Architects join business leaders urging PM to prioritise sustainable recovery

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Source: UK Green Building Council

Letter tells Johnson to focus on low-carbon sectors

Architects have joined more than 200 business leaders in writing to the prime minister urging him to prioritise environmental sustainability as he plans the nation’s recovery from the covid-19 crisis.

Bennetts Associates, David Morley Architects, Grimshaw, Penoyre & Prasad and Sheppard Robson are among those signing the letter which was sent to Boris Johnson and published in the Financial Times today.

They call for clear vision and a “clean, inclusive and resilient recovery” as the government develops its economic plans.

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