The Smithsons on Housing

The Smithsons on Housing

1970

Are tower blocks obsolete? Alison and Peter Smithson are British architects with an international reputation. Currently working on a new development in Poplar, they demonstrate their belief in a practical alternative to tower blocks; a substitute, in their opinion, as new and relevant for London as the first Georgian square.

Directed by B. S. Johnson

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