Letter from London

摘要

The downside of not having a proper television programme about the Stirling Prize contenders is the missed opportunity to inform a decent sized audience about what architects really do. The Culture Show feature last week was as much a sideswipe at architects as anything else, with footage of Prince Charles' 1984 speech (yawn), and too much attention to the smelly so-called Carbuncle Cup, presumably to cast doubt on the credibility of the Stirling Prize judging chair.