 Such comments have seriously and unfairly tarnished the architect's professional reputation over the years and cast doubts about his abilities as a designer.Modern architectural historians have thought Christian to be "normally pedestrian in his output" and have stated that "little of his immense output shows imagination" Christian was at least regarded as a safe pair of hands for any commission committed to him and was always seen to be reliable, competent and conscientious in his work.He was renowned for the solidity of his constructions and hated shoddy workmanship and 'sham' frontages.