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Simon Elmer was born and lives in London. In 2002, he received his PhD in the History and Theory of Art from University College London, and he has taught at the universities of London, Manchester, Reading and Michigan. In 2015 he co-founded Architects for Social Housing, for which he is Head of Research. His books include The Road to Fascism: For a Critique of the Global Biosecurity State (2022); Virtue and Terror: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 1 (2023); The New Normal: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 2 (2023); and, with Geraldine Dening, The Truth about Grenfell Tower (2017); Central Hill: A Case Study in Estate Regeneration (2018); For a Socialist Architecture: Under Capitalism (2021); and Saving St. Raphael’s Estate: The Alternative to Demolition (2022).

Simon’s “The Politics of Environmental Fundamentalism” article: https://www.ukcolumn.org/article/the-politics-of-environmental-fundamentalism

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonElmer2022

Website: https://architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk/

Books: 

The Road to Fascism: For a Critique of the Global Biosecurity State

https://architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk/2022/09/28/the-road-to-fascism-for-a-critique-of-the-global-biosecurity-state/

Virtue and Terror: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 1

https://architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk/2023/02/09/virtue-and-terror-selected-articles-on-the-uk-biosecurity-state-volume-1/

The New Normal: Selected Articles on the UK Biosecurity State, Vol. 2

https://architectsforsocialhousing.co.uk/2023/02/09/the-new-normal-selected-articles-on-the-uk-biosecurity-state-volume-2/

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