An Adelaide-based influencer and furniture designer says governments and developers have “f*cked up in a big way” when it comes to approving dense housing developments across Australia.
In a video posted to his Instagram account in early December, James Howe – who is married to controversial anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe – responded to a news.com.au article depicting aerial images of a mega housing estate on the outskirts of Melbourne.
The article, which was shared on social media by The Advertiser, showed rows of hundreds of near-identical townhouses with matching black roofs sandwiched on top of each other,
leaving many to take to social media to express their outrage.
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This included Mr Howe, an Instagram architecture critic, who is known for his controversial social media posts.
“A lot of people are pointing out that this is just a diabolic hell hole (and that) this is just becoming the new standard for …