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Defensible Space by Oscar Newman feat. Aylesbury Estate & Pruitt-Igoe

This Horizon documentary titled "The Writing on the Wall" was broadcast in 1974 and explores the perceived failure of large-scale Modernist social housing estates in Britain with the help of Canadian sociologist Oscar Newman. Newman's 'Defensible Space' theory argued that the design of certain estates was conducive to low-level, and subsequently more serious crime. The documentary first discusses the notorious Pruitt-Igoe estate in St. Louis, Missouri and then introduces Newman as he walks around the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, South-East London (near Elephant & Castle). He goes on to analyse further estates in the US & UK and how they are representative of success or failure in the context of his Defensible Space theories. Defensible Space has had a strong influence on social architecture and the notion of public and private space in the modern neoliberal political era, but many have been critical of Newman's theories and their subsequent influence on policy makers. For an interesting insight into the legacy of Defensible Space, read 'Remaking London' by Ben Campkin and 'Ground Control' by Anna Minton.