Comments on: In the city http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/10/in-the-city/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:48:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: john malpas http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/10/in-the-city/#comment-6507 john malpas Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:58:15 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1829#comment-6507 come off it - it is the people. The buildings are not overly relevant. You should have seen what the soldiers did to posh houses in requisitioned buildings in WW2. come off it – it is the people. The buildings are not overly relevant.
You should have seen what the soldiers did to posh houses in requisitioned buildings in WW2.

]]> By: Blue Eyes http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/10/in-the-city/#comment-6502 Blue Eyes Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:02:39 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1829#comment-6502 Nice straw man there MTG. I am not blaming architects at all. The welfare and housing system are to blame as much as the town planning system. The actual appearance of the buildings themselves is rather irrelevant, IMHO. Nice straw man there MTG. I am not blaming architects at all. The welfare and housing system are to blame as much as the town planning system. The actual appearance of the buildings themselves is rather irrelevant, IMHO.

]]> By: MTG http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/10/in-the-city/#comment-6501 MTG Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:44:05 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1829#comment-6501 The value of a convenient scapegoat should never be underestimated. Architecture sits well in the stocks as the root of all social malaise and is cunning enough not to protest too much. I must have a lay down Blue - I have spots in my peripheral vision again. The value of a convenient scapegoat should never be underestimated. Architecture sits well in the stocks as the root of all social malaise and is cunning enough not to protest too much.

I must have a lay down Blue – I have spots in my peripheral vision again.

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