In relation to today's lecture and giving it a Manchester context, yesterday I came across the Hulme Crescents. They were a 1970s "streets in the sky" solution following the demolition of the slum housing in this part of Manchester. It's where I live and in fact one of the four massive crescents was situated on the land where my flat is now. This is an interesting documentary about the development. The scale of the buildings is incredible. As highlight by others, it's interesting to see how housing projects such as Park Hill in Sheffield have survived where others were demolished years ago and even, like Robin Hood Gardens in London, are today in the process of being replaced.
Video from YouTube
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