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FINALLY, THE DESIGN IS OF LESS ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION AND THUS FALLS SHORT OF WHAT WE WANTED TO ACHIEVE IN REPRESENTATIONAL TERMS.
20. IT WAS THUS THE STEERING COMMITTEE'S VIEW, FOLLOWING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, THAT THE TFC SCHEME SHOWED THE MOST POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT INTO A COMPLEX THAT WOULD BE BUILDABLE, AFFORDABLE, OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT AND OF ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTION. THIS WAS THE OUTCOME OF AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL SIX SCHEMES CAND TFC AND L AND O IN PARTICULAR) CARRIED OUT OVER AN EIGHT-WEEK PERIOD AND INVOLVING ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS, THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND ARCHITECTURAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERTS. AS NOTED ABOVE, IT WAS RECOGNISED THAT THE TFC DESIGN WAS NOT PERFECT, ANY MORE THAN WERE THE OTHER DESIGNS IN CONTENTION. YOU HAVE HELPFULLY PUT YOUR FINGER ON A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL DEFECTS AND WE IDENTIFIED SOME OTHERS (NOTABLY VERTICAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE BUILDINGS). BUT WE BELIEVE THAT ALL CAN BE SATISFACTORILY DEALT
WITH IN THE DESIGN REFINEMENT STAGE.
21. I VERY MUCH HOPE THEREFORE THAT ON REFLECTION, AND IN THE LIGHT OF THESE EXPLANATIONS AND OF THE STRONG VIEW OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, YOU CAN AGREE THAT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD ON THE BASIS OF THE TFC SCHEME. WE SHALL OF COURSE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE FULLY CONSULTED DURING THE DESIGN REFINEMENT STAGE. SUBJECT TO YOUR FURTHER REACTIONS, WE WOULD GO AHEAD WITH A SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS RECOMMENDING THE APPOINTMENT OF TFC AS ARCHITECTS AND OPENING THE WAY TO THE NEXT STAGE OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
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