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There seems to be some misunderstanding here. The 'Festival Wing' is not only unlisted, it has a Certificate of Immunity from Listing. The RFH is listed Grade I and the NT grade II* (as is Waterloo Bridge). The FCB scheme should respond to the existing buildings on site, which it patently fails to do, and as any good scheme should, but not because they are listed. On the other hand, because the buildings are unlisted doesn't mean that the scheme should not also consider its iimpact on the surrounding listed buildings. The Liner Building, which CABE so foolishly found "compelling", will simply cut off the important and unifying inter-visibility between the NT and the RFH. Sir Nicholas is quite right to point this out, and to object.