Housing architect Peter Barber has been praised by Building Beautiful commission chair Roger Scruton in the Spectator.

The philosopher and bete noire of many architects singled out Barber’s Ilchester Road elderly housing scheme in Dagenham (pictured) as an example of contemporary design that he “approves of”, in a piece headlined: “Here’s what I want from modern architecture, explains housing tsar Roger Scruton”.

He said architects should stop aiming for the “iconic” and focus on everyday beauty.

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