Comments on: Prince of Wales tried to remove Nouvel - The Guardian http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/17/prince-of-wales-tried-to-remove-nouvel-the-guardian/ architecture and design magazine Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fair Trade http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/17/prince-of-wales-tried-to-remove-nouvel-the-guardian/comment-page-1/#comment-306609 Fair Trade Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/17/prince-of-wales-tried-to-remove-nouvel-the-guardian/#comment-306609 OK, I'm aware that this may not earn me friends given that Dezeen has many architects who are far more knowledgeable, but... '...the French architect has pointed out that his new design will attempt to weave a dialogue with history rather than dominate the area with a purely auto-referential language.' Obviously balancing the developers desire for max square metres of saleable space. Well, when I look at the building I think the developers won. OK, I’m aware that this may not earn me friends given that Dezeen has many architects who are far more knowledgeable, but…

‘…the French architect has pointed out that his new design will attempt to weave a dialogue with history rather than dominate the area with a purely auto-referential language.’

Obviously balancing the developers desire for max square metres of saleable space.

Well, when I look at the building I think the developers won.

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