I enjoyed reading "Building for a modern future". While we don't want to turn Brighton and Hove into a living museum, we should not forget Brighton is largely a Regency town and Hove a Victorian town.

Much damage was done in both towns by the insensitivity of the post-war modernist movement. However, some really good designs have enhanced the area recently.

The Van Alen building on Marine Parade, mentioned in the article, not only incorporates the style of the Art Deco period but also enhances it to give a really beautiful and modern look to the seafront, which adds style and grace.

At the other end of the beauty scale are Hove Town Hall and Sussex University, which, although pleasant and very functional inside, are ugly and boring outside.

I trust our 21st-Century city architects will put style, beauty and elegance before quick, large profits when submitting their designs.

-John Shorten, Cowper Street, Hove