Housing Standardisation: Who Designs Our Homes and How Do We Live? An exhibition curated by AA alum Sam Jacoby

This month, three public events will be held as part of the exhibition Housing Standardisation: Who Designs Our Homes and How Do We Live? at the Building Centre. Curated by AA alum Sam Jacoby and Lucia Alonso, the exhibition is funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council as part of the Housing Standardisation: The Architecture of Regulations and Standards project.

The exhibition explores recently built housing in England, Chile, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain, analysing the diverse housing systems and provisions through 37 in-depth case studies of affordable homes. It focuses on the experiences and everyday lives of residents, examining how design governance, housing standards, socio-cultural expectation, and home use shape perceptions of ‘well-designed’ and ‘affordable’ homes – and how these ideas are highly contextual.

Co-organised with the Architecture Foundation, the three events will bring together a wide range of housing practitioners from architecture, housing associations and the local government to discuss how housing design, standards, policy and quality relate to affordability, equity and lived experience. Despite extensive standardisation and regulation, the realities and perceptions of housing and design quality vary significantly across regions, countries and households, affecting housing outcomes and wellbeing.

The exhibition, Housing Standardisation: Who Designs Our Homes and How Do We Live?, is on view at the Building Centre in London until the 30 January.

The event schedule for the roundtable discussions are as follows:
Roundtable one: 2–3.30pm GMT, Monday 13 January
Roundtable two: 4.30–6pm GMT, Tuesday 21 January
Finissage: 6–8pm, Wednesday 29 January

Tickets are available from the Architecture Foundation Shop.