“Even those with a hazy understanding of local authority decision-making know the words “planning” and “democracy” do not belong in the same sentence. It is precisely because local people have been denied a voice in the future of one of the most important sites left in London that the prince has felt it necessary to speak out.”
Building Design
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“Can the placement of a lounge really foster social interaction among people who often have lived for years, sometimes decades, in emotional isolation? If the street outside is a vision of urban grit, do residents really want a window to that world?”
LA Times
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“The proof of a city is in its hidden landscape rather than the visual. There are buildings you need to hunt out and are not necessarily places you are directed to. It's the hidden gems that even people who live here might not engage with.”
The Times
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“We’ve done the warehouses, we’ve done the gritty urban space, you can’t stay underground forever. It doesn’t work in any discipline—in music, art, fashion, whatever. You get older and you become part of the mainstream. It’s impossible to stop.”
The Art Newspaper
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“A decade or so ago, the word "iconic" was a public relations cliche used of rising pop stars or the latest designer object. Now it's a label employed with utter seriousness (or shamelessness) by regeneration officers and their political bosses to describe their new city centre building - often before the foundations have even been laid.”
BBC
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