Sir: The point is not, as Sam Scorer implies (letter, 30 November) whether the planner or the architect is better qualified. The point is that the planner is employed to act in the public interest; the architect is employed to act in the interest of his client, who is usually not primarily concerned with architectural values or aesthetics.
ROGER JAMES
Secretary, The Portsmouth Society
Southsea, Hampshire
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