One of the consequences of endless fiddling with geographical boundaries in Britain over the past 50 years has been a huge loss of local, regional and national identity. Almost everything has been subject to phoney ‘efficiency changes’ with postcodes cast to the winds, counties smashed, big cities drifting in and out of county structures, and [...]
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Injecting certainty into fees
Any discussion about how architects charge fees brings into sharp focus the perspectives of supplier and customer. For while architecture, as a profession, is about serving the interests of society in general and clients in particular, that does not mean it is a charitable activity. George Bernard Shaw’s cynical description of any profession as being [...]
Prince Charles charm offensive loses charm, remains offensive
The long-term antipathy of the Prince of Wales to much contemporary architecture had recently shown signs of dying down. The Prince has mellowed over the years, and his first foray into the world of architectural criticism, in 1984 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects, had largely been [...]
