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Monthly Archives: August 2015

Gordon Stephenson and the 1957 Redevelopment Study of Halifax

August 6, 2015 BuiltHalifax
Gordon Stephenson was brought in by Halifax Council in 1957 to develop a plan for slum clearance. Stephenson was considered to be an expert in urban renewal and, as advocated by modernists like Corbusier, used scientific rigor to justify his findings. Stephenson was well educated, having studied at the School of Architecture, University of Liverpool,…Read More

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