I have been arguing with family and friends about the Renzo Piano Project ever since this was announced and they have always agreed with my viewpoint, however after reading Miriam Fenech's letter (September 24) I thought that it was a very good idea to have our say through The Times.

I am definitely a fan of modern art and Piano is a master. I would love to see one of his works in our country but definitely not in Valletta. Valletta is a city packed with historic architecture and has a unique set-up and style. A Renzo Piano Project in the entrance of this magnificent city would just create a Mentos-Pepsi effect. I just cannot understand how our politicians came up with this idea! It does not make any sense. It looks like everyone's wish is to see the theatre restored in the way it used to look. I have never met someone who agrees with the site portraying a mass of steel and glass standing in the entrance of our city.

How come these people, who were elected by the public, autonomously decide to spend millions (paid by us) on a project that almost everyone is opposing in a time when our country is facing serious financial issues?

As far as I know, many projects were opposed in order to protect our heritage. Many people were ordered not to alter their house façades to preserve the character they originally had and it all made sense... till now.

Do we not have the right to be heard when so much money is going to be spent in our capital city on a project which so many are opposing? Isn't this project going to satisfy only the politicians? Where are the heritage authorities when we really need them?