In episode 14 I meet cultural geographer Oli Mould and go on a viewing tour in East London, incorporating Blackwall Reach in Poplar, One and Ten Park Drive in Canary Wharf, and the Canary Wharf branch of trendy “co-living” chain The Collective. Oli’s most recent book, Against Creativity (Verso, 2018) explores the reality of creativity as a form of neoliberal appropriation that priorities individual success over collective flourishing. We discuss ideas of gateless gated communities, “user friendly” communities, the selling of “vibes” and atmosphere, and hotel-style living for grown up adult-babies. Enjoy, share, and support us at patreon.com/assetarrest!
Oli's work:
https://tacity.co.uk/
https://www.versobooks.com/books/2852-against-creativity
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subversion-Creative-Routledge-Critical-Urbanism/dp/1138797049
More on developments / properties visited and mentioned:
https://republic.london/
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/robin-hood-gardens?gclid=CjwKCAjwnIr1BRAWEiwA6GpwNdaf5ete7y5QQeovM9HHX2DX4bxBPsUXGBe5fOGESf9h5BuvQ5LO_xoCP0kQAvD_BwE
https://blackwallreach.co.uk/
https://residential.canarywharf.com/one-park-drive/
https://residential.canarywharf.com/10-park-drive/
https://www.thecollective.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwnIr1BRAWEiwA6GpwNQyQmqH21GlhzJyLeK34yb5vghhnbO9Ud8O69Yb1FKcus2BuHWx0hBoCOaQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds