Created by the Architecture Film Summer School, the film documents both the beauty of the Cressingham Gardens estate and the battle of its residents to resist Lambeth’s plans to demolish the estate and build luxury high rise flats.
I "Giardini all'inglese" di #WillJennings raccontano #CressinghamGardens in 16 mm, attraverso le voci delle persone lo abitano. Scopri tutti i film della #ArchitectureFilmSummerSchool, in mostra per #AtHome 👉 https://t.co/JhX2057zBg
_@FA_Platform @cpharchfest @europe_creative pic.twitter.com/uZc15ND5XP— MAXXI (@Museo_MAXXI) October 25, 2020
The film gives a real sense about what residents have been fighting for and against since 2012, after the ‘co-operative’ council elected to override the clearly stated wishes of the vast majority of people living on the estate.
To find out more about their ongoing battle to save their homes, read the links below and join in the debate on the Brixton forum.
Join the discussion
Read more and join in with the in-depth discussion on the urban75 forums (1,500 posts).
Help the Cressingham Gardens campaign
Background and more info:
- See more articles on Cressingham Gardens here
- Campaign Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens
- Twitter: twitter.com/SaveCressingham
- Save Cressingham Gardens petition
- Wikipedia page
- Brixton Buzz fundraising concert
- Living on Cressingham Gardens: Social Life’s conversations with residents 20.10.13
- Cressingham Gardens, Lambeth: ‘a sense of smallness inside the bigness’ by Municipal Dreams
Cressingham Gardens – a village within a city by Single Aspect
