EP 022023 July 2024 · 52 min
What is Community Led Housing? Ft. Levent Kerimol
51:58Community-led housing changes the usual development question from what can be delivered to who has power, who participates and who benefits.
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Stephen Drew speaks with Levent Kerimol, Director of Community Led Housing London, about grassroots housing, community involvement, funding, planning and the role architects can play in more democratic housing projects.
The conversation covers:
What community-led housing means in practice
How advisory and mentoring support helps groups move projects forward
Why funding, governance and patience matter
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- · Levent Kerimol
Levent Kerimol
I'm Levin Caramel.
Community Led Housing London projects
The work behind the conversation.
Sydenham, London, United Kingdom · 2023
Citizens House
Eleven genuinely affordable homes in Sydenham, initiated by the community and completed in 2023.
View project →Stoke Newington, London, United Kingdom · 2014
Copper Lane Cohousing
Six homes in Stoke Newington organised around shared gardens, laundry and workshop space.
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