The Prince of Wales cast the first brickbat but Maxwell Hutchinson has a view of British architecture which is equally controversial and, because he is the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, very influential. Where some, including Prince Charles, find ugliness in our landscape, he finds inspiration - he describes the tower block Centre Point in London as one of his favourite buildings. Michael Delahaye accompanies Max Hutchinson on an architectural odyssey through the south east, in search of buildings the Riba President believes show the best and worst of design.

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