British architect David Chipperfield has claimed the UK's departure from the European Union will further erode city planning regulations at a time when they are needed most.
"We've completely destroyed the notion of planning. At a point where we need the most planning, the most engagement, we've got the least," he said, speaking at the annual RIBA International Conference last week.
"This is a fundamental problem. I think we're in a sort of crisis. Pandora's Box is open ? how do we impose some notion of regulation""
Chipperfield said the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed at least 80 people when a fire engulfed the west London building, has brought the discussion around regulation back to the fore.
But he warned that Brexit would bring the erosion of regulation ? which provides guidance on issues including safety, environment and social impact ? creating a crisis for city planning in the UK. "The tragedy of the last weeks has at least, amongst the terrible consequences, brought back this discussion of regulation, the importance of regulation at a time when we've had so much populist discussion amongst even politicians, with people like Michael Gove saying 'we're fed up with experts'," he said.
"The erosion of professionals, the erosion of regulation as if it was a foil to enterprise, and the only good thing is to shed," Chipperfield continued
"That's why we're having Brexit by the way, Brexit is an attempt to ge...