S2 E2
Why do people love living in tower blocks?
Photo by Inge Daniels, London, 2021
Starting with a dust sample containing feathers from a duvet in Oslo, in Episode 2 the Disobedient Buildings team examine the impact of inequality, precarity, and stigma on the wellbeing of tower block inhabitants. In the post-war period, these buildings were often seen as the pinnacle of modernity and technological innovation, but over time they have become associated with deprivation and poverty. This episode aims to challenge these negative stereotypes: why do so many participants love living in their ageing blocks? By reimagining these spaces, we hope to inspire practical solutions, however small, for current housing issues.
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Production Team: Jack Soper, Anna Poloni, Inge Daniels
Date recorded: May 2022 & July, August 2023
Published: November 2023
Length: 29.51 mins
Music:
Opening and closing: ‘Anders’ from the album Macrame. Published 06/20/2020. Blue Dot Studios
’Festering’ from the album Towboat. Published 06/29/2020 ISRC USHM21930733. Blue Dot Studios
‘Trailrunner’ from the album Zander. Published 01/01/2019 ISRC USHM21902579. Blue Dot Studios