'SUSTAINABLE SUBURBIA'
MJP's HOUSING DENSITY RESEARCH STUDY
MJP have been researching the possibilities and benefits of higher suburban housing densities.
The ‘Sustainable Suburbia’ study addresses the issue of increasing
the density of family housing. It considers two distinct contexts; existing
suburbs and new settlements. The study argues that raised density, reduced
car dependancy
and suburban viability can be achieved while retaining key qualities of the
suburban environment, the family house and garden in a green setting.
To obtain more information on the research
please email : peter.kent@mjparchitects.co.uk
putting 'Sustainable Suburbia' in the subject field.
NEWS ABOUT THE ONGOING SUSTAINABLE SUBURBIA RESEARCH STUDY
May 2010 :
MJP Architects have just launched a new website - www.sustainablesuburbia.co.uk
- to coincide with the exhibition at the NLA in May & June 2010.
The latest version of the study can be downloaded from the new website and the
NLA presentation can be viewed. link to sustainablesuburbia.co.uk
May 2010 : Sustainable Suburbia exhibition at NLA. The Homes & Communities
Agency are sponsoring an exhibition showcasing MJP's Sustainable Suburbia
study at NLA (New London Architecture) at Store Street, London - it
which runs from
Monday 10th May - 12th June 2010. link to NLA website
June 2009 : MJP director Duncan McKinnon spoke at the Sustainable
Urbanism day at the BRE INSITE09 conference on 4th June 2009. He presented
the
MJP Sustainable Suburbia housing density study. more
details on the BRE INSITE'09 conference
October 2008 : 'Sustainable suburbia' will be presented by Richard
MacCormac at the New London Architecture 'Developing Communities:
How the outer boroughs work' conference on Thursday 9th October.
The half-day
conference coincides with the 'London's Towns : Shaping the polycentric
city' exhibition which runs 25th September to 15th November at
NLA Store Street London WC1. more details on the conference
September 2007 : 'Sustainable Surburbia' is featured in the journal
Planning 28th September 2007 in an article entitled 'Squeezing
suburbia' along with the Design for Homes report 'Recommendations
for Living
at Superdensity'. view Planning article
July 2007 : 'Sustainable Suburbia' is featured on Building Design's
front page in a news story that also reports that English Partnerships
have agreed £100,000
worth of funding for further research. Building Design made the full
report available to download from their website. view the Building Design story.
April 2007 : 'Planning in London' Issue 61, April-June 2007 features
an article by Richard MacCormac on the MJP Density Study 'Sustainable
Suburbia'. view Planning in London article
October 2006 : Richard MacCormac presented the ideas behind the MJP
Sustainable Suburbia study at the Raising Residential Densities conference
organised
by the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies at the New London
Architecture Gallery at the Building Centre, London on 18th October. more details
June 2006 : As part of Architecture Week, MJP organised a debate at
the RIBA entitled 'Sustainable Suburbia - where do people want to live?'.
The debate drew on the research in the MJP Density Study.
Richard MacCormac was on the panel which was chaired by Jonathan Glancey more details from Architecture Week website
