A ROYAL HEADACHE IN BRITAIN

摘要

Prince Charles is no fan of modernist ar-chitecture-last year he referred to a new lecture hall at the University of Essex as a "dustbin." The latest target of his ire: a $5 billion, 13-acre steel-and-glass complex meant for the Chelsea Barracks site in West London. The design by architect Lord Richard Rogers looked set to win approval from the Westminster City Council this week. But the Prince of Wales reportedly thought it unsympathetic, and said as much to the Qatari royal family, which owns the site. The Qataris withdrew the design in deference to his wishes. To many, the prince's meddling was a breach of the unwritten conventions that pass for a constitution in Britain.