tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post4411440403185801350..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Clown imperialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-53522576785796471512011-06-10T17:08:19.468+01:002011-06-10T17:08:19.468+01:00To expand on the comment above - Prince Charles de...To expand on the comment above - Prince Charles described Denys Lasdun's masterpiece, the Royal National Theatre on London's South Bank as "a clever way of building a nuclear power station in the middle of London without anyone objecting".<br /><br />http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_6.htm<br /><br />Charles described Sir Colin St John Wilson's British Library as "a secret police headquarters".<br /><br />http://www.building.co.uk/news/sir-colin-st-john-wilson-dies-at-85/3087092.article<br /><br />As John Drummond explained in my linked post, the careers of both architects suffered as a result of the opinions expressed by a senior member of the royal family.<br /><br />http://www.overgrownpath.com/2007/02/alban-berg-you-cant-call-that-music.htmlPliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-12491777887956416902011-06-10T16:58:43.406+01:002011-06-10T16:58:43.406+01:00And let's not forget his adventurous taste in ...And let's not forget his adventurous taste in architecture, something else he enjoys influencing!Boydell and Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408632024983935584noreply@blogger.com