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Old 20/06/08, 11:43 PM
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Default No consensus about what is good modern architecture

Manchester Civil Justice Centre from Albert BridgeManchester Police Courts Minshull St portrait viewThe trouble is that since the dawn of the era of modernist style architecture, there has been no consensus about what constitutes good and bad architecture.

Those at the cutting edge, critics, pioneering architects, will hail a radical style of architecture, whilst the population at large is either indifferent to them or hates them.

Many people have criticised the Beetham Hilton Tower, and I've also heard bad things said about the Civil Justice Centre.

There have actually been many inoffensive buildings, and generally speaking they are bland and uninteresting.

The Civil Justice Centre has won awards, I think it's great, but I know a lot of people don't like it.
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