Building Sights

Season 1, Episode 4: Byker Wall

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Writer Beatrix Campbell visits the successful Byker housing estate in Newcastle, designed by Ralph Erskine in the early 1970s. It's an epic development - both monumental and modest, and Beatrix Campbell describes why it is such an ingenious design solution.

All Episodes - Season 1

Water Authority Pumping Station
Episode 1
Water Authority Pumping Station
 Marsh Court
Episode 2
Marsh Court
 Schlumberger Building
Episode 3
Schlumberger Building
 Byker Wall
Episode 4
Byker Wall
 Alexander Fleming House
Episode 5
Alexander Fleming House
 Glasgow School of Art
Episode 6
Glasgow School of Art
 De La Warr Pavilion
Episode 7
De La Warr Pavilion
 Creek Vean
Episode 8
Creek Vean
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