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EdinburghPerson189 karma

The buildings were poorly built in the first place.

This Adam Curtis produced documentary from 1984 shows that within years of completion, the UKs attempt to meet its housing needs by rapidly building high rise social housing (with the then - effectively - experimental building technique of using precast concrete in factories) was a bit of a failure: the primary cause being poor quality construction of the panels, limited oversight, poor design and poor building quality and little thought about the social aspects of living in tall buildings (lack of community).

Many have been knocked down (and indeed were knocked down within 10-15 years of being built), they leaked and had poor insulation meaning they became cold and damp.

Adam Curtis - The Great British Housing Disaster, 1984, 50 Minutes

It's really worth a watch!

EdinburghPerson15 karma

Thanks for the AMA.

Have you seen Adam Curtis's 1984 Documentary about the construction of these buildings, 'The Great British Housing Disaster'?

I think it provides some great context and history to these buildings, and how they've been riddled with problems from day 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch5VorymiL4

EdinburghPerson14 karma

What about Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan? https://youtu.be/pnS07NS8110

EdinburghPerson9 karma

Absolutely, some of the nicest mass built architecture in the UK.

EdinburghPerson6 karma

Apologies that this isn't related to something more serious, are you related to the BBC journalist Brian Hanrahan?