Author
Ewen; Shane
Year
2023
Publisher
University of London Press
Language
English
Pages
17
ISBN
978-1-91447-725-6
Last Update
01-Oct-2024
Keywords
History ; Public Policy & Administration ; Urban Studies ; Architecture & Architectural History
his report of a fire without serious casualties at Grenfell Tower in June 1979 assumes an entirely new and frightening meaning in the context of the tragic events of 14 June 2017, when a horrific cladding fire at the same tower caused the deaths of seventy-two people. Tucked into a folder of newspaper cuttings in the archives of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), the article flags up significant issues for our understanding of the Grenfell disaster: the need for good design, building control and management of higher-risk residential buildings (HRRBs); the responsibility of politicians, architects and emergency services to...
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