The Bishopsfield Estate is a housing estate of 256 homes in Harlow, a new town in Essex. It is known locally as The Kasbah [1] or The Casbah in reference to its perceieved similarities to kasbahs and North African architecture. [2] The estate was designed by Michael Neylan and won a Civic Trust Award and
History
Construction
Bishopsfield's success helped launch Neylan's architecture practice with Bill Ungless, with the two going on to design several other housing projects in the thirty years afterwards. [3] [4]
Demolition threat
In 2008, Harlow District Council estimated that £50,000 of investment per flat would be needed to bring the estate up to 'decent homes' standard, resulting in proposals for the site's demolition. [2] [5] The threat of demolition prompted The Twentieth Century Society to again recommend that the estate be Grade II listed. [5]
https://www.mun.ca/harlow/about/geography/residential/bishopsfield.php https://c20society.org.uk/casework/bishopsfield-estate-harlow-and-excalibur-estate-prefabs https://www.radicalessex.uk/bishopsfield-estate/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-neylan-3h7mwdb2r00 https://www.ribaj.com/culture/obituary-michael-neylan-1931-2012 https://www.michaelheyward.com/harlow-housing https://www.bdonline.co.uk/bishopsfield-housing-estate-saved/3135312.article https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2013/nov/16/architecture-housing https://www.bdonline.co.uk/florian-beigel-1941-2018/5095336.article https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/florian-beigel-dies-aged-76 https://www.dezeen.com/2016/09/28/opinion-owen-hatherley-radical-essex-architecture/# https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_fs2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&lpg=PT102&dq=bishopsfield+estate+harlow+listed+building&source=bl&ots=UJ9tz8mxY3&sig=ACfU3U0H3Q_T_OTgUOVloJEM6BCoY8PX0g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikvrLVmsT2AhXDnVwKHROHALsQ6AF6BAgvEAM#v=onepage&q=bishopsfield%20estate%20harlow%20listed%20building&f=false https://sites.eca.ed.ac.uk/docomomoiscul/files/2012/10/P3_Paper02.pdf
https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=buw-001%3A1968%3A22%3A%3A1867 Wohnanlage Bishopsfield, bei Harlow, Essex = Cité Bishopsfield près d'Harlow, Essex = Bishopsfield housing estate, near Harlow, Essex
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2117/core/journals/arq-architectural-research-quarterly/article/tapestry-in-the-landscape/42F3022D45E184EE721B9924237EF63C It has been described as one of the finest examples of low-rise high-density housing in Europe.
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References
- ^ "Bishopsfield Estate, Harlow". Radical Essex. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Clarkhill and Bishopsfield". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Bill Ungless (1 November 2012). "Michael Neylan (1931-2012)". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Michael Neylan". The Times. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Jo Moore (3 January 2009). "Bishopsfield Estate, Harlow and Excalibur Estate prefabs". The Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
The Bishopsfield Estate is a housing estate of 256 homes in Harlow, a new town in Essex. It is known locally as The Kasbah [1] or The Casbah in reference to its perceieved similarities to kasbahs and North African architecture. [2] The estate was designed by Michael Neylan and won a Civic Trust Award and
History
Construction
Bishopsfield's success helped launch Neylan's architecture practice with Bill Ungless, with the two going on to design several other housing projects in the thirty years afterwards. [3] [4]
Demolition threat
In 2008, Harlow District Council estimated that £50,000 of investment per flat would be needed to bring the estate up to 'decent homes' standard, resulting in proposals for the site's demolition. [2] [5] The threat of demolition prompted The Twentieth Century Society to again recommend that the estate be Grade II listed. [5]
https://www.mun.ca/harlow/about/geography/residential/bishopsfield.php https://c20society.org.uk/casework/bishopsfield-estate-harlow-and-excalibur-estate-prefabs https://www.radicalessex.uk/bishopsfield-estate/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-neylan-3h7mwdb2r00 https://www.ribaj.com/culture/obituary-michael-neylan-1931-2012 https://www.michaelheyward.com/harlow-housing https://www.bdonline.co.uk/bishopsfield-housing-estate-saved/3135312.article https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2013/nov/16/architecture-housing https://www.bdonline.co.uk/florian-beigel-1941-2018/5095336.article https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/florian-beigel-dies-aged-76 https://www.dezeen.com/2016/09/28/opinion-owen-hatherley-radical-essex-architecture/# https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_fs2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&lpg=PT102&dq=bishopsfield+estate+harlow+listed+building&source=bl&ots=UJ9tz8mxY3&sig=ACfU3U0H3Q_T_OTgUOVloJEM6BCoY8PX0g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwikvrLVmsT2AhXDnVwKHROHALsQ6AF6BAgvEAM#v=onepage&q=bishopsfield%20estate%20harlow%20listed%20building&f=false https://sites.eca.ed.ac.uk/docomomoiscul/files/2012/10/P3_Paper02.pdf
https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=buw-001%3A1968%3A22%3A%3A1867 Wohnanlage Bishopsfield, bei Harlow, Essex = Cité Bishopsfield près d'Harlow, Essex = Bishopsfield housing estate, near Harlow, Essex
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2117/core/journals/arq-architectural-research-quarterly/article/tapestry-in-the-landscape/42F3022D45E184EE721B9924237EF63C It has been described as one of the finest examples of low-rise high-density housing in Europe.
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2090/docview/1366906443?pq-origsite=primo&imgSeq=1 HIGH DENSITY: LOW RISE: housing experiments at Harlow
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2398/doi/pdf/10.1080/13602365.2012.746038?needAccess=true Developing a new format for urban housing: Neave Brown and the design of Camden's Fleet Road estate
https://www.proquest.com/docview/1825147915?parentSessionId=9hOm2vJv6bvy8bz4IgQo1Cg%2B7lTHgnF9ohypJmZ%2BLDU%3D&pq-origsite=primo&accountid=13042 Postcard from . . . Essex
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2090/docview/1427053763/fulltextPDF/1F1196306D4497EPQ/1?accountid=13042 Housing study: Good design in housing awards
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2090/docview/187531737/pageviewPDF/E38E068C273A4724PQ/1?accountid=13042 A window on the future
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2090/docview/1295812027?pq-origsite=primo ARCHITECTURE Mini-Montmartre (Book Review)
https://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2090/docview/1431304842?pq-origsite=primo&imgSeq=1 Modern British Architecture
References
- ^ "Bishopsfield Estate, Harlow". Radical Essex. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Clarkhill and Bishopsfield". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Bill Ungless (1 November 2012). "Michael Neylan (1931-2012)". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Michael Neylan". The Times. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b Jo Moore (3 January 2009). "Bishopsfield Estate, Harlow and Excalibur Estate prefabs". The Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 6 April 2023.