Leave the detail to housebuilders

2012-10-19T00:25:00

A House for Essex - Fat and Grayson Perry

For Hank Dittmar (Opinion October 5) to award Building for Life 12 an amber light because it concentrates on the essential qualities of neighbourhood, character and the qualities of external space — and does not attempt to tackle the subjective issues of appearance, materials, details and construction — seems to ...

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