DAWSON’S HEIGHTS: HILLTOP COMMUNITY

29 Nov 2018-2 Feb 2019

Overview

This display of 20 previously unseen photographs focuses on Dawson’s Heights in south London, designed by architect Kate Macintosh. It features images originally commissioned from former journalist and photographer Sam Lambert for the Architects' Journal. Dawson’s Heights was a large-scale experiment in British social housing design completed by Kate Macintosh at the age of 27 on behalf of London borough of Southwark’s Architect’s Department. Described as one of the most remarkable housing developments in post-war Britain and much loved by its residents, it was nevertheless turned down for listing in 2012. These photographs are taken from the RIBA Architectural Press Archive, a collection of over 600,000 images taken for publication in the Architects’ Journal and Architectural Review between 1930 and 1980.