RIBA/Observer Panel discussion: Are Tall Buildings Blighting our Skyline?

Join the Observer's architecture critic Rowan Moore and a lively and provocative panel as they debate whether we are boosting or blighting our capital. Despite the recession, London is in the grip of a tall building frenzy. New structures have the power to enthral, but they can also alter the character of the city forever. When, driven by foreign money, ego and the pressure to build homes and offices, towers are being approved and constructed at a staggering rate, is our planning system is working?