the government stopped him from building on his own property so he outsmarted them in the funniest way possible all Russell wanted to do was to build a on story house on a small plot of land he bought in London but when he submitted his application the government rejected it saying it was too ugly and it would ruin the aesthetic of the neighborhood so he sent them pictures of other buildings in the area to show them that his was better looking but they just didn’t agree he submitted a new applic