As debate and opposition intensifies over the proposed King Alfred towers in Hove, it is interesting to note that the huge Aylesbury Estate in Southwark, London, similarly hailed at the time of its design in the Sixties as a great, bold, brave step forward, is being demolished.
The estate comprises high and medium-rise blocks, much like the proposal for the King Alfred site.
The only difference is that in Hove the proposed blocks will be "sexed up" with squiggly shapes and loud, garish colours.
Will this superficial icing in any way alter the fact this development will be nothing but a typical Sixties-style estate, no different from the Aylesbury and countless others like it which are now being pulled down?
Does this mean we can look forward to the King Alfred development being demolished in 40 years' time after it, too, has been declared a serious blight on its surroundings?
-C Wunderman, Hove
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