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We need to think more carefully about how and why we build if we are to better reflect the changing world around us, writes Liz Smith
Britain has lost a lot of traditional building skills, resulting in a disconnect between craftsmanship and architecture. There are exceptions, and some very successful new buildings and districts that will last for generations, but these are not the norm.
Much post-war architecture is dominated by developers for whom profit has masqueraded as progress, in place of an agenda to prioritise the wider social value and impact on the community and planet, and it demands the question – why do we build?
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