Summary
THE Prince of Wales has not quite kissed and made up with architects but his speech to the Royal Institute of British Architects last night was conciliatory in part. The Prince deprecated the view that he sought a style war between modernism and classicism, though his speech did tend in that direction. Most people will agree with his condemnation of the demolitions of the Sixties as an "insane Reformation that went too far" -- and the truth is, many contemporary architects feel the same.
He will not have won over critics in the profession, who feel he has abused his position to advance his prejudices.See the full content of this document
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Charles Makes Up [Edition 2]
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