Byker housing redevelopment, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Architect/Designer | Erskine, Ralph (1914-2005) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim |
Country | UK: England |
City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Subject Date | 1978 |
Image Date | 1975 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 75-59-08 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Tim Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Housing |
NOTES: This multi-family housing development was one of the first major examples in Britain of community architecture. Erskine oversaw the development of this project, begun in 1972 and completed in 1978, allowing for tenant cooperation and architectural innovation on a large scale.
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