The Prince of Wales lobbied for [Jean Nouvel] to be dropped from a £500m office and shopping complex beside St Paul's Cathedral so one of his preferred designers could take over... The Prince of Wales lobbied for [Jean Nouvel] to be dropped from a £500m office and shopping complex beside St Paul's Cathedral so one of his preferred designers could take over...Guardian
The Salvation Army world headquarters is quite modern and it's also adjacent to St. Paul's axis, but respectful to it...the millenium bridge is also in its axis and it celebrates it, even though it's not of a traditional language...it's just his taste, and he should recognize that and keep it privately.
'There were renewed concerns last week about the prince's influence when five design firms allied to his approach to architecture were selected to draw up draft plans for the Chelsea Barracks site after he successfully persuaded the Qatari developers to sack Richard Rogers. Like Lord Rogers, Nouvel is a winner of the Pritzker prize, architecture's version of the Nobel, as well as the Royal Gold Medal, Britain's highest accolade for an architect. The prince routinely opposes modernist architecture and advocates traditional styles based on historical precedents.'
Jingoism/nepotism at its best.
Aug 18, 09 4:54 am ·
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will it get worse when he becomes king?
The Salvation Army world headquarters is quite modern and it's also adjacent to St. Paul's axis, but respectful to it...the millenium bridge is also in its axis and it celebrates it, even though it's not of a traditional language...it's just his taste, and he should recognize that and keep it privately.
'There were renewed concerns last week about the prince's influence when five design firms allied to his approach to architecture were selected to draw up draft plans for the Chelsea Barracks site after he successfully persuaded the Qatari developers to sack Richard Rogers. Like Lord Rogers, Nouvel is a winner of the Pritzker prize, architecture's version of the Nobel, as well as the Royal Gold Medal, Britain's highest accolade for an architect. The prince routinely opposes modernist architecture and advocates traditional styles based on historical precedents.'
Jingoism/nepotism at its best.
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