29 Sep Utopia Ending – Gianluca Calise
Utopia Ending is an impressive new addition to our architecture shelf.
The utopia in this case is the city of London while the ending was created by the change in the housing market over the years – from the post-World War II expansion based on social housing to today’s finance-driven development of the city. The investigation through photographs and essays makes it clear: investment in social housing has been almost completely scrapped and the new buildings are financial assets for global investors rather than housing for Londoners.