Podcast: Counting the costs of the housing crisis
Podcast: Counting the costs of the housing crisis
The Future of Housing season
By the RA Podcast Team
Published 13 April 2015
In the first event in our Future of Housing season, a panel of speakers considers the effects and implications of the UK’s housing crisis.
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Britain is in the grip of a housing crisis, which – despite being recognised by politicians from all sides – shows no sign of abating. Recorded at a recent Royal Academy panel event, this podcast explores the costs of the current housing crisis, assessing their nature and implications – whether social, economic, psychological or environmental.
Speakers include:
Alison Brooks – Director, Alison Brooks Architects
Campbell Robb – Chief Executive, Shelter
Polly Toynbee – Author, campaigner and columnist for The Guardian
Tony Travers – Professor, LSE and Director, LSE London
Sarah Gaventa (chair) – Interim Director of the Architecture Foundation