Bob Allies: ‘Active frontage rule is damaging our streets’
By Elizabeth Hopkirk2019-09-16T06:00:00
Architect calls for ‘escape clauses’ from misguided regulations
Bob Allies has called for dark glass to be banned from ground-floor use, warning that it is having a “hugely damaging” effect on Britain’s towns.
The Allies & Morrison co-founder argued for “escape clauses” from certain blanket regulations that, while well-intentioned, have damaging unintended consequences.
The requirement to glaze the ground floors of new buildings in London was intended to create lively streets, he acknowledged.
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