I don't necessarily agree. For example, I like the new entrance to the DTI, 1 Victoria Street, which is opposite Methodist Central Hall and the great west door of Westminster Abbey. I think it "fits in", despite the complete disparity between the styles of the two buildings (I'm not sure if it would have done before they cleaned the abbey just over 10 years ago (!), but it's a hypothetical question, because the entrance wasn't built then either).
London has a large disparity in architectural styles, in the City, in Westminster, in the new developments around London Bridge, Waterloo, the list goes on and on. This is, to me, what makes the city (small 'c') such a fantastic place to live. That isn't to say, of course, that I like all the buildings that exist there, but many of them have character.
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Date: 2004-04-29 04:13 am (UTC)London has a large disparity in architectural styles, in the City, in Westminster, in the new developments around London Bridge, Waterloo, the list goes on and on. This is, to me, what makes the city (small 'c') such a fantastic place to live. That isn't to say, of course, that I like all the buildings that exist there, but many of them have character.