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Bernard Levin

What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog?

Bernard Levin

Architecture

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Bernard Levin is criticizing modern architecture by suggesting it has become so unattractive or confusing that only blind people, who cannot see it, can appreciate it without discomfort. He implies that the visual quality of post-World War II buildings is poor enough to cause distress to ordinary viewers.

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