British Prime Minister Tony Blair called a meeting last week to talk turkey about English architecture. By moving design center stage, he was making the “implicit promise of a new generation of social security offices, barracks, embassies and primary schools that would make Britain a byword for great architecture. It would, so Blair and his advisers blithely promised, have the effect not just of producing good buildings, but also of saving money and producing a healthier, happier society.” – The Observer (UK)