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ID sylw: 33594

Derbyniwyd: 23/09/2009

Ymatebydd: Ray Bullen

Much of what is constructed is 'posh mediocrity'. High quality buildings/environments will not arise from controlling standards imposed on designers from planning authorities. Design requires imagination to solve problems. Unfortunately, much is little more than fashion statement with sell-by date. Developers worst offenders. Build what they can sell except developer predetermines what and when will sell -demand supports approach.
Good design difficult to define. New work to respect environment providing good in first place. Should derive form from function and interplay light and shade, materials, textures, colour and proportions. Should reflect era in which built and not mimic bygone styles. Planning authorities should not presume they can be arbiter of taste for community.
Framework must not constrain imaginative process that will develop all attributes of quality design and applications should aspire to high quality design.