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Byker Wall, Byker housing redevelopment, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: the south side of the wall

RIBA Ref No RIBA77822
Architect/DesignerErskine, Ralph (1914-2005)
Artist/PhotographerToomey, Bill (1922-)
CountryUK: England
CityNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Subject Date1978
Image Date1974
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP145/120 (Bill Toomey Byker/74/15)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectTown planning ; Housing ; Walls
NOTES: This multi-family housing development was one of the first major examples in Britain of community architecture. Erskine oversaw the development of this project, begun in 1972 and completed in 1978, allowing for tenant cooperation and architectural innovation on a large scale.
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