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Article: City faces design challenge.(Comment)
- Article from:
- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- May 6, 2003
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A SANYONE who has followed the extraordinary ``Fourth Grace'' contr oversy can testify, planning for the architectural future of acity can be a difficult job.
When that city is one that can boast such a magnificent tr easure trove of beautiful and historic buildings as Liverpool,it becomes a potential minefield.
The row about Will Alsop's winning ``Cloud'' design for the Fourth Gracebrought into sharp focus the difficulty of striking a balance between pr eserving the best of the past and coming up with designs that reflect the present and will stand the test of the time for generations to come.
Someof the buildings that sprang up in the city ...