Think Tank 111

Anna Saldadzé and Monica Krishnan run Think Tank 111 to filter, frame and amplify topics of contemporary architecture, design and urban planning in order to build connections and intimacy through the exchange of ideas, perspectives and new work

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London’s first ‘co-housing’ project is a triumph

You have to take your hat off to Copper Lane, London’s first co-housing project.

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http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/home-garden/architecture/urbanistas-female-architects-shaping-londons-landscape

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Are 21st Garden Cities the answer for the UK’s housing shortage and how do you build real, beautiful places?

Creating a Real Place pg 23-24 “The difference between the artificial dune and the real thing is the process by which it is created. This is why the problem of  creating beautiful places belongs in an economics essay - because it is about process as much as design...However, the inherent structure of an old town, the fine grain of its sites and adaptability of  its buildings makes it like open-source software that anyone can download and develop. This makes these towns more ro-bust and adaptable but also changes the way they look.” http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/WolfsonPrize2014/20140827%20rudlin%20stage%202.pdf