Letter: High price of Millennium Exhibition

Sir: I sincerely hope that the Greenwich Dome is not Tony Blair's first mistake . The British Pavilion at the World Fair in Seville was designed and built without a thought to its function but was proclaimed as great architecture, even though it was completely useless as a showcase for British skills.

For goodness sake, let the Millennium team define the precise function of this new structure before it is built. The last thing we need is a massive and permanent exhibition space whose very design and construction contradicts its purpose and costs millions over the years to sustain.

GILES VELARDE

Museum and Heritage Design

Pett level, East Sussex