Large-panel housing: a case for transformation
Essays
8/3/2026

Large-panel housing: a case for transformation

Across Europe, OFFICE documents how post-war panel housing can be adapted, challenging Melbourne’s plans to demolish its public towers

Author
Simon Robinson
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