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Boris Johnson's Most Important Legacy May Be a Particular New Housing Style
Forget Boris's bridge, buses, or even his bikes. In a century's time, London’s outgoing mayor may be best remembered for his buildings.
Imagine an architectural style that could banish the wave of glass and steel sweeping through London. A distinctly London form which could replace those oddly shaped trophy buildings that shout across the skyline. High density housing without the high-rise.
This is no purist's pipe dream, it’s the New London Vernacular: The most influential modern British housing style you've almost certainly never heard of. The NLV has been so well received that it even contributed to a national brick shortage in the U.K. at one point.