Festival debate puts Skyline campaign back in the spotlight

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Skyline The chair of the London Assembly's planning committee has supported the creation of a new Skyline commission and called for tougher policies to stop the spread of poorly designed towers across London. Arguing for more controls on skyscrapers, Nicky Gavron threw her weight behind the core demands of the AJ/Observer Skyline campaign during Monday night's debate 'Does London need more tall buildings?' Chaired by Sarah Gaventa, the event at the LSE, which kicked off the London Festival of Architecture 2014, saw motion-backers Julia Barfield of Marks Barfield and AJ's editorial director Paul Finch (see page 22) face objectors Simon Jenkins, chairman of the National Trust, and Nicholas Boys Smith, the director of Create Streets.