Richard Rogers On Britain's Lack Of Vision
30 October 2002 - 1:00am
Richard Rogers on why Britain has so much trouble with public building.
"Rogers is passionate about his subject, machine-gunning out half-finished sentences in a frantic effort to keep up with his racing mind. Barely a thought emerges without some bruising European comparison: the huge and visionary investment in public transport links to his new airport in Madrid, Holland's superior approach to urban planning, Mitterand's dedication to architecture."
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The Guardian Unlimited, October 10, 2005
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