The Conservative Party is neglecting design in its drive to build thousands of new homes, RIBA president Stephen Hodder has claimed. Speaking from the Tory conference in Birmingham this week, Hodder, (pictured) who had also attended the Labour Party event, said: 'Discussions around housing at the Labour Party conference focused a lot more on the importance of design. But here, at the Conservative Party conference, the focus is on numbers. The RIBA is here to keep banging the drum about design and make sure the politicians know how important it is in housing.'
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