Celebrity culture

2005-09-02T00:00:00

There has been extensive discussion recently on the subject of the over-dominance of “celebrity in architecture” (Letters August 12). Celebrity of course has its connotations, invariably negative (especially when considering current popular culture). But where great minds are at work, surely the faces behind the building are as recognisably important ...

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