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I can see why people would defend this type of housing as a short-term fix to an urgent problem. The issue is that this is the same argument that was made to justify system-built tower blocks in the 60s and 70s, and the result was a poor reputation that lasted for decades for social/affordable housing and (rightly or wrongly) for architects.

You can always make the argument that a cheap roof over someone's head is better than sleeping rough, and it's true. However, it's always depressing to see ugly housing being designed and built, regardless of its immediate, and undeniable need.

I don't have a problem with Rogers or any one else actually designing this kind of stuff, as long as it's within a wider context of pushing for better standards and a sustainable, long-term solution to the housing crisis, which I'm sure Rogers is actually doing.

Just a shame that these things are so damn ugly, and just look and feel like a repeat of some our worst short-term housing mistakes from from the past.