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As English Heritage’s advice on the review of the Robin Hood Estate is made public, Alan Powers, Chairman of the Twentieth Century Society, accuses English Heritage of “exercising a non-architects way of seeing.” Amanda Baillieu, Editor of Building Design, comments that “Maybe this is not surprising as the organisation has very few architects left in its employment. Nevertheless we are shocked that a body whose remit is to protect heritage has such a biased and blinkered view of what heritage means.” Roger Bowdler is quoted from the advice, describing the block as “oppressive” and “overbearing”. This week, Tower Hamlets Council have urged the government to “put people before buildings” by allowing demolition.

Building Design, 23 January 2009

 


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