I don't think we should abandon aesthetics, just that protectionism is a bad way of going about it. For the most part homes in the UK are designed to fit in wi

I don't think we should abandon aesthetics, just that protectionism is a bad way of going about it. For the most part homes in the UK are designed to fit in with their surroundings not be beautiful. I don't find hundreds of identical red brick buildings particularly asthetically inspiring and decoration is usually kept to an absolute minimum by developers. What we end up with is endless estates that all look exactly the same in order to protect sensibilities. We need to accept some creativity and change.