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Top architect David Chipperfield claims private investment in London has a hold over new architecture and is an 'absolutely terrible' means of building a city.

In an article for The Guardian he said London "lacks a sense of culture" and has given up the idea of a "public realm" where arts and creativity can flourish, unlike Berlin.

So, what makes a good city in terms of building, planning and creativity? Is Berlin better then London?

Wilfried Kuehn, a Berlin-based architect, told Today's Sarah Montague: "I think that there's more space available in Berlin."

"In that sense Berlin has been a place of freedom and has not been so crowded and businesslike as London has been for many many years."

Liza Fior, a London-based architect, claimed: "All over London people are campaigning for the fabric of the city...for the relationship between buildings and their meanings."

"Sadly they tend to do it at the very moment that developers are going to kill it."

First broadcast Today programme 11 December 2014.

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