The saying Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it' usually carries a negative connotation, but for architect Peter King, founder of The Roof light Company, it was far from doom-laden. Setting up his architectural office in rural Oxfordshire, most of his projects were refurbishments and extensions of existing properties, but in a planning context that demanded like-for-like solutions, King found he constantly experienced problems sourcing new rooflights that looked like the cast iron ones that were being removed.
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