Access to Eden: An Essay on Arts & Crafts Values, Garden City Ideals, and the 1924 'Wheatley' Housing ACT

by John Astley

In Access to Eden, John Astley explores the influences that shaped the original public sector housing ideals in Britain. The essay surveys the cultural and legislative strands in a narrative that reveals the origins of public sector housing with company housing (such as Port Sunlight), the Arts and Crafts movement, with architects such as Baillie Scott, the Garden City pioneer Ebenezer Howard, and urban planners such as Raymond Unwin and Barry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955663865
• ISBN13: 9780955663864
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: John Astley
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"