Homes for all: a history of British housing

A new exhibition traces the history of British mass housing - and has some lessons for developers today, says Hannah BoothFrom Victorian terraces to modernist apartments, industrial lofts to Georgian piles, we are in thrall to period homes. Original detail – be it sash windows or iron girders – is king, so much so that we ignore the drawbacks of old houses: draughty windows, tough planning laws, and identikit layout.According to a new exhibition that traces the history of British mass housing, there's a very good reason we love old...

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Published By: Architecture | guardian.co.uk - Wednesday, 22 February