Strange how Alexander Fleming House has ceased to be a high-rise, concrete horror now that developers can make money from it

Article Abstract:

The gap in housing standards between the rich and the poor in the UK seems to be widening. There has been no new, imaginative housing for the poor and elderly, while public buildings such as Alexander Fleming House in London, England, the former headquarters of the department of health and social security, are being converted into 'luxury' apartments for the wealthy. The recent death of resistance worker Hans Aberbanell, who helped Jews escape from Nazi Germany, in a tiny, unheated studio house in Camden, London, England, highlights the conditions in which many poor and elderly people now live.

Social aspects, Housing, Column

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Welcome to Rogersville, city of dreams

Article Abstract:

The vision for the future of the UK's cities set out by architect Richard Rogers in his Reith lectures is extremely appealing. He imagines cities which are continental in style, being traffic-free and ecologically-sustainable. However, the reality is that the UK's cities are never likely to attract visitors and residents in the same way as their continental European counterparts. They have suffered the collapse of traditional industries, and recent development has not been properly planned.

United Kingdom, Urban beautification

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New wars, new horizons

Article Abstract:

The RAF Fylindales geodesic domes in north Yorkshire, England, known as the 'Radomes' are due to be demolished in spring 1993. These radar installations observed any intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) up to 2,700 miles to the north and east. After 28 years they have been replaced by a new pyramid-like structure which checks for stratospheric problems. The Radomes,116 feet high and 140 feet in diameter, stand on giant concrete structures.

Equipment and supplies, Environmental aspects, Yorkshire, England, Maintenance and repair, Radar, United Kingdom. Royal Air Force, Radar systems, Radomes

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