Dorian, it's clear that when Margaret said that planners and architects are always 20 years out of date, that she didn't mean "always"! It's obvious that she meant "sometimes"! Any responsible linguist would know that!
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Dorian, she's watched a couple of episodes of Grand Designs and therefore she must be an expert. Though the episodes might have been repeats from, oh, 20 years ago...
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I must be very dim.
I only asked, so there's no need to be so tetchy. I trust that you don't mean all architects?
Such as?
I completely agree with Flo. What prizes did that soul-less estate ever win? If ever a housing estate looked like a stereotypical boring estate, then Oaklands would win first prize in my opinion. Closely followed by the pebble dashed monstrosities on the Little Week estate. At least these Redrow homes, irrespective of other concerns, have an individual non-estate look about them. Out of interest, ...
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