No Poundbury OK!

The coincidence of Fat's housing, and Alain de Botton's book and lecture, are certainly worthy of an editorial (Leader April 28), but the idea that national housebuilders are attempting "Miesian pastiche" would probably turn Mies in his grave and render most housebuilders incredulous (unless they thought Mies was a new ...

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