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Annotated Bibliography
Engel, M. (2016), ‘The bubble that turned into a tide: how London got hooked on gentrification’, The Guardian, 24 September 2016, https://www. theguardian.com/cities/2016/sep/24/the-bubble-that-turned-into-a-tidehow-london-got-hooked-on-gentrification, viewed on 28 April 2017 This article aims to examine the rapidly increasing property price in London and how the bubble affects local cultures and affordability. The spiralling property price in London has become a bubble that potentially burst into another Great Depression, where ordinary people would finally have opportunity to get into the market. Nowadays, people tend to rent rather than buy due to the unpredictable market or they simply cannot afford to buy a home. Is there any policy or management to protect tenants? Michael Goldfarb, London-based American journalist, claimed that it has been shocking that there is no such discussion existed yet. Supply and demand for homes is out of balance due to over-centralisation of London. The government has no coherent policy on housing, regional policy or immigration. Under such poorly managed housing environment, along with significant financial focus in London, there is no action taken place yet to stop the housing issues from snowballing. Despite the unaffordable housing problems, this also leads to the loss of local cultures. There is no more Sloane Rangers. There are no more kids playing on the streets. There are no more local pubs for the pensioners to have their lunch or the bridge club to meet. Vacant sold properties became hide-outs for homeless and drug addicts while pending for investments or construction. Social housing is inadequate to support lower-class, even though its quality will improve. If there is no change in city management, every aspect of British life will be shifted. London will eventually turned into a city without Londoners. Gander, K. (2016), ‘Concrete trends: How Brutalism came back into architectural fashion’, INDEPENDENT, 20 June 2016, < http://www. independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/brutalism-howbrutalist-came-back-into-architectural-fashion-this-brutal-world-lecorbusier-chadwick-a7072931.html>, viewed on 28 April 2017 Kashmira Gander discussed the social issues underlying Brutalism. He started his article with the brief history of Brutalism and stated that this became a new