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RIBA supports social housing plan - what about Australia?
Have we heard of anything like this in Australia in the last few years? And I mean "social housing", not "affordable housing" - both highly different concepts.
RIBA supports ODPM social housing plan
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) fully supports the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister¡¦s decision to build 10,000 extra social homes per year, and particularly commends policies seeking higher housing densities and the freeing-up of brown-field land.
The RIBA calls upon Government to ensure that new homes are of the highest design quality and are part of vibrant and sustainable communities. The RIBA will continue to press the Government to demonstrate a commitment to quality as well as quantity, particularly through ensuring high environmental standards, which can only be achieved through increased attention to good design.
The RIBA believes that encouraging consumer demand for environmentally sustainable buildings should be a catalyst for the development of sustainable communities and eco-friendly homes.
Furthermore, the RIBA urges the Government to consider introducing stamp duty relief on the first sale of sustainable homes and develop a ¡§Sustainable Buildings Code¡¨ later this year to reward higher standards in building and designing eco-friendly homes.
The RIBA believes that new sustainable homes need to be:
Notes to editors:
1. For more information contact Jonathan Morrison on 020 7307 3884 or jonathan.morrison@inst.riba.org or see www.architecture.com
Source: RIBA: http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/News/Press_4349.html
More about RIBA's "A manifesto for architecture 21 actions for a better Britain":
http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/News/Policy_4440.html
Built to densities in excess of 50 dwellings per hectare (wherever feasible)
Situated in developments of mixed use and mixed tenure
Within 10 minutes walk of public transport
Supported by social infrastructure which is in place early in the development programme
RIBA supports ODPM social housing plan
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) fully supports the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister¡¦s decision to build 10,000 extra social homes per year, and particularly commends policies seeking higher housing densities and the freeing-up of brown-field land.
The RIBA calls upon Government to ensure that new homes are of the highest design quality and are part of vibrant and sustainable communities. The RIBA will continue to press the Government to demonstrate a commitment to quality as well as quantity, particularly through ensuring high environmental standards, which can only be achieved through increased attention to good design.
The RIBA believes that encouraging consumer demand for environmentally sustainable buildings should be a catalyst for the development of sustainable communities and eco-friendly homes.
Furthermore, the RIBA urges the Government to consider introducing stamp duty relief on the first sale of sustainable homes and develop a ¡§Sustainable Buildings Code¡¨ later this year to reward higher standards in building and designing eco-friendly homes.
The RIBA believes that new sustainable homes need to be:
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Of a high design quality
Built to densities in excess of 50 dwellings per hectare (wherever feasible)
Situated in developments of mixed use and mixed tenure
Within 10 minutes walk of public transport
Supported by social infrastructure which is in place early in the development programme
Eligible for stamp duty relief on the first sale of sustainable homes
Notes to editors:
1. For more information contact Jonathan Morrison on 020 7307 3884 or jonathan.morrison@inst.riba.org or see www.architecture.com
Source: RIBA: http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/News/Press_4349.html
More about RIBA's "A manifesto for architecture 21 actions for a better Britain":
http://www.riba.org/go/RIBA/News/Policy_4440.html
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Below two articles that I thought are relevant to this topic. I wonder whether we should rely on the market to provide affordable housing? Is it their role?
By Darren Goodsir, Urban Affairs Editor
April 25, 2005
Sydney's increasing transport congestion and chronic housing shortage have forced desperate planners to target Newcastle and other Hunter Valley towns to squeeze in an extra 300,000 people in the next 25 years - three times as many as previously projected, a government paper reveals.
The previous forecast suggests the Hunter's population should grow by 93,000, or 19 per cent, to 585,000 by 2030 - with almost all of the new housing stock sprawling on typical large suburban blocks. (...)
Continue reading at SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/City-sprawl-puts-urban-squeeze-on-Hunter/2005/04/24/1114281455177.html
By Tim Dick, Urban Affairs Reporter
April 25, 2005
The State Government says it will not provide low-cost housing in new suburbs planned for Sydney's south-west.
The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources says the release of new lots and requirements for a mix of housing types is enough to deal with the city's home affordability crisis.
The department's director-general, Jennifer Westacott, told an upper house committee last week that no levy was earmarked to pay for low-cost housing in the new suburbs planned for Bringelly, near Campbelltown.
"There are differing views about what is the best approach to tackle the issue of affordability, which is principally market-driven," she said. (...)
Continue reading at SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Lowcost-housing-is-left-to-the-market/2005/04/24/1114281455180.html
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