Planners should design a “standard building” to be used by architects for future construction, the Guardian of Future Generations Maurice Mizzi said.
Addressing a seminar on the urban environment, Mr Mizzi argued that this standard building could be used to give certain symmetry and beauty to future streets.
“Prague, Vienna and Corfu have building regulations which give the buildings a uniform look and uniform height irrespective of the number of different owners,” Mr Mizzi said.
“Why not learn something from these beautiful cities?”
Some architects unleashed their artistic flair only to ultimately produce despicable constructions, he lamented.
However, Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers president Alex Torpiano shot down the recommendation, arguing it “simply would not work”.
Having a form of template would not only kill architects’ creativity, it would also not help create better structures, Prof. Torpiano said.
Just because some musicians created bad music, it did not mean you would condemn all musicians to play the same song, he added.
Instead, the best projects that add architectural value should be chosen, he said.
Prof. Torpiano reiterated calls for projects to…
