They asked for 80 homes – she gave them 157! Council-housing miracle named Britain’s best new building
A council-led housing project in Coulsdon, Croydon, designed by Mary Duggan Architects, has been named the best new building in the UK at the RIBA Stirling prize. Its architect fitted 157 flats into a site where the brief asked for 80, while keeping mature trees, bluebell woodland and public access.
