Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
24 February 2005 - 1:00pm
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
Prince Charles "told a Royal College of Physicians conference how car-focused cities affect rates of obesity, respiratory problems, asthma and heart disease."
... He urged that new buildings be seen as part of a "living language'. And he warned against the dangers of architecture being used to make iconic statements or indulge in egotistical ambitions."
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Prince's new architecture blast
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BBC News, February 21, 2005
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