Is it time to end the blanket ban on aluminium façades?

Shiny aluminium façades may be considered cringe-worthy and kitsch, but an architect and marketeer are questioning the Planning Authority’s “limiting” blanket ban.Planning restrictions categorically state that “all apertures and balconies located on the façade(s) of the building shall not be in gold, silver and bronze aluminium”.This is a standard condition, among others, in what is...