In conversation with Unscene Architecture

"The public doesn’t know who owns 25% of land in England and Wales, which equates to 5.2million acres. It’s a big problem for democracy.”

With growing numbers of people attempting to access green spaces across the UK as a result of coronavirus-related travel restrictions, Planted Unearthed caught up with the founders of Unscene Architecture to discuss the creeping epidemic of privatised public space across UK cities.

In a wide-ranging interview with Planted Unearthed co-founder Sam Peters, Manijeh Verghese and Madeleine Kessler highlight everything from the UK’s astonishingly opaque land ownership laws to how our once cherished pubs are disappearing down the drain as quickly as our public toilets once did.

Watch here as Manijeh and Madeleine, recently commissioned by the British Council to curate the British Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at la Biennale di Venezia, discuss how we must pull together to avoid more public space being lost and ensure our right to access nature is not denied.

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