Novara FM: The Nasty Noughties
Owen Hatherley, Ash Sarkar and Juliet Jacques remember the decade that decency forgot.
Tag: architecture
Novara FM: How We Might Live: Architecture and Culture
James Butler is joined by Owen Hatherley, culture editor of Tribune Magazine to talk architecture - socialist and otherwise - and the politics of culture.
Rooftopping: The Right to the City
Annie Lord
For some, rooftopping, or urban exploring, is a radical practice, a way of reclaiming public space and turning the city into a site of play. However, others argue it has been co-opted by the logic of capital, resulting in the sacrifice of progressive politics for sponsorship deals and social media fame.
Long Read: What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?
Owen Vince
Sunday Long Read: Increasingly, land we assume to be public is being turned over to private hands. Privately owned public space (or POPS) is transforming cities across the country, blurring boundaries between the common, the private and the state.
5 Videos on the Last 100 Years of Housing in the UK
Novara Reporters
The housing crisis in the UK is becoming an unavoidable issue for mainstream politicians and media alike, and is set to remain a key agenda item over the coming years. Listed below are five short videos examining themes which link James Butler’s interview with a Balfron Tower evictee, the recent acclaimed LRB article ‘Where will we […]