I have just read Adam Trimingham's article in praise of the Gehry "development" planned for the King Alfred site in Hove (The Argus, September 14).

Is it not time he stopped trying to be the wise old Sage of Sussex?

Anybody with any sensitivity to cultural and harmonious values will be revolted at the obnoxious designs which have been paraded before us.

The development would have a negative effect on the lives of the people in the area. I have lived in this community for more than 40 years and believe money could be better spent on redeveloping the King Alfred Centre itself, a building of historical value.

Just wait until the project begins to go over budget and building deadlines are not met. We in Britain excel in this type of problem.

-Anthony Arundell, Hove