The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’
- Posted on October 28, 2024
- By The Guardian
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The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’
Inspired by Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, who believed streets fostered disease, a vision of Britain was cooked up that would see historic city centres flattened for flats and ring roads. But the public decided they’d had enough – and took to the streets