Millennials and the contested urban legacy of post-war modernist social housing in the UK

Abstract

Attitudes to the European modernist social housing experiments of the 1950s and 1960s are complicated and contested. Once derided as a failed and elitist social project, over the last two decades there has been growing appreciation of the design principles and ethos of the postwar Architecture of Social Intent (AOSI), assisted by a proactive programme of national conservation protection. In this paper we reflect on a University action research project to explore what the AOSI might mean to a younger 'millennial' generation. Using an undergraduate actionresearch project from the UK, we explore millennials responses to the idea of the AOSI but also the perceptions of the welfare state associated with it and the state's changing role in social housing provision. The paper makes a distinctive contribution to the growing literature on changing perceptions of modernist heritage, making a case for wider public engagement with urban change and design aesthetics.

Sustainable behavior among millennials in Malaysia and China: The moderating role of social media usage

“…This study's primary respondents consisted of millennials aged between 18 to 41 years-old from Malaysia and China. Aelbrecht and While (2021) emphasized the worthiness of researching millennials, especially since they have the potential in shaping the policy of any country. In this study, purposive sampling was adopted based on the participants meeting three criteria, as follows: Non-citizens such as expatriates and foreign workers in Malaysia and China were excluded from this study as the nature of their residence is transitory.…”