ASH protest Stirling Prize
RIBA, Portland Place, London. Thu 6 Oct 2016
Simon Elmer of Architects for Social Housing speaks outside the RIBA Stirling Prize Ceremony
People inside walk over a projected image of Trafalgar Place, built on the ruins of the prize-winning Heygate estate.
The 'regeneration' will replace an estate built with 1214 social housing homes with little or no affordable housing.
Tanya Murat of Southwark Defend Council Housing
A speaker from the RCG
'#RIBAShame - No Awards for Private Housing built on Stolen Ruins : Council Homes'
'Stop the Social Clenasing'. People living in demolished council estates are moved to the outskirts of London or further away
Many of the protesters wore masks showing RIBA President Elect Ben Derbyshire
whose disgusting comments on social housing have made ASH award him a special prize
Piers Corbyn, brother to Jeremy is campaigning for the Aylesbury estate in Southwark
Sid Skill from Class War stops traffic briefly with a banner 'RIBA! Stop Promoting Social Cleansing'
Architect Geraldine Dening holds up the post cards showing where house owners from the Heygate had to move to buy properties with the shockingly low compensation they received
Piers Corbyn speaks as behind him inside RIBA a screen shows the private Trafalgar Place, built
on the site of the demolished Southwark Council Heygate Estate
Simon Elmer of ASH holds up the award for the 'O J Simpson Award for getting away with murder'
awarded to drMM Architects and developers Lend Lease for Trafalgar Place
Aysen Dennis speaks about Southwark Council and the Heygate and Aylesbury estates
ASH also awarded the Ben Derbyshire Foot In Mouth Award to RIBA President Elect Ben Derbyshire
though people at the protest were asked to vote on which of five disgusting remarks about social housing
was the most deserving of the award.
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