ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on projects by local authorities building new housing and tackling the crisis for themselves. Its UK focus has been chosen because this is something of a quiet British revolution and a culture change unmatched by other European nations, whose policies have been much more consistent. One of the first wave of post-war local authority housing schemes, the Golden Lane Estate became a landmark for its bold modernist design and open planning, creating amenity, visual variety and a range of public and private spaces. Created by a young team of architects, the estate was the result of a high-profile competition and reinvented an area devastated by wartime bombing. Local residents on these estates will get the first option to move into the new homes through a dedicated local lettings policy, while the programme will aim to recruit Hackney residents for a quarter of construction jobs.
