Development along the riverside in Glasgow, Scotland, is being described as "rape" by two of the country's leading architects. They blame the city's planning policies for encouraging the destruction.
"Two of Scotland's leading architects have claimed that Glasgow's riverside is being 'raped' by developers and that the city's planning policy is still destroying its built heritage."
"Andy Macmillan and Isi Metz-stein, who designed the controversial St Peter's Seminary in Cardross and are credited with influencing modern architecture, claimed that 'short-term' policies were driving the city's development."
"However, a spokesman for the council defended the city's planning policy: 'Glasgow is attracting architects who are universally admired to work on fantastic projects such as the Riverside Museum and the National Arena at the SECC, and the redevelopment of the Clyde has been key to the transformation in the city's economic fortunes.'"
"'Anyone who doubts that Glasgow has been transformed for the better over the past decade and a half, at least in part due to good city planning, should be aware that the city has received many awards and nominations from planning and design organisations for their work over the past few years.'"
FULL STORY: Architects hit out at 'rape' of waterfront development
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