Social Democratic Space: The Politics of Building in

'Golden Age' Britain

page 285-290 pages

Concept of Space

15th October 2023

It is characterised as analysing an issue as it relates to normative ideas, psychological anxieties, and professional and political power.

It is a manifestation of a societal process that gives daily life meaning and purpose.

Ideology of Ruling group: The society's ideals, culture, mores, customs, and traditions.

Summary

The sociologist showed how in the age of the internet and the fast of jet engine the concept of location could help appear, develop, and even disappear.

It comes in six main elements regarding the Social Democratic Era

Ideology of the Social Democratic Era

1. They were supposed to be scientific, determined by the survey, next plan, and process totally.

2. It is meant to be universal and complete, reflecting clearly defined norms governing urban life.

3. They were motivated about changing human behaviour by changing the environment.

4. There are continuous process and always adapting to dynamic change.

5. Separated land use in systematic manner.

6. Organise house in small to medium size that promote social and communal life.

Summary

State management of the means of production, rather than state ownership, was commonly advocated, as were massive social welfare programmes. The six elements bring the social democratic that has specific character.

How Productivity was a contemporary obsession for Labour.

(Labour’s 1965 Housing Plan)

Summary self-sustaining communities: The emphasis is on environmental and economic sustainability, urban infrastructure, social equality, and municipal government.

Why any city should be composed of selfsustaining communities.

1. Promise of expending the stock of government resources for social programmes.

1. It was an expanded concept under which industrialists functioned.

2. Trade union could join in a coordinated effort to combat Britain’s acknowledge ‘decline’.

Labour’s 1965 Housing Plan gives benefits towards social programmes with a use of contemporary obsession.

The social studies of urban areas give such an impact of continental architectural modernity such as the German and Austrian worker’s housing with kindergartens as well as aimed to combine the isolated environment of the family home and communal benefits.

Summary

Regional planner as Abercrombie: The Abercrombie plan was a blueprint for the reconstruction of London after the Second World War and for its future development.

Urban areas give impact towards social studies as part as self-sustainable communities of expression in the neighbourhood units.

It brought up with 2 visions which is urban village and neighbourhood which is complementary to provide in mixed use communities for homes and apartment in the city or newly construct location.

However, Cyril Walker presents strongly disagree with the plan instead supported high density housing project and inner suburban estate for example in White City and Becontree.

Summary

A model for postwar British social policy that provides 'Social Insurance and Allied Services'. The battle against called the five giants, idleness, ignorance, disease, squalor and want.

Ronan Point uses Large Panel System (LPS) construction technology. This involved off-site prefabrication of massive concrete pieces, which were then crane-lifted into position and fastened together. In the meanwhile, the Modular building approach, which is comparable to the LPS method, is becoming increasingly popular.

Can modular construction replace Large Panel System (LPS) in order to securely create more than eight storey buildings with great preassure?