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The Death of a Client: The End of The English Housing Estate

Beth Hughes

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Journal article with photographs by author, exploring the political project behind the post-war housing estates of London using the exemplary projects in the London Borough of Camden as a case study. The article takes two well-known projects by architect Neave Brown as formative projects in the development of the 'Camden Style' that pioneered a new approach to social housing in 60's London.

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Journal article with photographs by author, exploring the political project behind the post-war housing estates of London using the exemplary projects in the London Borough of Camden as a case study. The article takes two well-known projects by architect Neave Brown as formative projects in the development of the 'Camden Style' that pioneered a new approach to social housing in 60's London.

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Journal article with photographs by author, exploring the political project behind the post-war housing estates of London using the exemplary projects in the London Borough of Camden as a case study. The article takes two well-known projects by architect Neave Brown as formative projects in the development of the 'Camden Style' that pioneered a new approach to social housing in 60's London.

Key concepts: Borough, Estate, Housing estate, Formative assessment, Style (visual arts), Politics, Public housing, Sociology

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