pon our architects on two scores:Firstly, they perpetrated absolutely inexcusablearchitectural aberrations in the 80s, which madeany borrowed style seem preferable; secondly,when they did take to importing styles theydid it so well that jxHiple really liked the Italianvillas and French chateau.\… … A IK I I Kh^<,>rK CORNER In England things have been very different. Inthe first place, the English of the last two or threegenerations had a national architecture as a back-ground—interesting and varied, but peculiarlyconsistent and suitable for modern adaptation. AFrench or an Italian house…
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