- 22 hours ago
The Ronan Point Scandal: Architecture, Crisis, and Possibility in British Social Democracy, 1968–93
Oxford University have published an essay on the Ronan Point scandal written by urban historian and friend of Tower Blocks UK; Holly...
- May 24
Bishopsgate Institute launch Tower Blocks UK archive
In early 2022 we began discussions with the Bishopsgate Institute about the best way to preserve and archive the history of Tower Blocks...
- May 18
International Stair Descend Day 19th May
Tower Blocks UK are official supporters of International Stair Descend Day (ISDD) which will take place on Friday 19th May 2023. This...
- Apr 9
Grenfell: Steve McQueen
Tower Blocks UK were invited to a screening of Grenfell by Steve McQueen at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park. In December 2017, 6...
- Mar 31
Grenfell System Failure
In March we went to watch the play Grenfell: System Failure at the Marylebone Theatre. The play is based entirely on the words of those...
- Mar 30
Calling all residents and visitors of high-rise buildings in England!
Who is the Building Safety Regulator? The new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) regulates high-rise buildings in England. These are...
- Mar 24
Building Safety Regulator Conference 2023
On Wednesday 22nd March, Tower Blocks UK were invited to attend the first Building Safety Regulator Conference, held at Central Hall,...
- Mar 2
Study of London high rise fire risk assessments
In early 2022, we began an ongoing project to use the Freedom of Information Act legislation to request fire safety data from 32 London...
- Feb 27
Tall Buildings Fire Safety training
Tower Blocks UK were pleased to be invited to take part in a remote week-long Tall Building Fire Safety Management course designed and...
- Jan 30
Our Tower - Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho; Children' Laureate grew up in a tower block in Roehampton, before going on to become one of the UK's most gifted poets and...
- Dec 7, 2022
How We Let Grenfell Happen
On 6th December we attended an event at London South Bank University entitled 'How We Let Grenfell Happen; Examining the causes of the...
- Nov 14, 2022
Life In The Towers film project
Over the summer we collaborated with London Tenants Federation and filmmakers Rainbow Collective to deliver Citizen Journalism training...
- Sep 28, 2022
Obituary - Sam Webb MBE
Sam Webb MBE (05.08.1937 - 24.09.2022) Almost fifty years on from the partial collapse of Ronan Point, architect and Tower block...
- Sep 26, 2022
Sam Webb MBE
It is with a deep sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and Tower Blocks UK co-founder Sam Webb MBE who passed away...
- Aug 31, 2022
High Rise research project
A group of built environment professionals are in the process of producing a set of essays on high rise, high density housing. The essays...
