A+U 666: Living in London brings together over twenty residential projects to examine how architects are navigating London's dense constraints — financial, historical, and typological — to produce housing that is both critically engaged and spatially inventive.
About This Book
Guest-edited by Andrew Clancy and Marwa el Mubark, this thematic issue of A+U positions the residential project as a site of architectural resistance. London's layered history and the economic pressures of private development create a demanding context; the projects gathered here — ranging from terrace house renovations and warehouse conversions to adaptive reuse — respond not by retreating to convention but by finding new formal and programmatic possibilities within it. Essays from five writers, including Jonathan Sergison and Nana Biamah-Ofosu, extend the critical frame beyond built work. An essential reference for architects and researchers working at the intersection of housing, urban heritage, and contemporary London architecture.
Key Features
- 168 pages of architectural project documentation, drawings, and critical essays on London residential design
- Guest-edited by Andrew Clancy and Marwa el Mubark
- Projects by Brisco Loran & Arrant Industries, JAM, Saqqra, Entropic Group, Commonbond, Material Cultures, Pricegore, David Leech Architects, Hayatsu Architects, Takero Shimazaki Architects (t-sa), Hugh Strange Architects, Sanchez Benton Architects, 31/44 Architects, Stephen Taylor Architects, Dyvik Kahlen, David Kohn Architects, APPARATA, Adam Kahn Architects, NVBL Architects, Henley Halebrown Architects, Mary Duggan Architects, and Witherford Watson Mann
- Essays by Andrew Clancy, Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Laura Evans, Bushra Mohammed, and Jonathan Sergison
- Published by Shinkenchiku-sha, ISBN 9780000260159
What You'll Discover
- How London's architectural heritage and economic conditions shape — and complicate — the residential brief for contemporary practices
- Adaptive reuse and renovation strategies across a range of building types, from terrace houses to warehouse conversions, as vehicles for formal invention
- Critical perspectives from five essayists who situate this body of work within broader cultural, social, and urban contexts
- The work of over twenty practices, revealing the breadth and diversity of approaches currently defining residential architecture in London
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 168
- Dimensions: 220 × 290 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780000260159
- Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers working in residential and urban contexts, researchers in housing and adaptive reuse, and those with a sustained interest in contemporary London architecture.