BRICKING IT

摘要

I refer to the building illustrated under the incisive title 'Sergison Bates builds blocks with bricks' (News, 05.06.08). I was surprised to find, in the mercifully short description, that this was not a re-run of a 1970s design for a maximum security prison, but was, in fact, a new scheme for affordable housing. Truly an exemplar for humanising architecture, which will lift the spirits of those who live within it or are privileged to view its delicately detailed facades and sweeping roof planes from without. CABE and the local planning authority are to be commended for ensuring that design quality is championed and not sacrificed to the whim of greedy developers seeking only profit.