Simon Fanshawe should get his facts straight. It is not a "do-nothing, build-nowhere" attitude that fires Selma Montford (Letters, February 20) and the Brighton Society, it is an understanding and appreciation of excellence in design.
Whether a particular building is default Regency, brand new and innovative or, indeed, something inbetween is not the point.
The presence in our cityscape of universally disliked buildings - the "blunders" of the past - shows that developers need to be sensitive to the overall context of a site.
Yet this is not always their first priority. Disfigurement of the urban landscape is a common outcome of quick fix, short-term solutions, self-interest and ruthless profit seeking.
Those with roots in this city know future generations will not thank us for such a legacy.
-Ninka Willcock, Brighton
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