How to design schemes that are at home in their place

摘要

The UK's housing crisis remains a major challenge and barely a day goes by without statistical-laden articles warning of the grave dangers our dysfunctional housing market poses for the future. The government still relies heavily on the private sector and particularly volume housebuilders for the supply of most new housing. Operating primarily on greenfield and edge-of-settlement locations, these developments tend to attract significant local opposition which stalls supply. A new way of thinking about design codes could help.