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Why Drive a TT and Live in a Broken Teapot?
Author(s) -
Abley Ian
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.206
Subject(s) - demolition , modular design , architectural engineering , law , sociology , history , engineering , political science , archaeology , computer science , operating system
What is the fascination with do‐it‐yourself repairs and tweeness? Obviously old houses are great because they are large, and often stand in the best locations. And, of course, some old houses are the equivalent of classic cars. But most are old bangers ‐ after several owners they are worn‐out maintenance nightmares. Ian Abley asks: Why not knock them down and make way for the manufactured modular housing equivalent of an Audi TT in the gap site? A lot more demolition would result in far more interesting neighbourhoods, lower running costs, and less need for wind farms (as beautiful as they are).