Six emerging and mid-career architectural practices were invited to propose a way to make neglected corner plots of the Becontree estate more valuable spaces for the community. Find out more about the ...

In partnership with Create London and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, RIBA delivered a year long programme of artistic and architectural commissions, events, learning programmes and ...

According to Sylvan Baker, Associate Director from People’s Palace Projects: “The Becontree Estate was conceived as a model community, it began as a bold experiment in urban planning and over the ...

In 1921 work began on the Becontree estate in Barking and Dagenham, east London, the largest council housing estate in the ...