The Brighton Centre had passed its "look by" date on completion.
Its darkened glass frontage and slabs of concrete give one the impression of the gates of hell.
Something along the lines of the skyscraper super-flats proposed for the King Alfred site would be more fitting for a prestigious city.
It would not be too much to give it a landscaped frontage.
Adam Trimingham says councillors have to think fast - honestly, they could not think fast.
The King Alfred site is a prime example of this.
-John Leighton, Payne Avenue, Hove
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