Report Criticizes Architects, Skyscrapers
10 September 2002 - 5:00am
A parliamentary committee in the U.K. criticizes architects for designing skyscrapers.
"A parliamentary committee has launched a scathing attack on Britain's most illustrious architects in a report that criticises the building of skyscrapers as being more about power, prestige and status than efficient development [and claims that skyscrapers] blight the environment by creating wind tunnels and overshadowing their surroundings. "
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Tall buildings get short shrift in MPs' report
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The Guardian Unlimited, September 8, 2002
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