National Gallery entrance revamp row recalls King Charles’ ‘carbuncle’
by James Tapper from on (#65H1J)
Architects' society forced to defend scheme to remodel entrance from unjustified' criticism
Carbuncles usually take only a few weeks to heal, but the architectural row over the National Gallery has been going for nearly 40 years.
The latest eruption came last week, when the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) took aim at eight of his predecessors over their objections to plans to overhaul the gallery's Sainsbury Wing.
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