Brutalism and Biodiversity

In this episode Paul spoke to the landscape architect, urban designer and Director of Landscape and Placemaking at Peabody, Dr Phil Askew. Their discussion centered around the landscape-led regeneration of Thamesmead; the brutalist post-war townscape in south east London hailed as the ‘town of tomorrow’.You can find an online version of Landscape for free here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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