Abstract
This study considers the role of management guidelines in regulating the pressures for change in large housing estates where heritage constraints are involved but where the use of formal enforcement procedures would be unrealistic and uneconomical. The author’s experience in creating such documents indicates the importance of cultivating a sustainable consensus among stakeholders that balances respect for and understanding of architectural and historic significance with a realistic acceptance of the need for change. The author suggests that the success of such instruments depends upon three crucial attributes – fairness, usability and resilience. The examples, all in London, include the Barbican, Golden Lane and Brownfield.
Keywords
Modern Movement,
Modern architecture,
Modern housing,
Post-war housing,
Welfare architecture,
Mass housing,
Heritage management guidelines,
Architecture conservation strategies,
London modern architecture,
Barbican Estate,
Chamberlin, Powell & Bon,
Golden Lane Estate,
Brownfield Estate,
Ernő Goldfinger,
Avanti Architects.
Issue 65
Year 2021
Pages 42-49
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/65.A.F4UHCGJP