Kimberley Harris is an architect who engages with photography and evidences, through her own lens, the ‘managed decline’ of Robin Hood Gardens in Tower Hamlets.
Harris’s photography provides a poignant insight into the demolition of this much heralded residential estate, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, who are widely considered to be originators of brutalist architecture in the UK.
Harris thoughtfully introduces the history and importance of post-war architecture on her website and describes the social and cultural ethos behind 1960’s housing and its heritage value. READ MORE HERE
