The 1950s and 1960s housing schemes by Andrews Sherlock & Partners have been hailed as far ahead of their time, and are said to have heavily influenced contemporary architectural practices. Their approach has been described as ‘a humane solution to the present-day pressure on space’.

‘In the hurry to get people rehoused after the war, my contemporaries tended to see the tower block as the answer,’ said Sherlock. ‘As students, we were all inspired by the idea of Le Corbusier-style tower blocks in parklands. What I hit upon was a modern equivalent of traditional four-storey housing.’

Sherlock was chairman of the London branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1984-86), and chairman of RIBA's planning advisory group (1986-88). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (1987), received an honorary degree from London Metropolitan University (2003), and appointed MBE for services to architecture, conservation, and to the community in Islington (2009). Sherlock also campaigned as Chairman of the green transport group Transport 2000 and cared deeply about the impact of cars and traffic on a City, reflected in his housing designs.