Dimensions | 30 × 24 × 2 cm |
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In the original dustsheet. Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the spine and Prince of Wales emblem on the front board.
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Prince Charles makes a personal plea for urban development that preserves the unique character and tradition of towns and cities, arguing that architecture serves the aesthetic and practical needs of the average citizen.
In addition to his TV-documentary, A vision of Britain, the Prince of Wales stresses the need to preserve the character of towns and cities, the desirability of reviewing existing planning laws and the importance of providing an architecture which people really want, and which is on a human scale. He emphasizes the positive side of contemporary architecture and expands upon the idea of an architectural Ten Principles, a set of ‘sensible and widely- agreed rules, saying what people can and what they cannot do’.
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