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ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS
WAN Future Project Award 2016 Submission
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Backland and infill sites becomes more important and valuable. Their development becomes a necessity
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Cost & Scarcity of Land
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Average Income £30,000 Income For 2-Bed Flat £140,000
This is an issue across the UK, but nowhere more deeply felt than London. Governmental and social forces have made no impact on this systemic crisis.
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Post Permission Residential Land Value City of London Per Hectare
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“Affordable” defined as up to 80% of market value
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UK Post-War House Building By Sector
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Quantity is the only issue discussed with quality not considered important
Homelessness increasing 1.2million on Housing Waiting Lists 6million Insecure tenure
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Low Density can create urban sprawl & desecration of the green belt
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London has particular issues in this respect, where planning considerations and the sheer practical challenge of upgrading infrastructure in a densely populated environment can hinder swift delivery.
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Compared with other cities worldwide, London is relatively low-rise. But that could change as land is scarce.
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Quality vs Quantity
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The urban built environment is incredibly strained, and new ideas and materialisations need to be considered to address these issues.
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Private developers have never been able to supply the quantity we need currently, while the public sector accounts for only 1,310 completed houses in 2014.
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£66,000 Min. Income to buy house within Greater London
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Across much of the world there is a housing crisis engulfing our cities. Increasing urbanisation is projected to boost the global urban population by 2.5 billion by 2050.
Public Sector house-building discontinued and economic pressures on planning departments
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Real House Prices 151% since 1996
Private Sector unable to build over 225,000 homes p.a.
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650,000 Homes Over Occupied
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Urban Population 2050 = +2.5billion Urban Dwellers
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Housing CRISIS
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66% Global
Skills shortage & dependence on migrant labour
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37% Housing Stock Under Occupied
70% New Builds within London bought by investors
+5.8million homes by 2033 (Government Target)
UK Housing smallest units in First World
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Housing Demand | Supply
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Housing Associations Public Sector Private Development
Source: DCLG