May I remind John Parry (Argus, May 11) that Embassy Court is a Grade I listed building and possibly the only 20th-Century building of real distinction and merit in Brighton.
It is what I see from my windows and I have become very familiar with its lines and curves, which are not to be compared with the blind ugliness of the Brighton Centre and King's West.
I have also become very familiar with its sadly decayed state. Its restoration must be an urgent and inescapable priority for Brighton and Hove.
John Piper in his 1939 sketch "Mixed styles: Regency-Victorian modern", used Embassy Court to represent and celebrate a modernism that could co-exist with earlier styles. Let's not replace it with a heritage industry fake.
-Laura Marcus, Western Street, Brighton
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