Nubia Way, a development of 13 houses in London, was built in the 1990s by a group formed in response to the extremely long waiting lists for social housing, a problem that disproportionately affected Black people. Nubia Way was the second of three housing developments built by the group in the Lewisham area for people in urgent need of housing. The group brought these individuals together to build their own homes using architect Walter Segal\u2019s method: a lightweight timber structure designed to be assembled even by people with no prior construction experience. Once completed, the houses were taken over by a social housing association, while those who had built them received long-term reduced rents in exchange for their labour.<\/p>\n
Through interviews with the original self-builders, historians, architects, and economists, the documentary explores the act of building one\u2019s own home as a form of resistance against discrimination and a way for Black communities in Britain to reclaim their right to housing.<\/p>\n
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