and Propaganda.
    * We propose architectural alternatives to 
council estate demolition through designs for 
infill, build-over and refurbishment that 
increase housing capacity on the estates and, by 
renting or selling a proportion of the new homes 
on the private market, generate the funds to 
refurbish the existing council homes, while 
leaving the communities they currently house intact.
    * We support estate communities in their 
resistance to the demolition of their homes by 
working closely with residents over an extended 
period of time, offering them information about 
estate regeneration and housing policy from a 
reservoir of knowledge and tactics pooled from 
similar campaigns across London.
    * We disseminate information that aims to 
counter negative and incorrect perceptions about 
social housing in the minds of the public, and 
raise awareness of the role of relevant interest 
groups, including local authorities, housing 
associations, property developers and 
architectural practices, in the regeneration 
process. Using a variety of means, including 
protest, publication and propaganda, we are 
trying to initiate a wider cultural change within 
the architectural profession.
Whether you are facing the regeneration of your 
estate and in need of advice, or whether you want 
to offer your skills, expertise and time to our 
many projects, please get in contact.

E-mail: 
<mailto:info at architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk>info at architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk

Twitter: <http://twitter.com/ASH_Housing>@ASH_Housing

Facebook: 
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/408492165990733/>ASH 
(Architects for Social Housing)

Events: <http://www.opengardenestates.com/>http://www.opengardenestates.com

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