Cook’s Camden: The making of modern housing

Thursday 21st November 2019 
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm 
10A South Grove N6 6BS 

The legacy of Sydney Cook, Camden Borough Architect from 1965 to 1973. A talk by Mark Swenarton. 

Mark Swenarton is an architectural historian, critic and educator. His first book Homes fit for Heroes (1981) was recently re-issued to mark the centenary of the 1919 Housing Act and his most recent book Cook’s Camden: The Making of Modern Housing (2017) is now in its third printing. A longstanding Highgate resident, Mark is emeritus professor of architecture at Liverpool University. Photo Tim Crocker. 

Entry £5. Booking essential via Eventbrite – click here.