Homesick: How Housing Broke London and How to Fix It

Homesick: How Housing Broke London and How to Fix ItIn Homesick, award winning journalist Peter Apps unpicks how Londons housing landscape has shifted beyond recognition. Four decades ago, builders and nurses could afford family homes, social housing was plentiful, and private renters had long term security. Today, rents have soared, communities have fractured, and home ownership feels out of reach for most. Through the lives of ordinary Londoners, Apps unpicks the political and economic forces behind

and the reopening of her first London store with help from Vanessa Redgrave

Robert Penn has written a trio of books that combine an examination of skill and materials

it pairs clear photography with at-a-glance performance data and notes on processing

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and reclaimed resources

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brought a bullock and the animal’s subsequent journey from a field in Shropshire to a series of finished products and dishes

and social meaning of a fistful of materials

Niarchos reveals a world shaped by extraction

and triumphs

Celebrating contemporary stone practice through four compelling case studies — from residential to social housing and innovative structural projects — the publication highlights stone’s enduring strength