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Modern buildings are ugly - that’s what opinion polls suggest - but if it’s true, what’s the story behind it?

Ben Henderson and Alice Loxton see how a Swiss architect turned the British establishment against traditional architecture, and how his followers rebuilt British cities in the hope of improving society.

For some, modern architecture is a crime against the public realm. For others, it’s iconic. Alice and Ben explore the debate over the decades.

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Key Sources:

A Short History of British Architecture: From Stonehenge to The Shard, Simon Jenkins
The Modern British City 1945-2000, Otto Saumarez-Smith