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Building archives: Benjamin Disraeli’s proposal to hang architects, 1847

2023-01-17T07:00:00

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“Really delightful”: In a series of archive pieces celebrating the 180th anniversary of Building Design’s sister publication Building, we give you the magazine’s reaction to the 19th century prime minister’s idea to publically execute architects who design boring buildings

Building Design’s sister publication Building is running a series of archive articles to celebrate its 180th anniversary. The first was an account of the construction of the Houses of Parliament. The second, published last week, was Building’s reaction to a proposal by eminent 19th century prime minister Benjamin Disraeli to publically hang architects for designing boring buildings.

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