Th is thesis is an investigation of the system of
housing provision in the UK. It examines the
fi nancial patterns and prevailing ideologies from
which our housing system is constructed, and
analyses how this a ffects individual residents
and cities. e thesis is also a proposal. Using
Swansea as a site of investigation, it analyses
predominant regeneration ethos and considers
how Swansea’s city centre might revive its role
as a domestic context. By suggesting alternative
funding and management structures, as well
as roles for architects and urban designers, it
proposes a social rented housing system
for sites on Swansea’s High Street.It also explores how this could act as a pilot housing
system for a gradually changing and progressive
Welsh policy context.
