Seriously--he just found a new building to illustrate the bane of his existence, modern architecture. The royal rabble-rouser recently proclaimed the oval-shaped Ivor Crewe building at Essex University in Colchester nothing but a "dustbin."
The heir to the throne has recently renewed his assault on modern architecture that he began in 1984 ago when he called a proposed extension to the National Gallery in London "a monstrous carbuncle".Last month, he condemned the growing number of skyscrapers being erected in central London. The prince called them "not just one carbuncle on the face of a much-loved friend, but a positive rash of them that will disfigure precious views and disinherit future generations of Londoners".
Damn!
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Frivolous, maybe, but he's not wrong.
well, regarding the skyscrapers in London, I am inclined to agree with him.
I don't always agree on his views about 'modern architecture' in general, but at least he speaks his mind eh?
Washington DC has restrictions on building height that work very well to keep the city to a more human scale.