What's happening?

"That's the one," he says, pointing across the river. "Thirty-six barrels of gunpowder should do the trick."

"The Palace of WestminsterAn area of London known for its government buildings and parliament. ?" exclaims his friend.

"No, silly," he points again. "That ugly concrete building, right there!"

This could be the Guy FawkesOne of the plotters behind the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. of today, setting London's ugly buildings on fire to save its residentsPeople who live in a place.' eyes.

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The writer Milan Kundera wrote of the "uglification" of our world. We live in concrete blocks, shop in concrete supermarkets and walk down streets that look the same.

But how a building works is more important than looks. And not everyone agrees on what looks good.

Yes! Why have lots of concrete buildings when we could have lots of beautiful ones instead? If our cities look good, we will feel good when we are in them.

No! We need to save every part of history - not just the parts that look good. Lots of "ugly" buildings are actually very nice inside. And some people love the look of concrete!