1 10 25 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/ceb02e114085df8e669b00792fa86c47.pdf 54b9d73b34773c6b341071b01ba3b99d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Visiting Boards Subject The topic of the resource Note regarding ARCUK's role in Visiting Boards (2 sides) Description An account of the resource 161/86 VISITING BOARDS Recent events, particularly the advent of the European Directive, have prompted a review of the present Visiting Board arrangements and the degree of responsibility exercised by ARCUK in the validation of examinations and courses. As the competent authority responsible to the Department of the Environment for implementing the terms of the Directive, ARCUK has to supply information concerning standards and confirm that these have been met by the Schools nominated under Article 7. It is considered that the present arrangements in which one member of the Visiting Board represents but is not directly nominated by ARCUK do not meet these requirements and that a system should be devised which gives ARCUK more direct responsibility for validation and enables it to withstand possible challenges to its authority and methodology. One possible alternative would be for ARCUK to mount a wholly independent Visiting Board system — a proposal which has been considered in the past and rejected for the following reasons. 1 . The duplication of RIBA and ARCUK visits (together, in some cases, with those of CNAA) would place an unacceptable burden on the Schools. 2. The heavy additional cost in terms of ARCUK resources would not be justified. 3. The impression which would be created of a divided profession with disparate aims and standards in Architectural Education should be avoided. These objections still apply and, as a way of avoiding them but still retaining direct responsibility for validation, it is proposed that a partnership be established with RIBA to operate joint Visiting Boards on which at least two representatives will be nominated directly on to each 161/86/2 Visit by ARCUK and both the costs and administrative work shared with the RIBA. It will be necessary for a scheme to be worked out in detail in collaboration with the RIBA with the aim of coming into effect for the autumn of 1987. The GPC recommends that the Board endorse this proposal in principle so that discussions with this object in view can be commenced . Prof D Hinton Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/683c67bc6c53834966dde4ea4a5bf8cf.pdf 5dea6107f1cc72b55178aec8b7ac521e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ARCUK Council papers Subject The topic of the resource Note Several items on Architectural Education Description An account of the resource 73 Hallam Street London WI N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A. 184/86 PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEEN ORDINARY MEETING 17 DECEMBER 1986 AT 2 PH AT 66 PORTLAND PLACE LONDON WI A G E N D A 1 . Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of 218 Ordinary Meeting (Attached as Document 160/86) 3. Constitution of Council To accept the resignation of I G Urquhart and to nominate in his place Mrs Jenny Williams. 4. Constitution of Discipline Committee To accept the resignation of I G Urquhart and to nominate in his place Mrs Jenny Williams 5. Constitution of the Board of Architectural Education (a) The Privy Council formally gave its approval to the amendment to ARCtJK"s Regulations (text given in Minute 23 of document 160/86) on November 7th 1986. (b) To accept the nominat ion of Alan Chapman nominated by Brighton Polytechnic; 184/86/2 (c) To accept the nomination of Dr A Forvard nominated by Huddergfield Polytechnic. 6 . Section 7 of the Principal Act Conduct Cages attached ag ANNEX A 7. Reports (i) Admi68ion Committee to be tabled ANNEX Board of Architectural Education ANNEX C Board of Architectural Education Awards Panel ANNEX D Finance and General Purposes Committee ANNEX (v) Professional Purposeg Committee ANNEX (vi) Registrar's Report to be tabled ANNEX G Affidavit of complaint againgt Steven Lawrence Hole 8. Direct i ve of the Council of the European Community Chairman to 8peak to report attached. 9. Other Business 10. Date of Next Meeting 18 March 1987 Registrar. Kenneth J. Forder M.A. 181/86 BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION REPORT TO COUNCIL - DECEMBER 1986 1. Education Policy Policy paper "Architectural Education: Statement of Principles" ig attached to Report. ARCUK has increasingly been placed in a position of making reactive reponses to various educational issues. The volume of material now being handled by ARCUK, augmented by its responsibilities to the Department of the Environment in termg of the E.C. Directive, is such that the GPC had concluded it vas necessary for ARCUK to formulate its own policy on education. The paper "Architectural Education: Statement of Principles" drawn up by the Chairman and agreed by the GPC vag welcomed by members of the Board ag providing a framework for ARCUK policy. Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACTS 1931 TO 1938 The regolution that the BAE adopt the paper and that it be put before — Council for endorsement vag pagged vith 42 voteg in favour and 5 against and the Board agkg the Council to ratify this document as a statement of policy. 2. ARCUK/RIBA Visiting Boards (a) ARCUK Participation in the Visiting Board Programme Because of responsibilities placed on it under the terms of the E.C. Directive ARCUK is nov obligated to be more directly involved in the recognition of qualifications. As a means of attaining this the GPC had recoamended to the Board that a partnership be established with the RIBA to operate joint Visiting Boards on which at least two representatives would be nominated directly on to each visit by ARCUK, the costs and administration to be Shared with the RIBA, the whole coming into effect for the autumn programme 1987. A paper (copy attached) vas endorsed in principle by the BAE and vas passed by 35 votes in favour to 2 against and vith 8 abstentions. Discussions vill begin with the RIBA vith this object in view. (b) Visiting Board Reports ( i) Mackintosh School The Board recotnmend8 continued recognition in the following formal terms ; that — (i) the three years full time course and four years part—time course leading to the University of Glasgov"• ordinary degree of Bachelor of Architecture, and the first three yeare of the four years full time course leading to the University' g degree of Bachelor of Architecture with Honourg, and their related examinations; and ( i i) the course leading to the University of Glasgov'g Diploma in Architecture (comprising either the tvo years full time or three years part time course or the fourth year of the Honourg degree courge followed by the second Diploma year full time), and its related examinations; or the course leading to the University of Glasgow's degree of Magter of Architecture (comprising the fourth year of the Honourg degree courge followed by the taught MArch course in Architectural Studies taken in one calendar year full time, one academic year full time and one academic year part time, or tvo calendar yeare part time), and its related examinations; and (iii) the School '8 lecture course and examination taken in the last year of the Degree course (RIBA Gl), the course and examinations taken in Diploma years one and tvo (RIBA G2), and the Professional Practice Examination (RIBA G3) taken on completion of a minimum of tvo years practical training undertaken in accordance with the RIBA Practical Training Scheme, continue to be recogniged by ARCUK as Parts I, Il and Ill respectively for the purpose of admission to the Register of Architects. ( i i) Dublin University College (visit on 6/7 February 1986) The Board recommends continued recognition in the following formal terms ; that ( i) the five years full—time course and related examinations leading to the National University of Ireland Bachelor of Architecture Degree; and ( i i) the Fifth Year course and examination in Professional Practice and Management (RIBA Gl and G2), and the postgraduate block course and the examination leading to the National University of Ireland Certificate in Professional Practice and Practical Experience (RIBA G3), taken on completion of a minimum of tvo years' practical training undertaken in accordance vith the Rules of the RIBA Practical Training Scheme, continue to be recognised by ARCUK as Parts I, Il and Ill for the purpose of admission to the Register of Architects. ( i i i) Humberside College of Higher Education (visit on 20/21 February 1986) The Board recommends continued recognition in the following formal terms ; that — (i) the three years full—tine courge and related examinationg leading to the CNAA Degree of BA in Architecture; and (i i) the tvo years full—time course and related examinations leading to the Humberside College of Higher Education Diploma in Architecture; and (iii) the Technical courge lectures and related aggeggmentg in the Degree course on contract Lav, the architect' g role, relationship to the building process and current legislation (RIBA Gl), the Lav and Construction lectures and related assessments in the Diploma course (RIBA G2), and the lecture course, seminars and related examinationg leading to the School' 8 Post Qualification Certificate in Architectural Practice (RIBA G3), taken on the completion of two years' practical training undertaken in accordance vith the Rules of the RIBA Practical Training Scheme , continue to be recogniged by ARCUK as Parts I, Il and Ill respectively for the purpose of admission to the Register of Architects. (iv) Polytechnic of the South Bank (revi8it, 6/7 March 1986) The Board reconnnend8 continued recognition in the following formal terms ; that — (i) the 4—year day—release course and related examinations leading to South Bank Polytechnic Graduate Diploma in Architecture; and (ii) the 3—year day—release courge and related examinations leading to South Bank Polytechnic Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture; continue to be recogniged by ARCUK as Parts I and Il respectively for the purpose of admission to the Register of Architects. 3. "The Content and Context of Architectural Education" ARCUK has been invited to respond to the RIBA discussion paper on architectural education. In view of the importance of the document it vas agreed to hold a special meeting of the BAE on January 13th 1987 to discuss and consider a response for report to the March meeting of Council. 4. Cont inuing Professional Development The Chairman and Registrar vill put forward a discussion paper to the May meeting of BAE containing proposal 8 for ARCUK'8 C. P. D. policy. 5. Appointment of Secretary to the BAE The increaging volume of educational material nov being handled by ARCUK hag been referred to in paras I and 2 (a) above. Since the Board met, the Finance and General Purposes Committee (report attached) hag endorsed the reconendation that a permanent Secretary nov be appointed to the Board of Architectural Education in terms of ARCUK Regulation 23. At the time the Board net a Job Specif ication for the nev post vas not available and it hag reserved to itself the request to examine this at its Special Meeting in January. 6. RIBA Examinat ion in Architecture The RIBA hag formally applied for ARCUK recognition of its revised Examination in Architecture. The examination vill be aggegged by an independent ARCUK Visiting Board. Profeggor D Hinton Chairman 125/86 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES 1 . Introduct ion ARCUK's responsibilities in the field of Education derive directly from the 1931 Act and the 1969 amendments. The terms of these are statutory and prescriptive but ARCUK is not limited in its activities solely to those mentioned in the Acts and may legitimately engage in courses of action which it considers relevant and/or necessary to achieve the objectives which the Acts embody. The objeCt of this paper is to provide a framework of principles within which these objectives can be realised, based on (a) Decisions taken and statements already made by ARCUK. (b) Examination of issues confronting ARCUK in both the short and long term future. 2. Representat ion ARCUK"s own constitution and that of the Board of Architectural Education provide a broad basis for discussion not limited to members of the architectural profession. By this means it is possible to receive a vide range of opinions representing public and consumer interests, other professions, Universities, Polytechnics and Government Departments as vell as those of architects whether they belong to professional institutions or not. While taking full advantage of the breadth of its representation, ARCUK should try to ensure, on educational issues as on others, that the architectural profession speaks with one voice. It should therefore (a) give high priority to consultation with all its constituent bodies and with representatives of the unattached. (b) use the unique constitution of the Board to ensure a balanced presentation of opinions on educational issues. (c) establish a continuing dialogue with Government Departments and other agencies concerned with the formulation of education policies. 3. Powers under the Registration Acts A. The 1931 Registration Act the BAE to recommend to Council (a) the recognition of any examinations in architecture the passing of which ought, in the opinion of the Board, to qualify persons for registration under this Act; and (b) the holding of any examinations in architecture which ought, i n the opinion of the Board, to be passed by appl icants for registration under the Act; It follows that Board and Council must be concerned with and responsible for the setting and standards. 125/86/3 The wording places stress on improvement. ARCUK awards are by themselves insufficient to support major research programmeg but are intended to give encouragement to the expansion of research activities. The provision for research awards has been extended to cover Cont inuing Professional Development. ARCUK has made a major investment in this area and must continue to influence further developments preferably through collaboration with recognised Schools of Architecture and the profession. 5. Admission from Overseas 0 The existing regulations make provision for registration b possessing equivalent qualif icat ions to those recognised at art I level. This process will continue except for applications b the EC who will be admitted under the terms of the Directive. The Act vill be amended in 1987 by a Statutory Instrument to accommodate these prov is ions . Recent changes in procedure whereby all non E. C. applicants from overseas will be processed via Regulation 27 and the continuance of the JCAR Agreement vill provide a uniform body of information and further experience in the field of international recognition. A major task and an unprecedented opportunity confront ARCUK and its resent-ae-i-v-e.s—ia the Advisory Conunittee set up to advise the Commissron in BrusseTG--the implementation of the Directive throughout the EEC. Even at a minimum level of activity in this Committee, the task of coordination and verif icat ion vill be cons iderable. The opportunity — to create an agency active in the promotion of high standards and the exchange of ideas — is one which ARCUK must pursue energetically. It must be one of ARCUK's major priorities to 9-nsure unity of purpose i-A---e-he pursug 04 these aims and to put its experience in overseas relations at the disposal of the European Community. Prof D Hinton Chairman BAE 161/86 YISITING BOARDS Recent events, particularly the advent of the European Directive, have prompted a review of the present Visiting Board arrangements and the degree of responsibility exercised by ARCUK in the validation of examinations and courses. AS the competent authority responsible to the Department of the Environment for implementing the terms of the Directive, ARCUK has to supply information concerning standards and confirm that these have been met by the Schools nominated under Article 7. It ig cons idered that the present arrangements in which one member of the Visiting Board represents but is not directly nominated by ARCUK do not meet these requirements and that a system should be devised which gives ARCUK more direct responsibility for validation and enables it to vithstand possible challenges to its authority and methodology. One possible alternative would be for ARCUK to mount a wholly independent Visiting Board system — a proposal which has been considered in the past and rejected for the following reasons. 1 . The duplication of RIBA and ARCUK visits (together, in some cases, with those of CNAA) would place an unacceptable burden on the Schools. 2. The heavy additional cost in terms of ARCUK resources would not be justified. 3. The impression which vould be created of a divided profession v ith disparate aims and standards in Architectural Education should be avoided. These objections still apply and, as a vay of avoiding them but still retaining direct responsibility for val idation, it i s proposed that a partnership be established vith RIBA to operate jornt Visiting Boards on which at least vo representatives VI I l be nominated directly on to each so O 161/86/2 Visit by ARCUK and both the cogt6 and administrative work shared with the RIBA. It vill be necesgary for a scheme to be worked out in detail in collaboration with the RIBA with the aim of coming into effect for the autumn of 1987. The GPC recommends that the Board endorse this proposal in principle 60 that discussions vith this object in viev can be commenced . Prof D Hinton Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACTS 1931 TO 1938 73 Hallam Street London WI N åEE Tel: 01-580 5861 182/86 BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AWARDS PANEL REPORT TO COUNCIL - DECEMBER 1986 1. There hag been one meeting of the Panel since the October meeting of the Council. 2. Student Grants The following applications vere received: Renewals Other applications 9 Total 9 The applicat ions vere dealt vith as follows: Under review 2 Refused 5 Withdrawn 1 Avards approved 1 Total 9 3. The following grant is recommended: EGP 580 S T S Bates Poly of the South Bank E1582 Also one award recommended by the Chairman subsequent to the Panel meet ing. EGP 600 S Nadarajah Poly of North London E 846 4. At the meeting of the BAE the Vice Chairman of the Panel acknowledged the assistance given by the Heads of School in responding to the Panel's reports on individual cases. 5. 1986 Research Awards An increased number of applications vas received and the following tvo awards vere made: Dr. T Woolley — "User Participation in Design — Exploratory Project" E2500 Mr. P J Robinson — "Aspects of a Scottish Flat Tradition". E1600 6. The evaluation reports of the completed research projects of Malcolm Reading and Amy Sargeant are attached for information. David Gregory Chairman A HISTORY 0K} THE MARS GROUP 1933-44: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS: MALCOLM READING Historical writing should communicate; have selected evidence and have three central elements - narrative, analysis and description - and have a bibliography and footnotes. It should also be set in historical context and use both primary and secondary sources. This work reads well and therefore communicates. It makes extremely good use of primary sources. It strikes a good balance between narrative and analysis although it peters out somewhat at the end and really needs a good 'rounding up' conclusion. It could have set the historical context more fully. If the •work is aimed exclusively at architects, it probably serves in this respect but the general reader would not understand the background. More could have been made of the very strong anti-modern movement in Britain. There is no bibliography - a serious omission in such a work, particularly with such obvious books and publications which are directly relevant. It would have been greatly improved by some illustrations - eg, on page 79 there is reference to a six-page special, well illustrated feature by Fry in the AJ - it would have been nice to have seen it incorporated. It would have been useful too if more had been made of the architecture actually produced by members of the MARS Group which is so well documented elsewhere. As a piece of work simply indicating the history of the actual setting up of the Group it serves well. I enjoyed reading it; he is obviously extremely knowledgeable about the subject, has had the privilege of direct interviews with MARS Group members and his record of those meetings alone Will make this study interesting to other scholars. "Jacques Gondoin and the Ecole de Chirurqie" have read Amy Sargeant•s research report on "Gondoin & and the Ecole de Chirurgie". It is a brief, but well researched and well written piece of work. The illustrations in the larce folder, however, are far from well presented; poor quality photostats, haphazard sizes and even haphazardly rounted, scruffily titled (or, in some cases, untitled), no list of sources for the illustrations (although by inference and a lot of digging one can work this out for most, but not all of them) etc. Surnrisingly, apart fron the 50—year old paper bv Jean Adhemar, there i.s no recent work on this well—knol..rn building. Her reading, visits to Paris and Nice (where e remote descendant with material about Gondoin lives) have been fruitful. However, there is, T sunpose because of the Can.bridge "architectural— history—as—art—history" approach, en undue enphasis nn for-ral and metaphoric issues, with a consequent loss of discussion of the plan and section of the anatomy theatre, the roots for this kind of share, the way it relates to new scientific, medical end teaching attitudes in Prance in the last guarter of 18th Century, its relationship to earlier, circular, anatomy theatres such as Bologna, (is this the first semi—circular one? '"hat shape was its nredecessor in Paris? etc. Considering the huge delays on this award, it is surprisina that the proaress has not been more. Her (excellent) application made in 1982 already covered much of the material in the renort. Her interim report in 1 9 83 developed it a lot further — and the additional material in the past 3 years has been quite small. I feel she lost interest about 1983/ pa. a:evertheless, n. considerinc it only cost us El 000 (althouah at 1982 nrices) it was a worthwhile investment. '.5 th some tidvina up of a few confurions about references and a bit Af annlification of t:he issues mentioned above, it could (and Ghould) mako F. Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACTS 1931 TO 1938 73 Hallam Street London WI N 6€E Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A. 185/86 FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES cmNITTEE REPORT TO COUNCIL - DECEMBER 1986 Retention Fees (a) It vag reported that 419 architects had not paid any part of their fees by November 1986 compared with 426 at the game time the previous year. There vere however 643 who had only part paid (this is characteristic of any year following any increase in retention fee). (b) The Committee had reingtated to the Regi8ter the names of 5 architects. (c) The Coumittee hag approved the vaiver of 3 retention fees by persons retiring. (d) The Council is agked to author ise the removal from the Register on the 318t December 1986 the names of all those who still ove retention fees, wholly or in part, on that date. A list vill be tabled. 2. Admi88 ion Fees The recommends the Council approve the folloving changes in Admi88ion Fees in Regulation 37 — to come into effect on January 1 1987 185/86/3 3. Representation of the Constituent Bodies (a) On the 31st October 1986 the total number of architects on the Register vag 30,029 (29,593). The number of architect memberg of the constituent bodies vhoge addreggeg are normally in the United Kingdom and the number of repreeentativeg they are appoint to Council for the year 1987/88 are 8hovn belov. The figures in bracket8 indicate the position in 1986/87. Const ituent Home Number of Council Members To Body Member 8 h ip Nominate for 1987 (88 Session 800 (811) 2 (2) FAS 317 (319) (1) IAAS 98 (106) 1 (1) PROV 260 (290) 1 (1) RIBA 20788 (20462) 42 STMP 143 (149) 1 (1) 4. Election of Representatives of Unattached Architects AB at 318t October 1986 the total number of architects recorded as unattached vas 6390 compared with 6197 in 1985. The number of unattached representatives on the Council for 1987/88 vill be 13, as in the previous year. 5. Composition of Board and Committees Under the Gentlemen' 8 Agreement The Committee that the Gentlemen-g Agreement providing for the representation of the constituent bodies on the Board of Architectural Education and Committees of the Council as accepted by the Council at its meeting on the Il December 1985 be adopted and unaltered for the year 1987/88. 6. Admission Certif icates The Coumittee has considered a suggestion that persons newly admitted to the Register should receive Certificates of Registration but has rejected the idea. 7. Appointment of Secretary to the Board of Architectural Education (Ref. Report of the BAE above). The Committee hag carried out its annual reviev of staff conditions of service. The Committee unanimously recommends to Council the appointment of a Secretary to the BAE in terms of the attached Job Specification. 185/86/4 8. First Schedule to Che 1931 Act — Survey The Electoral Reform Society hag conducted a 15Z stratefied random sample of congtituent bodies by means of a questionnaire. The replies are nov being checked and evaluated by the Society and a report vill be submitted to the Comittee as goon a8 possible. F Goodall Chairman Atchitoct6 Rooibtration Council ot the United Kinodogn GENTLEMEN'S AGREEHENT 1 . at present constituted. the Gent Ignen' s Agreemcat provideg ao fol lovs : Board of Architectural Education 2. Of the 24 regiocered pergons co be appointed by the Council:— 2 shall be nominated by the Royal Ing tituce of Briti8h Acchicect6 2 Incorporated Aggociacion of Architects and Surveyorg 2 . Faculty of Architect6 aed Surveyors 2 Representatives on the Cotmcit of the 'Unattached' Architeccg Leaving 16 co be freely chosen by the Council. Admission 3. 8 registered persons shall be appointed by the Council of vhoa.•— 2 shall be nominated by che Acchiceccucal Association 1 STAMP section o? UCATT 2 Repregentaciveg on che Council of Che 'Unattached' Archiceccg leaving 3 co be freely chosen by che Council. Finance and General Purposes Coazniccee Profesgtonal Purpoges Cantntctee 4 . Each of che above Coamiccces shall cons isc of 13 raemberg . exclugive of che ex officio member 8, appointed ag follovs : — I by che Royal Ing t i tute of Brit i Ah Archi ceccs 1 ' e n v t ns• Incorporated Assoc i ac ron of Archi ceccg and Surveyor e Faculty of Arch 1 C CCC s and Surveyor 8 Archi t ectura l STAN!' MCA', r Repr e sent t o be t re e Candida c es foc t rec e lec t ion 5. Thac vich regard co che candidates for free election by che Counci l . che following infomacion shal l be provided, by chose nominating, in not more than, say, 25 vords: age, name of archi— cectutal constituenc bodies of vhich candidate is a member (i f any) . presenc post and cype of practice , and reason for nomination; and chac che nanes shall bc submit ced to the Council in alphabetical order. Dates for nominations 6 . That nominations for vacancies to be filled by free election together with the required information about the candidates, must be sent to the • Registrar, 21 days before the Annual Meeting of the Council, in order that the lists may be circulated to Council members prior to the meeting. 178/86 JOB SPECIFICATION TITLE Secretary ARCUK Board of Architectural Education (ARCUK Regulation 23) DUTIES Service Board of Architectural Education Avardg Panel Visiting Boards Administration Advice on formation of Boards Advice on timetables Attend gome visit8 EEC Service ARCUK'g Advisory Monitor EEC Schoolg CPD Develop policy Advise constituent bodies Monitor developments and procegg official reports Constituent Liaison on educational matters and Bodies otherwise administer implementation of Statement of Principles — ARCUK document 125/86 REQUIREMENTS Graduate or other suitable qualif ication. Age over 30 High Level Experrence Educat ion and/or Adtnrni8tration and/or Architecture Languages. French or German desirable Grade 11 SALARY 12-15000 Condit ions Standard ARCUK Staff Pengion Scheme 6 months probation DATE Start March/April 1987 SUPPORT STAFF Por the moment the lines of the duties of existing 8taff can be rescheduled to cope vith the secretarial load involved. Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) Acts '931 TO '938 73 Hallam Street London WI N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar. Kenneth J. Forder M.A. 183/86 PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES cmff1TTEE REPORT TO COUNCIL - DECEMBER 1986 ARCUK Disciplinary Proceedings Following the joint meeting with the Discipline Committee in September, the Committee is examining the implications of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 and its effect on criminal cases appearing before ARCUK Council. The Home Office hag been asked for guidance. When confirmation is to hand, the Professional Purposes Committee vill continue its review of disciplinary proceedings. 2. Standard of Conduct The Committee has examined a suggestion that professional indemnity insurance should be made a condition of registration and concluded that no ruling would be feasible. 3. Criminal Cases (a) The Committee has asked for research to be carried out among ARCUK's past legal opinions on how a situation is to be handled where a person no longer on the Register has been convicted of a criminal offence. (b) ARCUK v. Bishop On October 23rd 1986 Malcolm Bishop was convicted in Cambridge Magistrates Court of an offence under Section I of the Architects Registration Act of 1938 as read with Section 17 of the Architects Registration Act of 1931 . A brief summary is attached. 183/86/2 (c) Warnings Letterg of warning have been gent to:— P R G Wean Chelmsford J A Smith Barking C W Lang Ed inburgh M C Nickolls Cha irman 188/86 REPORT OF MEETING op CLAEU 20/21 NOVEMBER 1986 FOR COUNCIL 17 DECEMBER 1986 The meeting vas held in Brussels on 20th and 218t November 1986 vith David Waterhouse (leader) and Alan Groves representing RIBA and Bob Adamg and Professor Denyg Hinton representing ARCUK. 2. The main item vas a prolonged discussion on alternative policies for CLAEU A wider role, increased expenditure, legal gtatus within the EEC and right to speak for all architects in the EEC, prepared by the French President of CLAEU and the French delegation. A modest role ag a forum for discussion and exchange of information, vith revised regulations prepared by David Waterhouse (UK). The UK view vas eventually agreed by 7 votes to 4. 3. It vas learnt that no EEC funds are available in 1986 or 1987 to get up the advisory committee under the directive and a motion deploring this situation and urging that this committee meet vag passed. 4. It became clear that not all countries had taken the necessary steps required by the EC Architects directive due to come into operation in August 1987. Further detailed information is being sought from all countries. 5. The budget for 1987 vas agreed at 1,506,700 BF (E25,500) compared vith a 1986 budget of 998,045 BP (E16916). The 1987 budget allowed Covering a deficit in 1985/86. ( i i) The entry of Greece, Spain and Portugal. ( i i i) Contingency for additional published information. 6. The UK share of the budget, equally shared with the R IBA. 1986 1987 Share 19.32% 16.4% Value 0268 ARCUK E1634 E2091 David Waterhouse vill become delegate general on 1st January 1987 having led the UK delegation for many years. 8. The next meeting vill be held in Spain on 30 April and I May 1987. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 December 1986 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/93cfb0665988a5b2ca3917bc49a25124.pdf 08c7b12ca7e23c051181541d40b53e9b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Subject The topic of the resource Letter to presidents of constituent bodies & Registrar cover letter Description An account of the resource Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACTS 1931 TO 1938 73 Hallam Street London WI N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar. Kenneth J. Forder M.A. WF/CK 4 September 1985 J S Allan Esq Avanti Architects 39-41 North Road London N7 9DP Dear Allan I have been asked by the Chairman of Council to send you a copy of the letter that has recently been sent to the Presidents of the Constituent bodies of ARCUK. A copy Is enclosed for information which is self explanatory. Yours sincerely il agreed to set advise Council up has begun a cil on October Registrar n established h Central ctive. Its 1 be binding as ce on constituent brmed about ns to be made nts you would ative on ARCUK Fer for the directly to the Registrar. Yours sincerely Professor D Hinton Chainnan Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACTS 193' TO 1030 73 Hallam Street London WI N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A. DH/CK/101/85 Dear E.c. DIRECTIVE You will know that, at its meeting on June 19th Council agreed to set up a Steering Group to analyse the Directive docment and advise Council on its implications and implementation. The Steering Group has begun a series of meetings and will make its first report to Council on October 16th. In the meantime, it has become clear that ARCUK, as an established statutory body, will be the principal agency through which Central Goverment will operate in the implementation of the Directive. Its terms, when we have sorted out exactly what they are, will be binding as far as ARCUK is concerned, but will have no statutory force on professional institutions or societies whether these are constituent bodies of ARCUK or not. Nevertheless, I am sure you will want to be kept informed about developments and these may well have a bearing on decisions to be made within your organisation. If you have any particular points you would like to raise may I suggest you do so through a representative on ARCUK who can speak at the October meeting — or if it is a matter for the Steering Group to consider before that date, by writing directly to the Registrar. Yours sincerely Professor D Hinton Chairman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4 September 1985 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/7ab2f4be23c09d92b66782ede8174e32.pdf 2a30fe88696f42df0e342b1944bd83c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Appendix to Chairman's Report Subject The topic of the resource Benefits to UK Architects (2 sides) Description An account of the resource 4 . Constitution of the Council The CHAIRMAN: I wish to make a statement which is likely to be quite long on this item. I feel it is my duty to keep you fully informed of the events which have happened in the last few weeks . In June 1985 the Archi tects Directive was issued. HM Government decided to implement that Directive through the DOE and ARCUK. This has to be done by an Order in Council, to come into operation in August 1987 . The DoE expressed reservations on the present system of recognition and that it would be difficult to defend if challenged by the Commission in Brussels or by other member states. A change was suggested in paper 161/86: (a) there should be a joint RIBA/ARCUK board and (b) ARCUK should nominate two members . In 1986, throughout 1986, RIBA was kept fully informed of all these proposals during that time, either by RIBA members on ARCUK Council or through letters and meetings which I conducted with the President and others, or Mr Peter Gibbs— Kennett who was the educational adviser throughout that time. There was nothing which was hidden or concealed from the RIBA on any of these matters . Paper 161/86 received approval at the Board of Architectural Education on 13 November by 35 votes to 2, with 8 abstentions. A similar motion and paper were approved by a large majority at the ARCUK Council on 17 December 1986. No one spoke against those proposals . Included in that large majority were RIBA members, some of whom said they welcomed this proposal . At the RIBA Council meeting on 21 January 1987 1 understand that the list of nominations by the RIBA to ARCUK Council was not ready, that the position of the Chairman of Council and Chairman of the BAE required careful consideration and that the preparation of lists was delegated, at the President's request, to himself and two vice presidents . Mr BRILL: On a point of information, Chairman also the Senior Vice President. The CHAIRMAN: I will correct that and I will repeat, the preparation of the list was delegated to the President himself, the Senior Vice President and two vice presidents . Thank you, Mr Brill. On 28 January 1987 myself and Deny s Hinton and the Registrar were empowered to open discussions with the RIBA on paper 161/86 . A meeting was held at 5 pm on that date and we were told we had forty—five minutes. Mr Melvin, Mr Gosling, Mr Harrison and Peter Gibbs—Kennet were present, myself, Denys Hinton and the Registrar. Mr Melvin, on behalf of the RIBA, asked for further information on two matters : (a) why was change necessary and (b) how were the proposals to work? He also agreed that there should be a further meeting in March. On 29 January 1987 Denys Hinton wrote to Mr Peter Melvin, giving him the information on the two points which he had raised, all of which had been discussed at the BAE or at ARCUK Council and were already known to the RIBA . On 3 February 1987 1 was asked to see the President of the R IBA, Larry Rolland, and Mr Melvin was present. They expressed concern at educational developments at ARCUK. I said that, as Chairman of ARCUK, I must represent all the opinions in ARCUK and not the RIBA only, and that the proposals had received widespread support from RIBA nominees on ARCUK Council. Larry Rolland asked me if I was willin to try to overturn these policies and I said "no" that I was acting for ARCUK and thought that the present proposals for co—operation between the RIBA, ARCUK and the schools were in the best interests of the whole profession and ARCUK 's EEC responsibilities . I thought that there were several RIBA nominees who would not be willing to reverse their opinions within weeks because they had been ordered to do so the RIBA. On 6 February I received a phone call from Mr Rolland, and I will read out the note: "Notes of telephone conversation, 2.30 Friday 6 February from Larry Rolland, President, R IBA, to Bob Adams, Chairman, ARCUK : 5 . " Larr Rolland said that, arising from our meeting on Fe ruary 1987 with Peter Melvin, their concern was not allayed on the developments of architectural education in ARCUK. Having consulted other vice— p resi dents Melvin Jeffels and Hackney they had ecided to reverse all the educa tional deci e ast year, so that the RIBA retained full responsx y or archi tectural education. They wished to have a change at the top of ARCUK and to this end they would not be nominating Denys Hinton or Bob Adams to ARCUK for the next session. This would mean they would not be Chairman of the BAE and of ARCUK Council respectively. They would also be removing others who they felt would not support the RIBA line. "GRA asked about the vice—chairman. Larry Rolland said they would be nominating John Tarn but not Ben Farmer———— c Mr JEFFELS: Mr Chairman, could I get this straight? The CHAIRMAN: Would you like to keep your comments to the end, Mr Jeffels? Mr JEFFELS : You are quoting from a third party . does not seem to me right, whether the substance is right or not, for you to be quoting what someone else has said over the telephone . The CHAIRMAN : This is an extremely important matter, Mr Jeffels, and I have the right, as Chairman, to say what I wish. " Larry Rolland said he thought he should phone me about this before GRA and DH received letters confirming this action. Denys Hinton was on holiday and could not be contacted. He regretted this action but felt that GRA and Denys Hinton would understand." I did not make any reply or comment. The conversation lasted about five minutes . These made immediately after that phone conversation. I signed those notes and sent a copy to the Registrar. On 7 February I received this letter from Larry Rolland: "I am writing to confirm my telephone call today about RIBA nominations for ARCUK Council. You will C, have realised from the meeting which you and Deny s Hinton held here on 28 January with Peter Melvin and David Gosling that the RIBA has serious misgivings about the direction in policy is tending, particularly in the field of a-ucatx-on. "I saw a copy of Denys t letter to Peter Melvin about the meeting and Peter and I had further discussions with you on 3 February. I have since discussed the matter with the Senior Vice President and again with Peter Melvin and Mike Jeffels, the vice president for ARCUK affairs . Our concern does not diminish and this, together with the Senior Vice President's strong view that we have to make a new approach to ARCUK affairs, had led us reluctantly to the conclusion that there should be a change in the chairmanship of both the BAE and ARCUK Council . Your name and that of Denys Hinton is therefore omitted from the list of nominations that has today been sent to ARCUK . "I appreciate that you will be disappointed. At the same time I am sure you and Denys Hinton will have realised the depth of our concern. I tried to telephone Denys to tell him of this decision but heard from his home that he is in Sicily and out of contact. I am sending him a copy of this letter . " A similar letter was sent to Denys Hinton . I phoned all the honorary officers of ARCUK and the BAE and informed them of these deve lopments . I asked the honorary officers, the Registrar and all his staff to make no comment to the press in order not to exacerbate the situation. On 9 February the RIBA issued a news release, which I æwishes to strengthen its negotiating hand with Government and to this end has thoroughly reviewed its representation on ARCUK in the light of Council 's recent decision to resist any further closures of schools of architecture . "The President, Larry Rolland, and the Senior Vice President, Rod Hackney, have been concerned during the past twelve months that the policies being pursued by ARCUK, in particular the increasing involvement in educational matters, are not in the best interests of architecture, the pub lic or future student intake . They agree that in general RIBA representatives on ARCUK should be younqer and in active practice. They believe that the team put forward on behalf of RIBA Council, which includes Gordon Graham, the RIBA Past President serving on Council next session, will provide the profession with a much more effective influence in the difficult times ahead. "The RIBA has been discharging its responsibilities for architectural education since long before the formation of ARCUK and continues to fulfil its obligations in this field. It makes an annual investment in education of over E % million and has a committee structure of respected practitioners and academics supported by an experienced staff. sees A CUK as rimaril a registration bodv and believes that any can only cause confusion and diffusion of effort. "The full list of nominations submitted to the Registrar, ARCUK, on 6 February is attached. "The Senior Vice President added that the position of the Huddersfield School and the North East London Polytechnic School should be reviewed to see if, with the demands for archi tects in the inner cities being on the increase, they can orient themselves to an enabling course in line with Government policy to upgrade the inner city envi ronment. Larry Rolland has suggested that Peter Melvin, Vice President, Education, should meet with the Director of Inner City Aid to see if some joint working relationship could be established along these lines . " On 13 February the IAAS issued a news release, which I will read . "In the current confrontation between the RIBA and ARCUK over the education of architects, the inter— c disciplinary Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors (IAAS) has come down firmly on the side of ARCUK. "It was recently reported in the press that ARCUK now plans to exercise its statutory responsibility for archi tects education by appointing an education officer and seeking equal representation on school visiting boards, whereas at present it supplies only one representative to RIBA visiting boards . "This development has not found favour with the R IBA, which announced recently that it sees ARCUK primarily as a registration body and believes that any expansion into other roles will cause confusion and diffusion of effort. "The IAAS, founded sixty—one years ago by the celebrated archi tect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, and commi teed to an inter— disciplinary principle has released the following statement on the education issue: 'The IAAS welcomes the recent public announcement by ARCUK that it intends to exercise its statutory responsibility for the education of architects . 'ARCUK, by statute, was from the outset never intended to act solely as a registration body . Otherwise the Architects Registration Act would have been drafted differently • C, 'As a constituent member of ARCUK, the IAAS has always voiced its regret that ARCUK over the years failed to resist the block partisan lobby which resulted in the true role of ARCUK being almost stymied from birth . 'As an inter—disciplinary body, the IAÄS is uniquely placed to appreciate the value of the composi tion of the ARCUK Council and Boards in that their membership like the IAAS is drawn from a wide breadth of representation. The IAAS believes that this was a deliberate measure with a view to the self interests of single—minded professional bodies being put aside and thus the needs of architecture being considered independently and as a whole . This is surely recognised by the fact that in order to practise as an architect in the UK a person needs only to be registered by ARCUK to which requirement member— ship of a professional body, whilst to be encouraged, is secondary . 'The IAAS applauds ARCUK for its self assertion and in full support the IAAS has changed its nominees and seeks to increase its representation on the ARCUK Council and Boards. 'The IAAS hopes that ARCUK will receive universal encouragement and support in this fresh and independent approach which the IAAS believes can only be for the good of students, educational establishments, archi tects, industry and the public at large and not least the pro fess ional bodies themselves. " Having seen that release, I again reaffirmed my instruction that we will make no comment whatever to the press . 1 informed the various committees of ÄRCUK that is, the Finance and General Purposes Commi ttee, the Board of Archi tectural Education, the Professional Purposes Committee, and all of the honorary officers. They discussed the situation and unanimously expressed their deep concern at the RIBA action and the damage to its reputation. On 18 February, because of constitutional matters raised, myself, Denys Hinton and Kenneth Forder explained to the Clerk to the Privy Council, who agreed with us to see us immediately and that day. The Privy Council is the body advising the Queen on all consti tutional matters and the powers of charter and statutory bodies . The Secretary made three points to us: (1) all members of a statutory body have a duty to implement functions of that body and this duty overrides the interests of their nominating bodies; (2) that a private body should interfere in the functions of a statutory body; (3) nominations made by RIBA were invalid if they had not been made by the RIBA Council. He offered to express these views to the DOE and the RIBA. We unders tand that was done and Patrick Harrison was informed on 24 February 1987 . We were so concerned about this development, that the matter of the nominations was not raised by us but raised by the Clerk to the Privy Council, we therefore decided to consult our solicitors, Ratcliffe's, who agreed that the Privy Council view was correct. I asked Ratcliffe's advice on (a) a draft note which I should send to the honorary officers and (b) future action. The soli— ci tors recommended us to consult counsel. On 2 March at 2.30 pm myself, Denys Hinton and Mr David Andrew of Ratcliffe 's, who is present today, saw Mr Stockdale of counsel, special ising in constitutional matters. Mr Stockdale said that the present RIBA nominations are invalid c and agreed with the Privy Council and our solicitors' view . He gave this advice on future action: (a) knowing that the RIBA nominations are invalid and that there was an intention by the RIBA to interfere in the statutory functions of a ARCUK had no option but to formally notify D the RIBA of ARCUK 's objection; (b) GRA and Denys Hinton cannot accept an invalid nomination from the R IBA, even if this were made; (c) ARCUK must ensure their Council is properly consti tuted, for two reasons: (1) ARCUK, as a statutory body, cannot act or be seen to act illegally; (2) if ARCUK Council is consti tutionally invalid all subsequent decisions of this Council are also invalid. On 9 March we received counsel 's opinion from Mr Stockdale, who agreed with everything which had been said. On 12 March 1987 at 10 .30 am the honorary officers had asked for a meeting with the President of the RIBA to express their view. At the meeting, of which we made a C, record, as far as the RIBA was concerned there was Larry Rolland, Mr Hackney, Alan Groves, Mr Melvin, Mr Jeffels, Mr Patrick Harrison, Chris Lakin and Peter Gibbs—Kennet. For ARCUK there was myself, Denys Hinton, Professor Tarn, Professor Farmer, Mr Nickolls, Mr Penning, Mr Taylor and Mr Gregory. The meeting s tated that it was the unanimous view of the honorary officers to urge that the RIBA should re—nominate GRA and Denys Hinton to ARCUK Council, to avoid further damage to the reputation of the RIBA and the profession. GRA explained the legal advice which he had received. Larry Rolland said the RIBA had received different legal advice. The honorary officers expressed their concern that the RIBA felt able to try to remove from ARCUK anyone who disagreed with RIBA policies. Larry Rolland said that he had agreed to the meeting to hear honorary officers' views but not to respond. Larry Rolland asked GRA to postpone the ARCUK AGM. After that meeting the honorary officers went back to ARCUK and discussed the situation, and they came to the conclusion, having received their solicitors' advice , that they had no option but to formally inform the RIBA c of the non—validity matters. We therefore wrote to the Secretary of the R IBA: "As you will know the RIBA representatives nominated to serve on the ARCUK Council for the year ending March 1988 were appointed not by the RIBA Council but by your President and two Vice Presidents to whom responsibility had been delegated. A formal objection has been loged with me and I am thereby put on notice . "I duly passed this matter to ARCUK solicitors who have said that I have no alternative but to say that my Council cannot accept the forty—two nominations which accompanied Mr Lakin's letter to me dated 6 February 1987 because they are not the nominations of the RIBA Council . "On behalf of ARCUK Council T ran, as Rea..i only accept these nominations when you can certify to me that they were appointed by the Council of the R IBA. It would be helpful if you would let me know, as a matter of urgency, what steps you suggest should be taken in relation to this matter. " On 13 March we received this reply from Patrick Harrison: "I acknow ledge receipt of your letter of 12 March 1987 in which you state that you can only accept the Royal C, Insti tute's nominations to ARCUK Council when I can certify that they were appointed by the Council of the RIBA. "The Royal Insti tute is advised that the exercise of RIBA Council's function to appoint representatives to ARCUK Council was properly carried out under the provisions of the Charter. If you contest this view I must ask for you to arrange for your advisers to meet ours today to satisfy us why the nominations are invalid. " I therefore gave instructions to our solicitors that they should meet the RIBA solicitors, which they did on that day . They met but did not reach any agreement. The solicitors therefore recommended that the two counsel concerned should meet, and those two counsel met yesterday. They again did not agree, but I have a note of their meeting. This is a note of the meeting between Mr B K Levy, counsel for the RIBA, and Mr T M Stockdale, counsel for ARCUK. It was noted " (a) that ARCUK had adj ourned the meeting of its Council until Monday 30 March and (b) that RIBA would be holding a meeting of its Council on Wednesday 25 March . "Mr Levy would recommend to RIBA that the appointment of members of the ARCUK Council under Schedule 1 to c the 1931 Act should be on the agenda and should be dealt with at the RIBA Council meeting . "Mr Stockdale would recommend to ARCUK that if the Council of RIBA made new appointments at its meeting those appointments should be accepted and there would be no question of ARCUK arguing that the appointments made in February were valid after all. "Subject to paragraph 5 below, new appointments made at the RIBA Council meeting would therefore resolve the immediate problem. t' Because of this I therefore wrote to the President of the R IBA: "The 220th Ordinary Meeting of ARCUK Council will be held at 2 pm, Wednesday 18 March 1987, at which I will give a full account of recent events to my Council . "At your request made at our meeting on 12 March 1987 I have postponed the AGM until 2 pm on Monday 30 March 1987, which is the latest day on which it can be held. "This is after the date of the next RIBA Council meeting on 25 March 1987, at which your Council may wish to review the present situation. " I also received a letter from Michael Darke to Larry Rolland, from the Heads of Schools of Architecture, and I will read it. "There was a SCHOSA meeting of Heads of Schools last Friday 6 March , when they discussed at length the recent C, RIBA press notice concerning nominations to the ARCUK Council. The letter which I wrote to you last week on behalf of our Steering Commi ttee was fully supported. Heads do not of course see ARCUK as primarily a registration body, and are well aware of its educational responsibilities under the Registration Acts as well as its statutory role under the EEC Architects Directive . "Heads of Schools are dismayed at your action in omi tting Bob Adams and Denys Hinton from the list of nominations to the ARCUK Council. The following resolution was passed: t SCHOSA urges the RIBA Council to review the list of nominations forwarded to ARCUK and requests that the current chairman of the ARCUK Council, Bob Adams , and the current chairman of the Board of Architectural Education, Denys Hinton, should both be reinstated as nominees of the RIBA on the ARCUK Council for 1987/88. ' " This resolution was agreed unanimously by the twenty— five Heads of Schools, plus three deputies, present, including Heads serving on the RIBA Council and EPDC . " As Chairman, I therefore had to decide what I should do on the matter of the AGM. I did not consider it appropriate that the AGM should be held with a background of legal di sagreement . I must, as Chairman, ensure that proper arrangements are made for the continuity of ARCUK and to protect the position of the Registrar. If the meeting was c held: (a) if forty—two RIBA members were declared invalid, the thirty—two could continue and would be quorate, but this would not be a fair reflection of the profession; (b) if the forty; two RIBA members were accepted, knowing them to be invalid on the advice of our solicitors, then all subsequent actions of ARCUK Council would be invalid. I therefore gave instructions that the AGM would be postponed and you all received a copy of my letter . As Chairman of ARCUK I must (a) act impartially for all interests; (b) carry out policies agreed by Council; (c) keep ARCUK fully informed of all developments . Until today, all honorary officers and all ARCUK staff and I have made no comments to the press in the interests of trying to reach a settlement. That is my statement, and the matter is now open for discussion. Mr JENKS: Chairman, in the light of that important statement, I wonder if the full transcript of that could be made available rather than the minutes? There are so many important events and the timing of those events is so important, I think minutes would not do justice to this . I think it is important to have the full record available to members . The REGISTRAR: The shorthandwriter tells me it will be ready by the end of the week or the beginning of next week . You want a copy put in the hands of all members? (Yes) Mr ALLAN : There is a vast amount of material there and I do not think anybody can be expected to digest all that, straight off the bat. It seems in all of this we have to distinguish between two aspects: conduct and consti tution. The conduct that has been described in the material you have read out to us, in particular of those representing the RIBA, would seem to me to be prima facie evidence of disgraceful conduct in accordance with the Standard of Conduct, and I would like to suggest that this matter is remi tted to the first meeting of the next Council 's PPC, to review whether there is a prima facie case of dis— graceful conduct to answer. Secondly, with regard to the constitution, I would be very grateful if we could spend some time considering these actions against the ARCUK regulations, because I fear that decisions that apparently have been made outside this Council may not be in accordance with the Council's own regulation . In particular I would refer to regulation 18, the relevant portions of which I shall read out. The regulation is titled "General" so I think we can deduce that it has application to all relevant parts of ARCUK business . It reads as follows : "The validity of the proceedings at any meeting of the Council" I will pause where I am omitting irrelevant portions of the regulation — "shall not be affected by.. . the fact (if existing) that by reason of any failure to elect or appoint the members thereof.. . the Council. . . may at the time at which the meeting is held be incomplete. t' I would be glad to have a legal interpretation of that. Mr ANDREWS: I do not think one can quarrel with that because the gentleman has been reading from the regulations . If the suggestion is that there should not have been a postponement of the Annual General Meeting, then I can certainly deal with that. Is that the gravamen of what you are saying? Mr ALLAN: We could start with that, yes . Mr ANDREWS : The starting point is regulation 2 on page 1, and I will read it: "The Annual Meeting of the Council shall be held in the month of March in every year and shall follow the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held in the same month • t' The present proposal is that it should be held on 30 March . c That will not be a breach of the regulations . I think that it is self—evident from what the Chairman has said in his statement that there was a possible constitutional crisis in the offing, and that it therefore made sense to avert that crisis to make a postponement of the Annual Meeting . There is nothing unusual or impractical about pos tponing a meeting, certainly against that sort of background. A valid notice of adjournment was given and the meeting is now due to take place, as you have heard, on 30 March . That, I would have thought, made very good sense for all conce rned . Mr ALLAN : I think I should preface anything that I and any of my colleagues on the unattached side might wish to say by saying that our contribution in this whole episode will be, and I hope continue to be, directed towards the best interests of ARCUK. I would like to stress that very strongly . It seems to me the best interests of ARCUK in this case are likely to be served by our being extremely careful if, at the request of one person who is not even a member of this Council, Council meetings are going to be pos tponed C, without prior consultation with the rest of the Council and in disregard of the regulation which I previously read out, which provides 8kact1y the circumstances which we now find ourselves in, which is that this Council can proceed and in fact the validity of the proceedings of the Council will not be affected if failure to elect or appoint members thereof is the case at the time the meeting is held. The Annual General Meeting is convened for this afternoon. I have not heard a reason why that regulation can be dispensed with. At the Annual General Meeting this Council has to achieve five things . Those things are specified in regulation 8 and they are as follows: (1) it shall elect a chairman; (2) it shall elect a vice—chairman; (3) it shall appoint the Board of Archi tectural Education; (4) it shall appoint the Admissions Commi ttee and (5) it shall appoint the Discipline Commi ttee . I would like to know why it is not possible for the Annual General Meeting convened for this afternoon to do those five things . c The CHAIRMAN: I have taken advice on this matter, but it is my decision alone. I have to protect the position of the Registrar and the honorary officers and it is my decision that it is prudent, and it would not be proper to proceed with the Annual General Meeting this afternoon when there is such an obvious imbalance in the representation of the profession. Mr GORDON : In that case, Chai rman, perhaps you could tell us on what you base your authority to make that decision? The CHAIRMAN: It says in the regulation: "The Chairman or the Vice—Chairman of the Council or not less than ten members of the Council jointly may by written request to the Clerk require him to convene a Special meeting.. . " I am also empowered to act on behalf of Council in between meetings of the Council and to act as I should think fit. Mr GORDON: And have you convened a special meeting? The CHAIRMAN: No. Mr GORDON: I am at a loss to know from where you derive the power to postpone a meeting which had already been properly arranged and intimated to members . The CHAIRMAN: I have consulted our solicitor on this point and I am told I am legally in order in so doing. That is a legal matter. Whether it is proper is a matter for my judgment. Mr GORDON: You have liberally given us the benefit of Council's advice earlier on this afternoon, which I think was a very proper thing for you to do. Perhaps you could quote to us the advice you received on this matter. Mr ANDREWS : I think it is a short point; it is not unusual for meetings to be adjourned and the Chairman has it in his right to adjourn this meeting, which is what he has done . Mr GORDON: I have never been to a meeting which was adjourned before it began. Mr ANDREWS: I do not think it has begun; it is on 30 March . The CHAIRMAN: I postponed the meeting; I did not adjourn it. Mr GORDON: In that case the solicitor is answering a different question. He answered that it was perfectly in order to adjourn the meeting . I am asking for the Council to be given the benefit of the legal advice which spells c out your authority, without consulting Council, to change the date of a meeting which you had already intimated to all the members . Mr ANDREWS: The Chairman is not duty—bound to consult the Council before he fixed the meeting in the first place . D Mr GORDON: That is not my point. Having fixed it, where is his authority for postponing it? Mr ANDREWS: Where is the authority that says he cannot postpone it? Mr GORDON: I am putting to you, that since there is no specific authority, to make a decision without that authority is ultra vires. Mr ANDREWS: The timing of the meeting in my view is within the Chairman's discretion and he has exercised that discretion. Mr GEAL: I think there are limits to that discretion. If I could quote the regulations, regulation 2, which has already been referred to: "The Annual Meeting of the Council shall be held in the month of March in every year and shall follow the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held in the same month . " I think special attention should be paid to the lack of punctuation in that, relating to the " shall follow" , wi th no reference to "shall follow within the month" but held in the same month . It is not a minor point when you refer to the Principal Act, Schedule 1, clause 6: " .. . every member of Council shall hold office until the expiration of one year from the date of his appointment or election. Shortly, at the end of today, I will have no office. 1 then see myself having an interregnum until the next Annual General Meeting, and everyone else having an interregnum until the convening of that meeting. The CHAIRMAN: I am advised that that is not a correct interpretation of the statute or the regulations . Mr ANDREWS: No, I think that the absence of punctuation is not peculiar to that particular regulation. If you look at the regulations as a whole punctuation is not found generally throughout them . It is again a matter of interpretation. I do not necessarily say my view is bound to be the correct one. It would have been a proper course had there been time for the Chairman to instruct me to make application to the c court for a declaration on guidance, but there simply was not time to do that. The Chairman does not have to consult on the timing of the meeting. Therefore it must follow that he can postpone it. "Shall follow. .. " , the words you are probably relying on, it does not say "shall immediately follow" and I would say " shall follow" means precisely what it says, ie, shall not precede . Mr GEAL: It would be a constitutional absurdity to proceed with members that were not constituted. My real point is on clause 6 . What is the Council and who are the members of Council as of today, before the next Annual General Meeting? There are none, because they all cease according to clause 6, until the expiration. The CHAIRBIAN: I have received advice on this and I am told that there is no difficulty whatever on this point. Mr BROAD: My point concerns the twelve months. It says "one year . " Had the original date for the AGM been two weeks ago and been cancelled, which was within two weeks of the twelve months from which we had all been appointed, then you might be able to postpone it for two weeks, but seeing that the year expires today — because it always follows straight afterwards and there has never been a problem —— from this afternoon onwards it is not twelve months and two weeks, it is twelve months . This is the saddest day for ARCUK that I have ever seen and for the continuation of ARCUK we must carry on and what concerns me is these two weeks. How does ARCUK survive over the next two weeks, if we all cease tonight? The REGISTRAR: This is not a terribly difficult point. We always choose a Wednesday in March. It is not always twelve months from the last Wednesday. On some notorious occasions we have taken deliberate steps to avoid a particular Wednesday, because something else was on. Normally it is accepted from a Wednesday in March to a Wednesday in March . Mr ANDREWS: There is a precedent for this. c Professor MARKUS: I would suggest a proposition which, at first sight, may seem somewhat ludicrous, but I think it will get us round a number of the problems we have been discussing. That is, that we should hold the meeting as arranged today, following this meeting. Those who are valid members of the Council should proceed to the five duties we have heard to be carried out, but all the people nominated under those five should resign immediately upon the calling of the first proper meeting of this Council, so that Council can take the matters into its own hands and appoint whoever it wishes, in the normal way. Whether that meeting is 30 March or any other date Council chooses to have does not matter. It means cons titutionally we have a properly surviving Council which has been properly constituted in the interim. The CHAIRMAN: 1 looked into this point. I have already given my reasons as to why I do not think it proper or seemly that that should happen. We would for that period have a grossly dis torted ARCUK Council. It says in the regulations that the election of Chairman C, and the other five members mentioned can only be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and it is therefore outside the powers of a subsequent meeting of ARCUK, the Ordinary Meeting, to re—elect those officers, except by a casual vacancy . There is no guarantee that those officers would resign . It would seem an unreasonable and unseemly procedure for me to get ARCUK into, if I agreed to this request. Dr WOOLLEY : I think that there are considerable diffi— culties if we t ry to interpret the regulations. I would like to speak directly to some of the points . I am really shocked at some of what you have just told us about. It is very important that the concern of people like myself, and possibly others in Council, is noted, because clearly a constituent body of ARCUK has acted in a way which is reprehensible, or has attempted to do so, and that really raises a number of very serious issues about ARCUK. I would like to congratulate you on the exemplary way in which you have responded to that threat and that crisis . (cries of "hear", "hear" ) I find myself in some difficulty, therefore, at having to c take issue on one question, which is whether it is proper for you to have pos tponed the meeting, because it seems to me that is what it comes down to. As you have said, it is a decision you have taken. There are a number of arguments which you have advanced for that to avoid a constitutional crisis, to ensure a proper balance of representation on the Council of the profession, to avoid it being grossly distorted. I can quite see those arguments, but it seems to me that there are other issues you perhaps ought to have taken into account. That is, that a particular constituent body has forced this crisis by its actions on ARCUK, and that you are to some extent, I would suggest, falling over backwards to accommodate those mistakes which that particular body seems to have made . I think you should also have considered the considerable inconvenience that this is putting other members of Council to. This is a gut feeling really — why should I be incon— venienced because of the misbehaviour of one of the constituent bodies? I feel very s trongly about that. I think it is quite improper. It seems to me that if it was necessary for that particular constituent body to have a meeting of its Council C, before putting forward the correct nominations then that body should have been inconvenienced to do that, not this Council. Why should I have to come back here in two weeks t time, on a day when I already have extremely important commitments that are extremely di fficult to change? Why should I do that to accommodate a particular constituent organisation, which has quite clearly abused its role? It seems to me on that basis there is a very strong argument for going ahead with the Annual General Meeting today because, under the terms of the regulations, such a meeting would be properly constituted and I do not give a hoot for whether or not it is fully representative of the profession. I believe that that consti tuent body has disqualified itself from representing this profession by the way in which it has behaved over this matter. I would have thought that you would feel just as strongly about it. I feel there is a very strong argument on moral grounds alone, never mind all the ins and outs of the regulations, that the Annual General Meeting should continue today and we should not be inconvenienced and put out to accommodate this c other body by holding the meeting on some future date, to suit its purposes . I appreciate the time scale was very tight, but I think there are very strong arguments to be said for that, and I think I and my unattached colleagues feel very strongly that the AGM should go ahead as planned today . The CHAIRMAN: You appreciate that I have not used any adjectives in my statement. Although you may use adjectives I should like to dissociate myself from those adjectives . Mr JEFFELS: That is a point I would like to make . The CHAIRBIAN: You appreciate that I have had a weekend of very considerable concern as to what to do . I had to take a number of considerations in, some of which certainly were YOurs . I appreciate that a number of people are being inconvenienced, but the most important thing is that ARCUK must continue and be seen to be properly constituted body which maintains the respect of all those who are concerned with it all the consti tuent bodies, Government and the public at large. I had a very difficult decision and I C, appreciate the comments which you have made, but I felt I had to weigh those comments against the other considerations which I have already made this afternoon . Mr EASTHAM: I have a lot of sympathy with what has been said, but I do not think we will benefit by repeating similar things. It is an unsatisfactory position and I am sure the RIBA will say maybe it is none of their making; others will say it is. But I would like to move on to other business . I have travel led a long way and it seems will have, like many, to travel a long way again. I would like to propose that we note your decision, with regret. Mr ASTINS: 1 second that. Mr GORDON: I feel that is adding insult to injury. This is an extraordinarily important matter, which it is proposed to brush under the carpet without adequate discussion. I hope there is support for continuing discussion until a conclusion has become clear . c Mr GEAL: Who will bear the cost of the additional Council meeting? The CHAIRMAN: ARCUK . Mr ALLAN: What is that cost? The CHAIRMAN: I do not know. Probably in the order of E2000 . Mr ALLAN: Is that more or less than the average amount given as a student grant by ARCUK? Mr JEFFELS: Chairman, on a point of order———— The CHAIRMAN: Can you answer that question, Mr Gregory? Mr GREGORY: That is about the maximum we would give. Mr ALLAN: About the maximum of a student grant? Mr GREGORY: For a typical provincial student. Mr JEFFELS: On a point of order a motion has been put and seconded that we move on to the next business. Surely that should now be put to the Council. The CHAIRMAN: I appreciate that, Mr Jeffels . It is an important matter and I want everyone to have the opportunity of saying what they wish on the matter. Mr JENKS: I would like to reverse the thing in a way and seek an assurance from the Chair. If a precedent is being set to pos tpone meetings in this way, in accordance with the wishes of any constitutional body, I notice that there are four constitutional bodies that have not put forward recommendations to this Council could any of these, for instance the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the R ICS or the Society of Engineers, expect the same treatment, or the unattached, if we were irregular in our nominations to this Council? Could c we expect similar treatment to that being allowed to the R IBA? For example, if the Secretary of State for Scotland now comes alone and says "we are sorry about our nomination. We made a bit of a mistake. It was irregular, illegal. We would like to postpone this meeting for another time so that we can ensure that we are properly represented"? At the moment the Council will not be properly represented because there are four consti tutional bodies missing from that Council. Can we have that assurance? The CHAIRMAN: I do not think I can give you that assurance. This is a hypothetical question and it must be left to the judgment of whoever is there at the time as to c what he should do about that circumstances . I do not think I should say anything which could constitute a precedent in this matter . Professor Denys HINTON: The parallel which Dr Jenks D has raised is not a valid one. It is true that the RIBA made a request about this, but the real reason the Chairman has had to make this decision is that it would not have been possible to have cons tituted this Council at a General Meeting because it was not resolved what was the legality of the nominations . In that situation I would have to say to you, would you all have preferred to meet in this room and to have argued about the legality of whether the meeting could proceed? It would have had to have been closed if it had been called in the first place . Regulations, moral principles and other things apart, the practical aspect is that that meeting could never effectively have taken place . Mr ALLAN: We have been told by the legal adviser that those nominations were not legal . Does this Council take its own legal advice or the legal advice given to it second—hand by another body? Mr ANDREWS: The advice we gave, that was confirmed by the Registrar, the Privy Council and by the barrister that we instructed, was challenged by the R IBA. That being so, it was thought that a compromise was the best way forward and that is the compromise which has been spelled out in the note from which you quoted. The CHAIRMAN: Are there any other comments before I put the motion? Mr CRITCHLOW; I tend to sympathise with Dr Woolley in that it is regrettable that the meeting has had to be put off at great expense, but, likewise, a second notice has been send out so that anybody who wished to attend the AGM today might not have done so as a result of that second notice . So we have little alternative but to agree with the regrettable decision which has had to be made in postponing the Annual General Meeting. Mr BROAD: If this meeting does not go ahead today and we are relying on a postponed meeting in two weeks' time, c before which we are hoping that one of the constituent bodies of this Council will hold a proper meeting and re—consider their previous nominations and come forward to another meeting, we are therefore hoping to have the same open debates next year that we have had in the past. It has taken a long time, inch by inch, to have this forum in this chamber used for open debate, where points can be put forward and debated and people take votes at the end. Decisions taken last year were more or less unanimous . It is hard to see how we are going to have forty—two new nominees who are to come in here, according to the press statements that I have read, and carry out policy as told to them by somebody not in this Council Chamber. If the point of pos tponing is purely to enact this, it seems to me we are doing this body a disservice. Added to that, there are still technical, legal complications in doing so and I believe one of those is that this body has decided and it is in our minutes — that the nominations have to be in in advance of an Annual General Meeting by at least three weeks. We are hoping to change the nominations , we believe, and we are having a meeting in two weeks . C, The unattached have had it rammed down their throats that from the time they have their elections there is a very tight schedule to meet to come forward with nominations . If they ask for a day longer it is refused by this body . Are we sticking to three weeks for nominations? Is there a chance to change nominations or are we seeing forty—two people coming here in two weeks' time who will have this as a registration body . If that is what we are postponing it for, I think we do ourselves a great disservice . The CHAIRMAN: There are two kinds of nominations. One is any constituent body, and others nominated under the schedule of the Act, have a right to nominate; that is not subject to any time. They can nominate whom they wish, when they wish. The one you are talking about is nominations to boards and commi ttees . The REGISTRAR: For free election. It is only the free election which has a time limit. Mr BROAD: So those names will not change . The CHAIRMAN: we do not know. c The REGISTRAR: Mr Broad is quite right in saying that technically, I suppose, if the Council follows its previous rulings . The CHAIRMAN: I defer to your advice on this. Time is getting on. We have a motion before us. Mr GROVES: Chairman, you have had a motion some time. You have given people plenty of time. Would you please put the motion? Mr GORDON: On a point of order, Chairman the response which was just given was not clear to me and, I do not think, to a number of other people in the room. I am particularly aware in my own case, I am asked by my constituent body to confirm that I am prepared to act on ARCUK from early in January . I am slightly surprised, with over twenty—five———— Mr GROVES: Chairman, this is not a point of order . Mr GORDON: that another constituent body, presumably subject to the same law, is only able to give five days' notice. The CHAIRMAN: Your point is noted. Are there any more comments ? Mr ALLAN: I do not think we have had a satisfactory answer to Mr Broad's point and I would like to know from the Registrar what the period is laid down in ARCUK's procedures whereby nominations for free election have to be submitted to the Registrar, by whatever time before the meeting concerned, and whether those procedures can be upheld in terms of the timetable of this meeting which is being suggested for the 30th or not. The REGISTRAR: The answer is---- Mr BRILL: There is another comment———— Mr ALLAN: Could I have the answer to my question? Mr BRILL: It is an added one which may help clarify matters. We are talking about nominations for free elections . I have no information that those nominations by individuals and not by consti tuent bodies, are actually being challenged by the Chairman or any legal entity within this Council. The CHAIRMAN: I am sorry. This was considered but the nominations for the free elections can only be made by members of the Council. If those members of the Council are invalid then their nominations are invalid too. c The REGISTRAR: What we have normally stated is that we should have fourteen days notice of free election candidatures , solely in order that we can get out an aide memoire on each one. The simplest answer would be to suspend that require— ment for the Annual Meeting to be held on the 30th, so that people can nominate up to the moment of the meeting. Mr ALLAN: So that in addition to all the other incon— veniences we are being asked to tolerate we are also being asked to suspend a chapter of ARCUK 's normal procedures in order to accommodate this incredible faux pas — that is the most charitable description of it —- by the RIBA. 1 think it is absolutely astounding and utterly disgraceful. The CHAIRMAN: 1 now put the motion. Mr ALLAN: Could you repeat the wording please? The REGISTRAR: What I have is "note the decision with regret. Mr EASTHAM: "That we note the decision to postpone the Annual Meeting with regret . " Mr ALLAN: I would like to make an amendment to that, to substitute the word " accept" for the word "note . " It is whether we accept the decision. C, Mr EASTHAM: I accept that amendment. Mr ASTINS: Agreed. Mr CONNOLLY: I thought the motion was " to proceed to other business . " The CHAIRMAN: 1 thought 1 was right. I now have this motion by Mr Eastham "that we accept this decision with regret." Mr METCALFE: "And proceed to other business . " The CHAIRMAN: "We accept this decision with regret and proceed to other business" if you so wish. Is that all right, Mr Eastham? Mr EASTHAM: 1 agree. Mr ASTINS: 1 agree. Mr WATERHOUSE; May I move an amendment to delete the words "with regret"? Mr METCALFE: 1 second that. The CHAIRMAN: We now have an amendment to this motion, to delete "with regret" . The amendment was put and on a show of hands was carried with 28 voting for and 9 against. The motion as amended was put and on a show of hands was carried with 30 voting for and 13 against. 5 . Section 7 of the Principal Act (in the absence of the press) The CHAIRMAN: This is a discipline matter in respect of Steven Lawrence Hole . The REGISTRAR: Are there only members of the existing Council here? The CHAIRMAN: There are two who are new. Is there any objection to their remaining at this Council for this purpose, although they must not vote? (no objection was raised) Mr NICKOLLS: The report of the Discipline Commi ttee in the matter of Mr S L Hole is Annex A on the papers before you and you will note the recommendation of the Discipline Committee on page 4 of that annex. It is my proposal to move the re levant motion in respect of this, after which any matters can be raised from the floor if members of Council so desire. I shall therefore read the resolution as follows: "That the Discipline Committee having reported to the Council that Steven Lawrence Hole has been found guilty of conduct disgraceful to him in his capaci ty as an architect, this Council directs the Registrar (1) to send him a copy of the Discipline Committee report; (2) to inform him that after grave consideration the Council has decided not to remove his name from the Register but that nevertheless the Council considers that his conduct in the matter merits the severest censure and reproof; (3) to arrange for the publication of the Discipline Committee's findings and the Council 's decision in respect thereof in the architectural press 27 . I would hope, by virtue of the Annual General Meeting being postponed, that those in the Institute might take this opportunity of reconsidering their decision and of hope ful Iy nominating you again and Professor Hinton as their represent— atives,so that we can look forward to perhaps you, sir, carrying on for what is normally two years 1 do not think I can remember an occasion when a chairman has only served one . You, sir, have been in my view, and I am sure in the opinion of everyone who is here, a very able, faithful, competent chairman, and I am only sorry that this may be the last occasion you are sitting there . If it is, I would c like to thank you, and of course Professor Hinton, most deeply for all you have done for the Council and I hope others here will join me in making this "thank you" statement. The vote of thanks was carried with acclaim. The CHAIRMAN: Thank you everyone for that. This is somewhat ernbarrassing, as you will gather. Is there any other business? Mr ALLAN: I would also like to indulge the Council 's time with a brief, in my case, valedictory statement as this will be my last Council meeting for at least the foreseeable future to say I would like to add my endorsement to everything John Smith has said and that, in the ten years I have been an ARCUK councillor, it seems to me some extremely important and valuable progress has been made . I think it must be clear to a number of people that the more progress that is made in ARCUK in terms of its emancipation and reform the more it may be subject to the sort of, I would say, improper interference that may have happened in the recent weeks . I feel I can speak for all C, my colleagues on the unattached side in saying that in the last two chairmen we have found stout allies of the cause of fairness and impartiality in the chair; that is both yourself, Bob, and Denys Hinton. We would very much hope that that tradi tion even if not in the person of yourself but certainly that tradition would be consolidated and deve loped. In my own case it will take a little while to reflect on today's events . I do not think I can really 60 . come to and I daresay a number of other people will not be able to come to — proper conclusions until they have seen the verbatim report of your statement, which I think was a very brave one. In the meantime, however, I think people will inevitably draw conclus ions from what has happened and I would say it would be very sad indeed if anybody in certain quarters drew the conclusion from what has happened that, under pressure, ARCUK is capable of being intimidated, because I do not think it can and I do not think it should be. I can say that and I can leave after ten years of being on ARCUK, but it seems to me that that fact has to be demonstrated by the incoming Council next year and by all c subsequent Councils, that ARCUK is its own master and must act accordingly in accordance with its consti tution and its procedures . All I can say is I wish my successors well in that and if it appears to me that there may be any backsliding from that pattern of behaviour, I may be back ! (Applause) The CHAIRMAN: First of all I would very much like to thank ARCUK staff for all the work they have done this year . It has been a very heavy year indeed. It has imposed upon them the extra work of the Order in Council. I would thank the Registrar and his staff for all the work they have done . I would also like to thank the honorary officers, who again have had a difficult time this year. They have not only been extremely loyal and carried out the wishes of this Council but they have also been chairmen of their various committees and have done a great deal of work . I would also like to thank all the members of committees who have served both here, and those who are not here; I think they have added much to the quality of the work of this Council. I would thank all the existing Council members for what they C, have done and the manner in which they have conducted these debates some of which could have got a bit more heated than they have . I appreciate the discretion and moderation that has been used. I would finally thank the retiring members for all they have done . I would thank Mr Astins, Mr Barnes, Miss Bedington, who has been here since 1969, Professor Hinton, Mr Lewis, Professor Macleod, Mr Weardon, Mr Wilkinson and 61. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/5ffc3db8d0553dfd8635e011726e0043.pdf cf53e7a16ab623909f3a03c3d946dacc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ARCUK snubs RIBA over Council Subject The topic of the resource Article by Alan Thompson Description An account of the resource 4 BUILDING DESIGN. April 3. 1987 Drury Lane warehouse gets the go-ahead PLANNING consent has been 39. Sq. m of residential accompt for the EPR Partnerships mediation complete with redevelopment scheme for a at num. warehouse/office building at Meanwhile. an EPR scheme 54-57 Drury Lane, London a residential redevelopment WC2. at 44-46 Drury Lane has been but work will not he abstract submitted to Westminster City until vacant possession is ob.• Council for approval. EPR's trained in 1990. clients, the Limco Groups arc JR P Investments Will develop proposing 17 flats for the mixed scheme. which Will conservation arca Site. which is comprise 3.900sq m of offices. currently occupied by a vacant 20fisq m of studio space and social club budding. Biffen hopes Victoria Tower TIIE Palace of Victoria Toner may not be refurbished along with the rest of the Parliamentary buildings, In response to Parliamentary question from Harry Greenuay MP. the Rt non John Bitren. leader of the 'louse of Commons, said "I hope that in due course the Victoria 'Isomer can be. restored". A PSA spokesman told BI) that • 'it is likely the tower will be for a fresh plan restored but it will be several years before work starts. as funds have to be allocated before planning and consultation can begin." Architect SIP Sydney Chap• man asked whether there were any plans to improve some of the palace's internal courtyards "which are very untidy and a disgrace to the splendid architectural heritage that has been passed on to us". Docklands young at Easter IIS year's RIBA workshops tor young people will be held during the Easter break, Qualified architects will accompany 14-17 year olds on a study trip to London's Docklands on April 23 while on April groups of8-13 year olds will take part In the Makerspace project (designing a lifesize space for a person. mammal or object). For the Docklands trip the teenagers will be asked to workshop for prepare a brief and drawings for a new Docklands building. right be lacking and various design criteria. Places at the workshops are limited and applications should be made to the RIBA as soon as possible. It costs €2 per head. Practising architects or students who would like to lead groups should contact Sheena Parsons at the RIBA, Building contracts warning WARNING about using the appropriate form of contract been Issued by two national building bodies. 'l hey claim using the wrong contract leads to Increased costs a less satisfactory building process. 110th the Joint Contracts Tribunat for the Standard Form Building Contract OCT) and National Joint Consulta- Committee for Building (NJCC) are urging clients and professional advisers to study the JCT practice note 20, two bodies also warn that outdated 1963 standard vs still being used in some cases. This has been superseded JCI'S(). which was amended January to require works to insured on an all risks basis, The advantages of JCT 80 explained in practice note 21. Practice notes 20 (€2.50) and practice 21 (f t. 3()) are available RIBA Publications. FinsMission. Moreland Street. London ECI. Arcuk ARC UK has delivered a massive public snub to the RIBA by turning down institute nomination Gordon Graham for the post of council Vice-chairman. Members voted by 24 votes to 21 to appoint Ken Taylor of the Abbey Hanson Rowe Partnership. Unattached Arcuk members refused to field a candidate as they feared it might split the Arcuk vote and let Graham in. This is the first time in 55 years the RIBA nomination has not been elected despite the RIBA snubs RIBA over council Arcuk should keep some inde- education but the RIBA is battle loomed and nominated role under the EEC directive. pence and not be overwhelmed having none of it. loyal RIBA establishment fig- But both members are now on by the influence of the RIBA. President lorry Rolland has rues and seasoned campaigners Arcuk's Board of Education. "Arcuk will no longer be a said Arcuk's increasing interest for Arcuk Council this year. nominated by Portsmouth and rubber stamp," he said. in educational matters was "not He dropped council chairman Huddersfield schools. Pundits main area of contention in the best interests of archi- Bob Adams and education arc predicting that the board is between the two bodies is edu- tecture. the public, or future chairman Denys Hinton from where the education battle will cation. Arcuk has said It wants a student tntakc••. council after they refused to be fought and that it will be a greater say in architectural Rolland knew a difficult overturn Arcuk's strengthened hard fight for the RIRA. By Alan Thompson appointing 42 of the6.Srncmbers sitting on Arcuk Council. Taylor poured oil on the RIBA Arcuk troubled waters and called for a "harmomsation of interests and not a fragmentation" Unattached member Norman Arnold told B": *'Taylor •s appointment should bring opencss and umty to the education debate". Arnold is keen that Scottish multi-millionaire Murray this week unveiled an ESO million reconstruction scheme for Edinburgh's historic Port Hamilton district. The mixed commercial and residential dcsclooment on a 2.Sha site jtzst half a from Prances Street will be the largest privately funded scheme since war. It is the most ambitious planner launched by MI M. the property arm of Murray International Loadings MI.M's consultant architect Gareth Hutchison said the project based on original canal-basin buildings demolished SO years ago and at}deed that they already applied roar planning permission. scheme provides for a waterfront development in the highly successful popular style or London's St Katharine's Dock." he said. Plans for the site include 34.000sq m offices; 10.000sq m private bousing• m retail space complete smith a glazed mall. and 6.500sq m hotel accommodation with a m function suite. "'Il also beundcrgrouncl parking OSO cars. Murray said the mixed developments soot only complemented commercial viability. but also helped to ensure activity all day and all year round&'. r the scheme is given the go-ahead by city and regional planners work should on site this year "its completion set 1990. Up to 1.200 jobs 9ilI be created. WATERPROOFING DESIGN REGISTER TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICE Professional and free service to specifiers for all STRUCTURAL WATERPROOFING problems. Over seventy years of experience. full technical back up. Contact technical Dooanment. RIW Protective Products Co. Ltd 792966 Telex. Broadway House. Shute End. WoA•nqhatn. Berkshire RGtt IBH Telephone. 647930 RIW — Brush, Sprayed and Sheet Applied Waterproofing products for surfaces subject to damp and corrosion. the A has and of the live their the form by in be are Enter ON EXPRESS ENQUIRY CARO from bury mile tbc the had and I start C' A Sal refi exo tec BUILDING DESIGN. April 3. 1987 3 News Construction Adopt a homeless Scottish industry pulls family, says Hackney ROD 'lacuney has urged archi- bad or non-existent housing". teetS to adopt homeless families The latest figures from Shelter council cuts jobs to sol•c Britain's housing prob• say there are at least 100.000 lern. homeless people in Britain, STRATHCLYDE Regional Council's architectures depart- Speaking at the Family Forum Hackney said: "If every RIBA mcnt. the biggest in the country, conference as part or National member adopts a homeless family has axed 177 jobs ina restructure together for 'lousing Week. Hackney re- and finds a solution to their vealed his plan to put architects housing problem, the problem of masterminded by department director Jack McDougall. and the RIBA at the forefront of homelessness in Britain could be With the agreement of Nalgo the fight against homelessness. ended Hithin five years. and his staff. McDougall has so "Where architects see a prob. "Architects are uniquely lem they should not wait to be placed in the housing market to far managed to reduce his computer link asked for help. They have a duty see opportunities whether they be department by 140 people over the last year. to initiate action. Who else is building a self-aid scheme or He has also reorganised the there who knows more about directing a temporarily housed department to give It a greater A COMPUTERISED infor- IS days are possible — but so far environmental and housing prob- family to a more permanent and lems other than the very victirnsof better home." "community architecture" slant. Instead of running it through mation exchange to make the construction industry more the only savings achieved have been marginally tn excess of two New South Bank move three main groups. there are now six, efficient is planned by major days. The cuts have been made to product manufacturers, build- Edicon points out that many LAMBETH council was de. Hall — part of his more ambi- try and prevent a S2.S million ing contractors and public individual organisattons in the industry have in ciding this week 9hetlter to allow the tious scheme to glaze over the shortfall between the depart- bodies, Invested heavily computer systems for internal second phase of 'I'erry Ear. rel's scheme to brighten up space between the buildings to allow room for new foyers. cafes. ment•s earnings and what it costs to run. McDougall told BD Trafalgar House. IBM. Red- communications. but the necdis London's South Bank. shops and restaurants. his cuts would save €3 million. land. John Laing. Boulton & for a system of communica- Farrell wants to demolish the Farrell has been re-elected Job cuts have been achieved Paul, Redland. the Property tion between the different high-level walkway in front of the president of the Urban Design through early retirement and Services Agency and others have launched a company to promote the concept. Edicon — electronic data exchange in the construction industry — will be invitingothet members of the construction industry to join the company. Other industries such as elements of the industry. south side of the Royal Festival Group for a further two years. holding vacancies. retailing. pharamceuticals, automotive. and more recently Probabtvthe best shipping arc using electronic data By Lee Mallett the the pr incipie is well-established in Atnerica. "Devclopment Of an EDI system would not only bc feasible, but is essential for thc future health of the industry". Edicon clams. A launch meeting will be held soon to invite membership and to receive nominations for executive posts in the orgamsation. Three main areas of the industry that EDI would improve are financtal management, inventory control and customer service, according to Edicon. If EDI systems were adopted internationally savings of up to €10 billion for businesses could be made. says the company. Where EDI has been used in Bntain, in the invoicing and payments cycle. savings of up to Joining the board ARCHITECT lets councillor Jonathan Mathews has been appointed to the London Docklands De. velopment Corporation board. Mathews. a tutor at the house floor in the Architectural Association. is a founder member of the Social Democratic Party and lives highly insulated domestic flooring system ever. north of the Isle of Dogs on Jetfloor Plus is the only flooring The system gives unrivalled With a •tr value in the order of Tower Hamlets' Docklands. He system to have been designed advantages to the architect for 0.2 W/m 20 C it will easily meet the is the second architect to specifically for housew It has been design, to the builder for ease of proposed new building tv•gulations be appointed to the board alongs;dc Sir Andrew Derby- successfully used in thousands of construction. to the homeowner for for energy conservation. shire. homes throughout the country. as economy and that's why more and Mathews says his key concern well as in many of the most highly mote people are beginning to realise Write now for details and literature. to secure jobs for local people. regarded house designs for the future that every home should have one. In brief Wycombe shortlist WYCOME council has selected nine practices from more than 70 applications to go forward tn an architectural competition for a new arts centre, They are Aldington Craig & Collingc•. Derek Walker Asso• ciates; Eldred Evans & David Shalcv: Howell, Killick. Partridge & Amis. McCormack Jamieson & Pritchard; Ncylan & tJnglcss•. Paul Makcrow•. Roderick Ham & Partners; and Trevor Dannatt Partners. The centre. which will include a 400.seat theatre, hall and multi•storcy car park, will be developed on a conservation infill site in central High Wycomc. Inplan win FIRST-YEAR architecture student at Bath University Julian Brown has won the 1987 Inplan Award Trophy and a cash prize of €2,000. Sponsored by BRUFMA. the British Rigid Urethane Foam Manufacturers' Association, and Building Design. the award is intended to promote energy conscrrvation planning in buildingSecond prize of El ,000 was won by Chris Gregory of Not. tingharn University and other awards went to Sinclair Thomson, Martin Hughes, Stephen Meeney and Susan Cornish. Flat grant COVENTRY's Wood End Estate is to have a E92S.000 urban development grant as part of a E-S million improvement package. Developer Bellways Urban Renewal will replace 76 flats and maisonettes with 95 houses designed by Geden ofCoventry. Island talks THE scheme for the Jacobs Island Company has not been refused planning permission by the London Docklands Development Corporation as stated in our report last week. Discussions are taking place over some of the design details. We apologise for any embarrassment caused. Bath show BATH Arts Association will show a film on Frank Lloyd Wright at the Huntingdon Centre in Bath on April 15. Details: (0225) 69874. Sugden goes DEREK Sugden, one of the founder engineering partners of Arup Associates. retired from the practice at the end of last month. He intends to concentrate more in the field of acoustics and will remain a consultant to Arup Acoustics. Enter 3 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3 April 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/61489f74b2c7cd007f153120f0076e15.pdf 8a0aabc47fba84206594cf3281dee941 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chaos hits RIBA dispute with ARCUK' Subject The topic of the resource Article by J Wood Description An account of the resource No 828 - ..vgvopaper lor me design team Privy Council drawn into controversy AN astonishing RIBA Denys Hinton told BD that the resubmit its candidates, but it bungle in its battle with agm scheduled •for Wednesday had been cancelled until should also go through the usual canvassing procedures before its the Architects Registra- Monday. March 30 on the list is drawn up. and this is tion Council (Arcuk) has advice of the Privy Council. clearly impossible in a week." led to the Privy Council would allow the RIRA Council meeting next Wednes- list has been put at risk by an attempt at "conciliation" being called in to adjudi- day to endorse its candidates from the Kingston school's cate. and is sure to fuel the row which deputy head, Peter Jacob. who is erupted when the institute member of the RIBA Council On its advice. the Arcuk announced them in February. and Arcuk's education com- annual general meeting was 42 nominations to the 65- mittee. postponed this week because strong body omitted many has tabled a motion for the RIBA Council had not next week's RIBA Council endorsed the institute's list of nominees for Arcuk By John Wood meeting condemning the omission of Hinton and Adams from Council. existing members including the list. and calling for concilia• tion between the two bodies. •that lisé is in jeopardy — a motion opposing it has been Hinton and Bob Adams. chair. men of the council. Jacob. who has served on tabled for the RIBA Council institute claimed that the Arcuk's education board for meeting next week. new blood on the council would several years. has been dropped Arcuk's education chairman strengthen its presence. but from the institute's nominations for that body without a word of How the others saw it asa cynical attempt to rein in Arcuk after itopposed explanation. The RIBA has put forward 16 the institute's education policy. Commenting on the cancella- practitioners. in response. it argument lion. Arcuk Council member Norman Arnold (who is not an claims, to extra places being created on the board for heads of RIBA member) complained schools. started that he had only been given one day's notice of a meeting that is usually arranged one year in PSA jobs Eating out A TOP-LEVEL meeting be- advance. BRYAN Jefferson, director- PLANS to turn a disused tween the RIBA and Arcuk led He said that with such short general of design services at the London church into an Ameri- to the current cold war, Arcuk notice some council members PSA. is to stay in his job until can-style restaurant have been Council was told on Wednes- would be unavailable for the June 1989 at the DoE's request. rejected on appeal. Westminster day by chairman Robert Adams. rearranged meeting and there But Kenneth Jeavons, 47, will council. supported by Save, ile said that at a meeting on could be pressure for a further succeed Fred Levy as director of opposed development of St February 3 president Larry delay. architectural services on April I. Marks, North Audley Street, Rolland and vice-president On the reason for the cancel- Levy is retiring. Jeavons joined because of its fine Victorian Peter Melvin asked Adams and lation he commented: "The the DOE Property Services interior. The inspectorcalled for Denys Hinton to overturn Arc uk's strengthened role under the EEC directive. RIBA should be allowed to Agency in 1970. "more appropriate uses" This would increase Arcuk's for architectural Modest Budget boost responsibility education at the expense of the RIBA. Hinton and Adams refused to comply. They were Informed that they would not be nominated for Arcuk Council. At a later meeting they were told the RIBA would reverse all education decisions made by Arcuk in the last year. Arcuk Council member John Allan said this appeared to constitute a pnma tacic case of "disgraceful conduct" by the RIBA representatives involved. CHAOS HITS RIBA DISPUTE wlTH ARCUK DDEX ROSTRUM 2, FRIDAY MARCH 201987 Fire swept throegb Glasgo•'s Ca d•Oro building last Friday. causing extensive damage to the e interior and destroying mtxb or original irongork. in 1812 by John as a furniture tbe building is un&rcoing IS million comersion to offices and shops by Scott Brownrieg & Turner. Along With John Bair&s Gardeners Building in J•miea Street. Ca d'Oro. on tbe corner of Unif*l Street and Gordon Street. is the most u.histicated exercise in c. framed •rchit«tore in Scotland. Only tse day before. council finally gave to Sir Leslie ih 120 million concert hall the St Andrew's Halls, 25 years ago, *design page S +13 "dud/ THIS year's budget goes only contractors and consultants. VAT — this will only apply on a marginal benefits to the con- "Although there is no specific "cash received basis" for com• struction industry. But cuts in the help for the construction and patties with a turnover ofless than PSBR. loner interest rates and property industries. the modest €250,000. This will improve cash changes in VAT payments will overall stimulus to the economic flow and avoid up-front payment reduce business costs and make environment will bring more of VAT on bad debts. 56, Infill 9, Comment 9, PerspectiVe 10, Scorpio 11, SAGs 11. Letters 12-13. Features 14-28, New products 38-39, Products in practice 41, Easiebeek 42, Dateline 43, Free classified 44, Corbusier considered A weeks later became part of F*'tel extension in Deg on. or shopptng mall tn Long Island. an complex in Nice. pool pavilion in Honolulu, out glaung system and fully documented iot 21 rwp.w winds and it. oi snow; spanning from to and Fot yout next curves. we insite yoo to Appointments 4S-SS. Our learning. MACHIN DESIGNS u,qrry-l) Ransotne•s Patkgate Road, Loadoe SWI t 01 223 040 11 investment in construction more business to the industry and to its Business expansion schemes — I. profitable, according to the customers." investment made in these in the RIRA. Corporation tax — basic rates first six months of the year can A team of financial experts and for businesses with less than now be offset against the previous architects headed by Max Hutch• EIOO.OOO profit each year have year's tax. 'Illis bill make more inson said: "It's a small business been reduced from 29 to 27 per investment capital available for On September 3 1986 we be-or our budget benefiting small sub- cent. continued pago 3 21 ,000th bat. pages 14-21 Enter 1 ON ENOUIRY EXPRESSCARO 2 BUILDING DESIGN. March 20, 1987 FRIENDLY greetings were be anything as simple as a single Thom Gorst on David Wild at the RIBA. hero was Mies van der Rohe. the Lenin tribune etc) onto the shouted across the packed reasoned argument. or an epi- Three years at the AA were grid. The diarist who bought the foyer. David Wild's reputa- sode by episode history. It was part dialectic, part life story, not dwelt upon. and he wassoon thing then laid a personal life on tion has spread well. There were students and ex-students part slide-show and part jazz/ blues session. It was. by and call of back in the States again. Suddenly the auditorium was dren- top of the lot, By now the slides were completely out of order. "This free form and small heros. and perhaps two big ones. For all ot large,a treat to be part of. ched With blues sineng. . . "I'm ring to Chtcayy. Ibis is what is — a real challenge." The audience loved one or them on Tuesday evening, He left his early days until a bit later on. First of all he wantedto •m gonna do • ...the photographs from the proJcctors sped it. And so finally to the archi- the RIBA was the place to be. The rear partition slid out of clear the air about LeCorbusier. possibly in case anyone in the audience had the Wild along. They were disparate street scenes from Chicago's tecture. or at least to the house that Wild built for himself in sight as the main lecture hall was been persuaded by South Side. The slides started to north London over a period of expanded to its full capacity. Roddy Gradidge the previous show Wild's fascination With the four years. "Isn•t it better todo Ted Cullinan mounted the week. To Corb,archltccturcwas juxtaposition of opposites. something slowly and carefully the play of masses broughtwithin a geometrical grid. A together by light. To a famousdown-and-out and a bus.ness London practitioner of theexecutive in front of a Mies modern style, though. thefacade. Wildispreoccupiedwith definitive form of moderncollage, but in Amertca he architecture was thecornmercialthinks you don't have to make block. How many speculativecollages — you find them again office buildings did Le Corbusierand again. Another short burst do? Wild couldn't remember theof music and more images from number. Perhaps there was — making spaces. some truth in James Dunnett•sthe South Side. rostrum. "I first met David Wild suggestion that the RoutemasterAt this point the slides went if you have time? Who says time at the end of the (David bus was nearly the best piece ofout of synch, It was almost ts money! I don't." does a thumbs up to a friend in modern architecture in London.bound to happen. The two To him. there is absolutely the audience) when we all thought And now he began. "I wascarousels took turns to project nothing satisfying as making buildings should be built by the tx»rn by the seaside. At the agc ofonto the screen. so that one slide things. It may bc the first design people and tor the people." But three I was taken to New Yorkfaded in while the previous one model for his house. it may be then there wasa recession which on the Queen Mary. I was hungfaded out. It took two assistants the ground plan With regulating led us to monetarism, and from the edge Of the Empireat the projection table tooversce lines laid studiously upon it tn conservatism, and carelessness. State Building. So I'm involvedthings. Sadly. what had been red ink. It may bc the working when fatalism took over from With the metropolis."well rehearsed was gotng well drawings ("if you look hard you optumtsm. Early influences seemed towrong. "Never mind. They can see the dimensions") or it This was to be an optimistic have been the Boys Fun Book andchanged the slides round as a may be the lovingly constructed evening — so optimistic that similar publications that en-joke in my first public lecture. I shuttering for the circular Wild's first words on rising to couraged him to make things.learned all about aranoia and columns. the rostrum were "This is going He was particularly impresseddefensible space t at evening." He went on to show other to be a serious talk. . .so please with instructions for a "PocketHe poured a large glass ofthe red projects, including a plan for a feel free to burst out laughing". Receiver for Sports Fans".liquid from the green bottle. house next door to hrs own. that Very seriously, he opened a Better than the kits you get theseComing back to England he is inspred by Adolf Loos(whois charming little attache case and days.tried to put the radicalrsation he now more interesting to Wild removed a huge and varied Back in Britain he went topicked up in the States to some than Mies). selection of books. The case grammar school and failed hiseffect. He produced the Big Red He finished with a kaleido• must have been bottomless. A-levels badly. He worked on aDiary for Pluto Press that many scope of slides With musical especially as the last item to building site, but then went towill remember fondly. but few backing that seemed tobnngthe emerge was a corked green art college to study architecturewill know was conceived as lecture right back to its begtnbottle with what turnedout tobe (you only needed O•levels inanother collage. The day by day ning. Every book had been a red liquid inside. those days), He spent five days alayout was a grid. He latd quoted from. and the bottle was evening wasn't going to week drawing things. His first Child of the metropolis in his London home. Photos: Georr Beeckrnan. historical images (drawings of getting low. Paul Finch on the European shopping centre conference. MONTE Carlo an irresis- even prayer. In Short become a wnpowrnv« 1.000 delegates and companions Shop supermarkets. tible attraction for more than way of life rather than giant-sized to this year's European Council Centres in the US. delegates, Of Shopping Centres conference. heard, had already been designed About half the delegates were purely on the basis of this type of British, including representatives market research. Other informa- of nearly SO firms of architects tion from across the Atlantic was and designers. by far the largest talk less cheerful: centre owners plan single national group. Crighton to take part later this year in a and Fitch had hired yachts (the national campaign to persuade former unfortunately becoming different ways. and that centres adolescents tostay off drugs — 10 entangled the Niarchos probably needed to be places for per cent arc "chemically depen- usingPOlNT ASTERmeans... mega-yacht on an unuiseattempt meeting and spending time "ith dent"; neøs another chilline piece of to leave the harbour); what shopping attached — "attractive gas that 1.5 million people recession we wondered. as cham- places "here people might buy". *ere fingerprinted in US shop- paene and fruits de mer arroed in ne centres of the 1990s uould ping centres last year as part of a abundance. need a local identity. be activity- security and child protection In the UK. up to 50% time saving centre doelopers heard. can shoppingsee only based. ties for provide sports, increased recreation facili•and of scheme. shopping•Not quite the human face boom times round the corner: Rrfect results with unskilled schemes under construction or with planning permission total 62 million square feet. Of the 600- Only one tm/ and accessories Odd have centres yet to built be since refurbished 1965.500or produces four major remodelled, noted Harold Couch THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE SPECIALISTS joint forms of Parker.property consultants Ilillier Good rent growth and de- Already used and specified by mand bright from prospects. retailers though made therefor most leading contractors and specialists. were some clouds — he did not Avat7able from most builders merchants belieu• more than one in three proposed out-of-town centres and leading DIX. stockists. uould take place. The theme of the conference If they are out of stock or you have any trouble finding it — was the "human face of shop. ping", and demographic stati• ring Terry Huxley on 0443-690954. We are here to help. stics came in thick and rast — rather less attention "as paid to the "inhuman face" of buying All from a television screen. Either way, what developers and archi• TO,99 ...POINT tects need to consider is social OOVESTIC ST.VR COMMERCIAL/FIRE ESCAPE trends. 1800 Market researchers sug- The range of steel staircases is the ftst have t4'en gested that the significant Euro- spec'%cajty created to ocmply •mth the new Budog Regulators pean trends gere the increase of (1985) "non-conventional" families as shoppers, more older couples Stai•cases are av,iiåbk' in ever.' category as defined by BS 5395 EXCALIBUR HAND TOOLS LTD whose children had left home (the Part 2 INDUSTRIAL. "emancipated Old") and the PUBLIC FIRE ESCAPE PURPOSES, Freepost, unit 6, Merthyr Industrial Park. increasing people living likelihood on their of own.old Al' FCC cocrpet.rj•ve ate suitable pree multpstcce•v'åSt to ow sales cc cav at our Rntrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan. Shoppers were not class-related centra' London srat•case showroom CF48 4BR. Tel: 0443 690954. groups "multi-dimensional but people who models"fitted Sa.és, AJbon Des. ot Camerase ltd. each with their assn ••socio style". street. lcndcr,WC2HBOJ 1 IS fines) WI'at this meant fordevelopers was the recognition that social groups had to be catered for in Enter 2 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO Enter 3 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20 March 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/2dac682db4361fadecfc8e42e21babeb.pdf 1365dafb080004e02c10b886b9ae169a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regrouping for ARCUK round two Subject The topic of the resource Article in Scorpio Description An account of the resource BUILDING DESIGN. February 27. 1987 11 Statistics SORRY yo VOUR CIASS THERES A MINISTRY THE 000 IS Scorpio HEADMISTRESS. Bur AN , INSPECTOR IN YOUR OFFICE HE SAYS HES FPCM THE EWIRONMENT DEPARTMENT Nor EDUCATION AND SC'ENCk Bryan acnes Regrouping for Arcuk round two WILL the education lobby on Arcuk take the RIBA's latest move to crush them lying down? Not very likely. since the registration council's constitution does allow for elements other than glove puppets from Portland Place to have a voice. HEADMISTRESS CALCEO Aßour THE TEMPORARY' CLASSROOM WHICH YOV ÄÆ HAD IN YOUR PLAYGßOUND SINCE 1953 ..THEYOE FINALLY ER..!FRAD NOT, Its JUST BEEN GOT AROUND ro BUT 1 GPAOE 2 REPLACING IT ! YOU'D LIKE TO LISTED STATVS KNOW.. The story so far: Arcuk council is dominated by RIBA nominees. whtch for years has meant that the two orgamsations have had more or less the same policies. Certain anomalies in Arcuk's make-up. for example the fact that many schools were without representatives on the board of education, were gradually ironed out. Trouble arose when Arcuk. entirely against traditional practice. dared to take a different line over school closures to its erstwhile master. It then decided it should have an education officer and should have more of a say on school visiting boards, thus emphasising the statutory responsibillty it carries for architectural education — something it has always devolved to the institute. All this was too much for the Portland Placemen, who decided that poor old Professor Denys Hinton and Bob Adams should be sacrificial lambs. and who were thus not nominated for the new council, But Will this be the end of the story? After all. both men could bcnominated to the architectural education board by schools themselves. And under the terms ofa "gentlemen•s agreement" between the RIBA and the Unattached Architects. netthet side challenges nominations that each makes to the council. It is thus possible that Hinton and Adams could be invited by the unattached to stay on council. The curiosity in alt this is that the RIBA. having supported the closure of two schools. is now saying that they should be kept open to teach what amounts to community architecture. Having adopted Arcuk's clothes. the RIBA has decided to freeze out those Who have dared to question its infallibility. Three's a crowd . . . THE Cotb exhibition opening at the Hayward next week reminds me of the night in 1953 when the great maneame overto London to recetve his Royal Gold Medal at the RIBA. Noless than three of his most ardent lady architect admirers were to be seen vying for his attention at the party after. They had reasoned that a night with the master of the modern movement was as close as it was possible to get to an earthly paradise. Discretion prevents me from saying which lady won the contest. However. I confi• dently predict that all three Will be at the private view of the exhibition this Sunday. Scene and heard THE picture of ex-BD editor Peter Murray and wife Jane in the Sunday Times colour supple. ment showed their new home — a Norman Shaw villa in West London. Murray thus joins his fellow Blueprint apostle of all that is modern in today's design, Deyan SudJic, by livtng in a listed building! At least Deyan had his styled by Jan Kaplicky. TALKING of JR. the BBC were doing their usual bit for architects lie next to nothing)on Tomorrow's World last week. Quite a good explanation of Future System's design for a futunstic tower was marred by the non-mention of designers Kaplicky and David Nixon. This follows in the tradition of coverage of the Hongkong Bank building without mentioning Norman Foster. Why oh why do they behave in this way? RUMOURS have been flying across the Atlantic as to Arthur Drexler•s successor as director Of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Stuart Wrede, curator at the museum sincc 1985. and orgamser of the recent Mario Botta exhibition. has been appointed acting director. but informed sources suggest the museum is lookin for a higher profile director. t won't be Alvin Boyarsky, SS-year-old Architectural Association supremo for the past 15 years. He was offered the post but turned it down. Now FT critic Colin Amery is reported to want the job. MY sympathies to Architectural Press. who began the promotion of their new monthly giveaway last week. The editor? None other than Richard Willcock. fun•loving ex-AJtechnicaI man. Unfortunately no-one had told them that far from editing the new organ. he was in fact leavtng it to join Jose Manser.as deputy editor of The Architect. and as editor of its interiors supplement. GREMLINS scrambled a line in last week's item about people seeking money. The relevant sentence should have said that the British Architectural Library Trust isso short of cash that it can't even afford to pay a solicitor to draw up its trust deed . . . Meanwhile the Building Communities organisers are still seeking cash — the Community Architecture Group has declined to help out. 10 years ago AN extra €2,100 million investment in housing and jobs is needed on Merseyside over the next 10 years to prevent the conurbation's inner areas from sinking into urban decline of staggering proportions. This is the message the county council has sent to the secretaries ofstate for environment, industry and employment. Budding Design. 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Sheffidd SO 8AH ON EXPRESS Enter 12 ENQUIRY CARD 12 BUILDING DESIGN, February 27, 1987 DESPITE the impression Partners (1983) 2 ACI where Charges brought by the Latent Damage Act given by the Latent Damage the limitation period ran from discoverability without any may not be as extreme as they appear, Act 1986 as having wreaked terrible changes on the lia- longstop. Further. whether or not there will be many cases says Susan Midha, solicitor with Herbert bility of builders and professional advisers, and having where damage actually occurs more than IS years from the date Oppenheimer, Nathan & Vandyk enlarged the scope for em- of the negligent act or omission. ploycrs and others to sue. the the Act are the wide terms of the longstop clause such actions changes madc by largely of degree only, and will prevent being brought altogether. except Degrees of one's overall view of the Act where there is deliberate con- will, to a certain extent, cealmcnt of the defects. Pirelli have contributed to a false depend on whether one is an may sense of security in professional optimist or a pessimist. extra three advisers; surprisingly, perhaps, Lord in the It is the case that an years to bring proceedings has since Fraser's speech case clearly indicated that the damage been given by the Act (which law, as he was required to came into force on September pronounce it. was not just and from the discoverability of should be changed. Parliament years from the completion oft he such a claim. Further. if at the damage. But this is tempered by took the hint. job. it will be necessary. after the end of four years of litigation the fact that "discoverability" The practical effects of the Act comes into force. to keep, (which takes us up to Il years and not "discovery" is the Act are. therefore. matters of maintain and retain them for I S from the date the damage starting point for the limitation degree rather than substance years. This is not entirely true. It occurred) the defendant. having period, and a IS year longstop and those professional advisers is true that the old limitation lost the action. issued a contri• has been put on all negligence who indulged in good practice in period was six years from the bution notice against a third actions (other than personal the keeping of records etc before date that the damage occurred, party at the end of the two year injury) and not just those the Act will have little to worry but it was always possible for a period allowed under the Civil involving latent damage. about after it. plaintiff to issue a writ at the end Liability (Contribution) Act From the professional advi- The change in the period of of the six-year period, and serve 1978. he would have a further ser's point of view. this must be liability it a year less a day after that. two years! an improvement on the state of It has been said that now. Records destroyed religiously This would take us to the 15 affairs which existed before the instead of keeping records. by the defendants at the end of year period introduced by the case of Pirelli General Cable retainin$ evidence and main• the six-year period would then new Act. If the damage did not Works Limited v Oscar Faberand taining Insurance cover for six not have been available to meet accrue until after the date of the DRIP DRY! Titon Trimvent Trickle Ventilators are unobtrusive, silent, totally secure and combat condensation problems the cost effective, energy efficient way. Titon ventilators used in research studies supported by the Department of the Environment demonstrated that the effects of condensation can be dramatically ITOH reduced with no measurable heat loss. Titon - Europe's leading designer and manufacturer of window ventilators. MON HARDWARE UNITED. INTERNAT"ONAL HOUSE, PEARTREE ROAD. SIAN%VAY. COLCHESTER. coy SIX. ESSEX. TELEPHONE: 0206) 562400 TELEX: 987991 breach of duty. a further period confirmation can be time. can be added to this scenario. consuming and not necessarily Under the new Act. the cost-effective. longstop period is absolute and Written evidence starts from the date ofbreach of It has been suggested that duty (ie the negligent act or written statements should be omission concerned). It is taken from all personnel in- essential to appreciate this if the volved at the end of the job. effects of the Act are to be put which could then bc used in into their proper perspective. It evidence if a member of staff has also been suggested that expires before the limitation contribution notices (which, as period does. It is unlikely that has been seen. can extend such statements would address liability for a further three, four themselves to the matters rele- five years) will be barred after vant to the latent damage in the IS yearlongstophasexpired. question. They would be shoot- In view of this. the Act does ing in the dark,and would havea not call for a radical reappraisal by contractors and professional very limited application. advisers of their liability, more a Insurance methodical look at their prac- It is not yet clear how the tices and a hard-headed look at insurers will approach the the economics of claims man• question of long-term insurance agement. for latent damage. The current Keeping records position is that in general, cover IS given on a claims made. not It IS always possible, though claims arising. basis. If. there- not necessarily practicable or fore. a builder or professional economically viable. to keep all adviser is insured when he enters records of completed work into the contract with the indefinitely. Space. however. is employer. but not when the an expensive commodity; mic- problem manifests itself, the rofiching is not cheap andcan be plaintiff may find himself withe very time-consurmng. Good out any effective remedy. practice, therefore. dictates that From the viewpoint of the only a selection of material be builder or professional adviser, kept when a job is completed. in theory the need to retain From the point of view of insurance after a job has been litigation. obvious documents completed has now been limited to be kept would be: (to just less than 16 years) rather client's brief and any other than being limitless. Whether in relevant correspondence; practice it is desirable for contract documents; professional advisers to keep up variation of instructions; insurance for even this long. vs site meeting minutes; another matter. certificates of practical com- In the recent case of Investors ptetion. and dates ofany inspec- in Industry Commercial Proper. tions. surveys etc; ties Limited v South Bedford- state of the art information; shire County Council. the claim progress charts. against the structural engin- The approach to the selection eers was dropped because they would be to have in documen- were no longer insured. It tary form as much as possible of has been suggested that the what the client's requirements effect of the Act will be to let were, problems during the job, '"fly-by-night" builders and pro- and their resolution. fessional advisers off the hook. It is possible that the person- While in no way seeking to nel involved in thejob will not he suggest that the structural available to give oral evidence, engineers involved in that so that it will be difficult to prove matter were "fly-by-night". it is what is not in the papers. All this salutary to note that thecase was information is such as would brought under the old law. ordinarily have been kept in any Whether or not premiums will event. except perhaps that cone rise when the Act comes into cerning the date of any inspec- force will. it is hoped, depend on tions, surveys etc which are of the insurcrs• claims experience value in calculating longstop — and is at the moment impos- periods. Sible to predict. Fears engen- It is frequently the case that dered by the Act may. however disputes turn on the state of the unfounded. lead to more urgent art at the time that the work was consideration of more generally done. A presumption will im- applicable building insurance mediately be raised in favour of and a consequent reduction in the professional adviser who the amount of litigation. retains the literature on the state Summary of the art with his records The Act will not. therefore. provided. of course. that he has followed it! make sweeping changes to the practice which professional Recording advisers and builders should Where there is a change in the adopt. It does, however. give us instructions, by the client or the all an opportunity to reconsider adviser, it is obviously desirable our own practices in protecting that it is recorded in writing. ourselves from liability. in the Many builders automatically light of the knowledge that our confirm site instructions in liability is now limited in time. so writing and it would be an that we can make informed unwise professional adviser who decisions as to the cost-effective- failed to check such confirma- ness of those practices. tion and raise, in writing, any The wide interest which the disagreement as to its contents. Act has evoked may also lead to Site minutes are a frequent fundamental changes in the way bone of contention. in that they in which responsibility for latent often raise problems without defects and latent damage arc recording the attempts to re- apportioned, with a consequent solve them. Keeping attendance reduction in the aggregate notes of all telephone conversa- amount of insurance premiums tions should be considered. but paid. and time spent pursuingor it has to be said that written defending fruitless claims. If you would like further information concerning the products on these pages, please fill in and return the pre-paid reader enquiry carg,F, Enter 1 3 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 February 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/87cb4bb60fe71d94789cd49d36b1d6c7.pdf 5696d0cda32b808dd30414fc8a0c6f65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RIBA and ARCUK on course for collision Subject The topic of the resource Article Description An account of the resource No 823 RIBA and Arcuk on course for collision THE RIBA is heading for a battle with the Architects Registration Council over "ho controls architectural education. The institute has strengthened its presence in Arcuk f01109ing its nomination of 42 • important and articulate" members to the 6Sstrong council. They take up their posts in March, RIBA president Larry Rolland and president-elect Rod Hackney said this they had been concerned for the past 12 months that Arcuk's increasing interest in educational matters "as "not in the best interests of architecture, the public or future student intake". Although the RIBA accepted the closure of the tun archi• tecture schools at Iluddersfield and North-East London Poly. technic. it is keen tostrengthen its negotiating poncrs with the Government folloøing its deci. sion to oppose any further closures. "The RIBA has been dis. charging its responsibilities ror architectural education since long before the formation of Arcuk and continues to fulfil its obligations in this field," an RIBA statement said. The institute sees Arcuk primarily as a registration body and believes that any expansion into other roles can only cause confusion and diffusion of effort. In fact Arcuk has a statutory duty. unlike the RIBA. to regulate architectural education. Rolland and Hackney are expecting difficult times ahead and have nominated seasoned RIBA campaigners along with younger RIBA members to the Arcuk council. •ney include Max Hutchinson. Nick Brill, Gordon Graham. Alan Groves, Mike Jeffels, Peter Jones, Harley Sherlock and Professor John Tarn. One initiative that Hackney is keen for the RIBA to pursue is a new role for the Huddersfield and North-Fmst London Polytechnic schools. The senior vice-president wants both schools reopened under the auspices of Inner City Aid and teaching "enabling" courses (Scorpio January 16). The weekly newspaper for the design team FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 1987 Insurance giants in the wrong PRACTICE WINS BIG LIABILITY Ill ILI 111 Taken from "A project for Frankfurt•• by Peter Conk. this not the conventional closed building hut a series or iterns drawing is among the exhibits incloded in the Of hidden in the undergrowth. suspended among the trees. in LAWSUIT Cook's work at Fischer Fine Art. A groupofprojectsfor the City won joint first place for (be Los Angeles Prize made by in 1986. small pavilions and special set pieces. place operates like a park or a zoo with glancing and gliding walks and the "hole thing lies above and around a lagoon." The the American Institute of Architects The picture shows a proposal ror "Qsthafen on the Main. exhibition. at 30 King Street, London SW l.continues until "11ere stands a 'ertical park that contains a February 25. A SMALL firm of Exeter architects has success- pounds. as the judge put it. for remedial works. Then in June 1982, the Soane staff knew Lutyens fully sued two giant American insurance com- housing association issued a writ against Acland and Donald approval panics who refused to its professional Butler as second defendants. In September 1983. Acland comform for about police tip-off PROPOSALS for Lutyens honour pleted a new proposals House in the City have finally indemnity policy. But even though the judge ABS Insurance Brokers which referred to this writ. been granted listed building STAFF at the Sir John Soane As a result of last Friday's consent by English Heritage. awarded costs against the writ was extended by the court. and it was not until Musuem had known about the poticc tip-off of a planned episode. security arrangements Its London Advisory Com. in thc museum arc to be tigh- mittee. together with the Lut- ' companies. New Hampshire and Home Insurance, the January 1984thatA statement of claim was served, which referred since Christmas, a'sistant carsator Margaret Richardson told tened. Richardson said: "Our yens Trust, were unhappy with whole attitude will sadly have to the interior treatment of the not just to brickwork but to BD this week. change." building by architects William By BD Reporters other alleged defects. By this time. ABS had swit- A gang of six men attempted to rob the Lincoln's Inn Nimmo & Partners (News Dece Aberdeen dies ember 12). estimates that its ched much of its insurance museum last Friday but wal- Developer Greycoat then practice legal bill not covered by the business from New Hampshire to Home. because of the form- keded into a police ambush. One DA VID Aberdeen, architect of brought in architects Jnskip & Congress House, the TUC Jenkins to amend the scheme, award will be well over five er•s withdrawal from the man was killed during police fire. headquarters in London. has particularly the treatment ofthe figures. market. Richardson said the police died aged 73. atrium design. In addition the two partners When New Hampshire was had been "incredible in the in the firm. Acland. Thorman & informed of the statement of way Dennis Lambeth, have spent "hundreds of hours" in pre- claim. it said it could only be liable in respect of brickwork, they had protected the museurn", which had been under constant watch sinceChristmas. DESIGN LAND LONDON paring for the High Court action. while Horne repudiated all liability. saying that there had Four of the staff, including Ille dispute arose following been non-disclosure of relevant Richardson, were hiding upstairs when the raid took place. design work carried out for the information and that the claim She said it was "very scary". Devon & Cornwall Housing Association. completed in 1977. had not been made in the period covered by the policy. Staff had been told that the nete were subsequently com- Ote practice was thus left with men were dangerous. plaints about the brickwork, designed by another firm, the prospect of entering its legal battle With the housing asso- The gang arrived at the museum at the closing time of Donald Butler Associates. When a claim was was made, Home's attitude was based on able time of the day," she said. it was settled. however. with information supplied by the ABS "If we hadn't known of the raid Acland. Thorman making a brokers. which referred to the someone would have opened the payment of a few thousand continued back page door in the normal way". Hackney supporter's pledge DAVID Davies. chairman of Hackney's proposals". Reports that Alan Groves is PROFESSIONAL DY Davies Associates. is the Meanwhile RIBA practice proposing to call a speciat first big name architect to put vice-president Ian Thornton has general meeting to decide the himself forward for RIBA lashed out at the Sunday Times RIBA's nomination for the UIA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Council this year. over statements attributed to presidency remain unconfirmed Davies, who masterminded him concerning council opposi. this "*tek as BD went to press. A COMPLETE the successful flotation of his tion to Hackney. The RIBA said it understood practice on the Unlisted Securi- He has demanded an apology Groves was collecting signaties Market last year told BD: "I in the paper for what he calls tures. but he was unavailable for EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR will be supporting many of Rod "pretty scurrilous journalism". comment. Gandhi memorial DESIGN SERVICE 'litese schools could then be government funded and eater for a general inner city professional course teaching the skills of architecture. management, bus. iness and social commitment. NDEX 44-46 Scrutton Street ROSTRUM 2, News and 48, News in pictures 8, Infill 9. Comment 9, Perspective 10, Scorpio 11, SAGs 11. Letters 12-13. Legal WIS. Features 18-31, New products 32-33, Technical London EC2A 4HH literature 34, Free classified 35. Dateline 36. Easicheck 37, Appointments 38-47. pages 18-27 Telephone: 01-377 2777 ON EXPRESS Enter 1 ENQUIRY CARD 2 BUILDING DESIGN. February 13. 1987 Rostrum IT would be hard to imagine square ("interval spaces" in his a greater contrast than that terms) and in bringing them betueen last week's RIBA inside the building. Thus the lecture, by Jeremy Dixon. plan of the Scharoun school was described by Beigel in terms of a and this week's presentation "street" with two "lanes' • by Florian Beigel. running off it. onto which the In place of Dixon's anti- classroom "houses" faced. intellectual approach. Beigel main hall at Great Dixter placed himself in a powerful (another favounte of Beigcl•s) Intellectual tradition that in- was likewise presented as a eluded Giacometti, Camillo "square", in which the "build• Sitte, Scharoun. Aalto. Sch.nd. ings" facing onto the "square" let, Colin Rowe and (especially) (ie the internal elevations) were Walter Segal. treated in the same manner as In place of Dixon's very the external elevations of the English emphasis on the pic- building. tonal, Beigel — standing four- Ille prime appeal of these square in the German modernist "interval spaces" for Beige) is tradition —emphasisedspace as their gregariousness: they are the central fact of architecture. places of meeting, of exchange Buildings, said Beigel (quoting (both of goods and ideas). of Segal). arc not purely visual: display and visibility. and they must also be acceptable to above all of simple sociability, It the mind. and this meant is around internal spaces of this exercising an appeal through kind, he believes, that we should shape and space. orgamse our buildings. Finally. in place of Dixon's Such spaces have a number of work forthe Royal Opera House characteristics. They must be —an "elitist" client if ever there central and preferably at the was one — Beigel presented his intersection of circulation work for the Half Moon 'liteatre routes; they must allow both for in the East End. a self-styled seeing and being seen; they must radical client in search of a have a neutral floor plane and building that would both oper- easy entry and exit; their sut- ate as a community theatre and faces must be finished in the proclaim its belief in the • •muta- same materials as the outside of btlity of society". the building', and they must be Beigers major theoretical flooded with light. interest is in the street and the Beige! described three pro- alifabs EXPANSION JOINTS. MOVING WITH THE TIMES. Accommodates types 01 (example Unobtrusive, attractive flvsh-htsng design. aluminium finish (To BS1474: 1972.) Slondard rongo 909: movement plus or minus 8mm. Fat fixing. Loodbearing bridge. 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Mark Swenarton reports. competition entries: a timberconstruction sports hall (1975), ry. organised in elevation as an "archetypal child's facade". and a tourist reception centre for the with windows from small condown Devon village of Clovelly ( 1986), major interest wxsin cealcd galleries looking over the main space. walls at Thoroughly the third. the much•lauded Half either end are very different; Moon Theatre in the Milc End sheet metal. thin and fluted. like Road ( 1979-85). a curtain. giving onto the open For a modernist architect the courtyards in front and behind brief for this project was a and linked by an implied dream: a radical theatre group "street" running at an angle modern which wanted to break down the barrier between the theatre and across the auditorium. Within this space the performance area the city, to draw new audiences and the seating can bc arranged by reclaiming the classical rcp in a variety of configurations, for a popular audience, and to The Half Moon Theatre inhabit a building that could as design carried out by Beigel easily house the paintings of and the "Architecture Bureau" message local pensioners or schoolchildren as Hamlet or Sweeney at the Polytechnic of North London. where Beige! teaches. Todd. Beigel's ideas about Betgel emphastses that only the bringing the city inside the resources (studio, research building were thus already fellowship. Beigel's own time) present in the brief. allocated by the polytechnic. result (BD October 4. under its policy of community 198S) was less a theatre than "a involvement, made it possible to little world of theatres". Thesite give the project the time that it is T-shaped. lying alongside and required. behind an existing Edwardian Time. as was emphasiscd in chapel (now converted into a the ensuing discussion, was the foyer), with an entrance from one thing lacking in the every- the street at the base of the Tand day commercial world. What. a disused cemetery beyond the Peter Ahrends wondered. could site at the rear. Beigel'ssolution a radical architect do if support rests on a series of courtyards. such as that given by the some literal and external. others polytechnic, and a client such as metaphorical and internal. the Half Moon Theatre. were The auditorium itself is not to hand? Will Humpty Dumpty Lumuted Manufacturers, Suppliers 'mstaners of UPVC Windows. 000 n • NOT e keen, one Made tfyou think like to Beigel — theatre or life. Picture: Geoff Beeckrnan. Tony Aldous examines the Green lobby's to be taken arguments for the countryside and argues that a change of heart is necessary. for Growing pains granted STRICTLY MONTTORED QUALrry cövmot DEPENDABLE SERVICING TECHNICAL BACK-UP GOOD DISTRIBUTION We have built the bustness on this - and that is what we will continue to build on. CONTACT: JOHN PEARCE Alders Way Estate Pai ton TQ4 7PJ Telephone; (0803) 526288/ 529% OFFICE SPACE straight-forward. old-fashioned ment dedicated to abolishing preservation. Not what one had controls. The Greens. almost to a hoped for from the Council for the Protection of Rural England, man, oppose Tillingham Hallstyle developments. A powerful CITY FRINGE SMALL %hich changed its name years ago argument in their favour is that STUDIO/OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE to make the P in CPRE stand for inquiry inspectors, "ith trans• 1,500sqft, tstnoor,idealforthe protection. (erred powers and excessive building designer, very brtsht, reeaeed Today's countryside needs regard for ministerial circulars. €8,000 per enrwtn inc rates, in neat re. change. Landscapes which are sanctioning dubious piece- service charge, insurance etc, +1'• 400 t. farmers can no longer manage meal incursions into the green Stock Page •od meme need discreet management to belt. Better to meet the bulk of Telephone 251 4171 make the land more accessible. the demand with Bell-sited, well- comprehensible and enjoyable to designed settlements. all those millions who make Development in the country- SHOREDTCH PARKWAY NW' informal countryside recreation side is going to happen. The STUDIO OFFICE SPACE one of the country's most popular debate is not about whether, but Spaces immediate»• avObJe in outdoor activities. where and how. Argument should shared designers studio in EC2. Sh•red use Dwindling agricultural be site specific and it should Newly refurbiShedv all facilitjes Of incomes must be supplemented benefit rural communitiesandthe provided, excellent light Car rd •eryy from sources such as leisure, qualities of environment, design per€ng waildble. ycNtect tourism. light industry, and hi- and the changing rural land• 01-377"77 Telephone 01-2611407 tech employment. scapes. NEWS of government plans for The fallacy of rural preser• loosening controls over "develop- vation is this. It looks at badly• ment" in the countryside have sited. badly-designed, inadeproduced shock waves of anger quately serviced development in and indignation (if not of surprise) the countryside, and proclaims from the "Green" lobby. "Iheir ''TO prevent this, we must say no concern is understandable and to virtually all development". justifiable — some of their It isn't the case in today's ecoar ments are not. nomic and political climate. An ritain's Greens have gen- age of farm surpluses and reduced c erally opposed development in the or static subsidies means that the countryside, no matter how good nelfare of the farming community the proposals or how poor the is no longer a credible proxy for co countryside. They have been the welfare orrural communities. against conifer afforestation and Farmers now employ only a opposed well-landscaped car fraction of the rural population parking for visitors to the and spending power based on food countryside. production is no longer the This kind of resistance to dominant economic input. change is not conservation — it is Politically. we have a govern• Enter 2 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 February 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/a899b0f0f21d7ba96e54a6bb7190d1d2.pdf 0f1f1aad215eeb6c175666b80f3b462e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource RIBA humiliation over education Subject The topic of the resource Article by J Wood Description An account of the resource BUILDING DESIGN, May 22. 1987 3 News Stirling revision for City JAMES Stirling•s long-awaited rew;ions to his scheme for Peter Palumbo's redevelopment of Mansion House Square have been placed before City planners and should bc considered next month. Revision only been made to "Scheme B". the design Which involves the demolition of all the buildings on the triangular site. includtng the Mapping & Webb corner building. A storey has been temo•.ed because Stirling•s early design did not comply with the City's now plot ratio rules. There is also increased shop• ping space and further improvement to the Bank Underground station exit. "lhe alternative scheme. which retains Mappin & Webb. rematns the same, A city spokesman said that Palumbo is assare of the planners' "fundamental objections•• to its hetght. Review over Docklands NICK Grimshaw•s Ladkarns building on the Isle of Dogs may be physically moved to a site in Newham. possibly the Royal Docks, to make way for the Canary Wharf development. Meanwhile a new building which may be built for Ladkarns by Gnmshaws in Dollar Bay. Isle of Dogs. vs upsetting local residents. They feel the new building wilt destroy their view of the docks. depress property pricesand that the noise will increase tn the area. In its fight to stop the construction of the building the Glen Terrace Residents' Association has won a judicial rev.ew of the decision. Festival rr3 site plan A E 100 million mixed scheme designed by the Mason Richards Partnership is to be developed on the Sha Garden Festival Site in Stoke-on-Trent. of the mplus scheme. St Modwen Properues. was chosen by the local council from a total of 18 applicants — including London & Edinburgh Trust. The proposals include a 26.S00sq m retatl park. S.400sq m of offices/studtos. a ccrarmc trade and exhibition centre, m of industnal accom• modatton. a 12•scrcen cinema. bowling alley. dry ski-slope. an Indoor letsure centre and a 200bed hotel. Cambridge confusion A COMPETITION-winning design Cambridge Untverstty may be dropped in favour of a cheaper design-build solution. Last July Colquhoun & Miller beat a prestig•ous group of archttects in a limited competition for a mar»r development on the Addenbrook's Hospital site. RIBA argument who RIBA has suffered a humiliating defeat in its battle to impose its "ill on the Architects Registration Council. At the first mcetingof Arcuk's neulv elected board of architectural education. members voted 34-13 to re-appoint Professor Denys Hinton as chairman. Previously an RIBA nominee to the board. Hinton was dropped by the institute when he refused to try to reverse Arcuk decisions on education (News March 20). But Hinton was nominated for the board by the Portsmouth school and defeated the official R I BA candidate. Joyce Lowman. in the election for the chair. 'I his was despite intense lobbying by the institute, which wrote to all its members on the board urging them to vote for its • •on-tcial candidate". Completing the snub to the RIBA. the board re-elected Professor Ben Farmer to the vice-chairman's post against the RIBA's choice. Alan Willis. Last week's results follow a similar victory in March for Ken Tay lor against Go rdon Gra ham in the election for the vice• chairman's post on Arcuk Council. Following last 's elections the board reatiirrncd its policy to seek joint RIBA/Arcuk %isiting hoards. Following his election. Hinton Council architect arrested LIVERPOOL chief architect James Rohh has been suspended by the council follouing his arrest last by the city's fraud squad. Robb. a Labour councillor for Knowsley. and three of Fleet (Liserpool) Ltd. a building contractor. "ere all arrested in a police swoop last Friday morning. Robb arrested as he arrived at his Dale Street office for work. The men have been released on bail pending further inquiries. No charges tune been brought. hut detectives are examining docu• ments and files seized during their søoop. Robb and the other men were questioned by police in connection Bith the granting of contracts by the council. A council spokesman told BD that Robb's position with the council bould bc revieued "hen the police in•estigations were concluded. Robb•s application for early retirement (News March 27) has been frozen. and the department is non being run by deputy chief architect Brian Weir. Robb had infuriated his staff recently by drawing up a secret report recommending the fragmentation and reduction in sizeof the architects department. He had planned to retire and emigrate to California "here his "ife•s family runs a property business. By John Wood But the umverslty recently commisqoncd another scheme from 'T Destgn. Build. although the origtnal architects appo•ntnent has not been officially nccjled. humiliation in over runs education said: "I want to ensure that the intensity. board can carry out its statutory A seasoned politician who is a functions effectively and member of Barnet council and responsibly. " who served on the defunct He also hoped that there Greater London Council. would be an early end to the antagonism between Arcuk and such a heated meeting in my lite." Michael Darke, secretary of the Standing Conference of Heads of Schools of Archithe RIBA which had marked the tecture, who proposed Iltnton last three months. said: "The RIBA must now Hinton described the meeting acknowledge that Arcuk has a as amicable. but Ellis Hillman.a duty to become more directly lay member of thc board since involved in the validation 1973. was shocked by its process." Who goes where? 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The damning report catalogues a series of ' •controversial incidents". including sackings and disciplinary actions.against rofcssional staff within the IDS. which have reportedly resulted from zealous application of the equal opportunity policy. An unnamed senior architect is quoted in thc newspaper as saying "politics comes before professionalism". journal also clatms that "a new ethnic weighting system More cash for homes says report A SIMPLIFIED home improvcmcnt grant system targeted at those most in need should b introduced in Wales. accordin to a report from the Cornmtttcon Welsh Affairs. The condtnon and repair privately-owned housing sa urgent action is needed in Walt where housing conditions worse by all available inditors. than in England. Poor conditions are con trated in the private sect much of which dates back to pre- 1919 period. About 12 per cent ofprivatei. owned housing is unfit fo human habitation and 10 pen cent lacks at least one bmsic amenity. In the private rented sector 24 per cent of all privately rented homes are unfit. says the report. Birmingham hotel boost ANOTHER international hotel chain has been given planmng consent for a multi-storey cotnplex In the centrc of Btrrn• ingham. Percy Thomas Partnership have designed an eight-storey. ISO-bed hotel for thc French chain, Novotcl. The new building Will face the controversial. E 32 million Hvatt Hotel which was finally given consent in February. Novoters E3.S million development will have a six-storey rectangular tower standing on plinth and includes basement car parking. restaurants and three hanqucting sultes. Work is due to start in July uith completion set for thc end of 1988. Student wins gas prize NICHOLAS Williams of the Birmingham school of architecture. has won first prize in the new British Gas student archltects energy competition. A winner is nominated from each of the 36 RIBA-recogmsed architecture schools. Birmingham was the first to announce its winner. By BD reporter makes it impossible for white British men to be shortlisted for jobs in the Building Design Service". The accusations against the council have been supported by an anonymous correspondant to BD. who claims to work tn the BDS. He or she writes "better paid positions normally reserved for effort and professional expertise arc now the rewards of left-wing activists". A council spokeswoman denicd that thc application of the council's equal opportunities policy was in any way extreme. "Our policy of positive discri- mination means that of two people equally well qualified the candidate from the minority group Will get the job." But. she continued. "we would not employ someone who was not qualitied to do the job. unless we could organise a training programme." Asked whether it was true that white men do not get shortlisted for Jobs. the spokeswoman said: "We have appointed several such candidates in the last few months". 4 BUILDING DESIGN. May 22, 1987 Cabaret at Racial the Rialto 'take over Chassay right have planning consent for a scheme to was the circle the cabaret /restaurant. professionals restore and con»ett the Rialto cinema on Co•entty Street This "ill he done in sus•b a so to retain the into an uptuatkct cabaret night spot. decoratisa• reliefs along the front of the circle balustrade. Grand Productions' plans to convert the Rinlto— the pension fund the Rialto. managed of I.ondo.n's earliest purposc•uilt cinemas — into a to persuade Westminster City Council to a chance of ALLEGATIONS of an "0b. restaurant and cabaret on the first floor "ith a restaurant because it could not sell the property as a cinema. and bar on the ground floor. But according to Stefanie Of Hurrell Eok•v session with racial issues" Designed by Ilorace Gilbert in 1913. the 600-seat Associates, who triedto buy the Rialtofrom ESS it have been levelled at Ilarincinema's main feature is itselegantovalaoditorium. cinema on a prc•ious occasion, ESS was as\ing too much gey council's Building Design to be restored. (Letters Wright, designed the Groucho club in John Robots Architects are project managers — not the Service by a local paper. Soho. "ill put in a floor in the auditorium to make Bhat designers of scheme as reported on May 8. The report. in the Haringey drainage U.V. ROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM A complete system for highly efficient economic roof drainage suitable for the majority Of Industrial/cornmercial buildings. The patented sump (roof outlet) is engineered to 100% fill collecting pipowor$< at a specified design rainfall intensity. The U.V. design method enables pipevvork to be dimensioned precisely. with vanet Alan . 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The Package concept reduces civil costs and provides a complete fully automatic pumping station •off the shelf' The HDP Pump Station is Use class secures future for theatres THE Theatres Trust has wel- protection promoted by the suitable for new comed the new Use Classes Theatres Trust Act 1976and the installations, or Order which should safeguard consequent requirement in the for use in existing the future of manv theatres. ' 'It •s hats in the air," said trust general development order for consultation with the Theatres chambers as a director John Earl. • • We •re Trust before granting planning free standing unit. delighted that our energetic representations and those of permission on land which in. cludes a theatre". Single or dual pump other people have had the Earl is convinced that DOE packages are available desired effect. " minister William Waldegrave and pipework can be The DOE circular issued earlier this month creates an reversed the intention to include theatres in the assembly and the installed to suit stations with a separately constructed assembly and leisure class. but takes theatres out of it, leisure class. With theatres included, irre• valve chamber. Typical Their exclusion. says the circular. "reflects the special versiblc changes could have gone forward unchecked applications are handling domestic/ industrial effluents, and general drainage duties. Use class changes could mean more bingo i ead of play> This Flygt HDP Pump Station consistsof a pump chamber, rotary moulded in high THEATRES HIT AT PLANNING THREAT BD highlighted the threat to the theatres (July l). Send for Techmcal Details: FLYGT FLYGT PUMPS LTD. Cclwitk NG4 2AN 0602 614444 37316 Enter 5 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22 May 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/226c18ddc7cc2f630c160d42251c5aff.pdf 9af6d883022e3051a4f60602b0837eea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Description An account of the resource Many NAM members were engaged in the field of architectural education, either as staff or students, and pursued new ideas for course content and pedagogy, reassessing existing course structures and priorities in conventional architectural training. The concern to focus on socially necessary buildings and to find new and meaningful ways of engaging with building users and the wider community- both central NAM themes - illuminated much of the discussion. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Time for ARCUK to put its house in Order' Subject The topic of the resource Article by M McCarthy (RIBA stooge) Description An account of the resource Opinion WITHIN the past few weeks stipulated by Parliament in the all architects will have registration Acts. received at their places of Readers may recall the series work the Arcuk Annual of "Luder/Parris Files" in Report for 1986-87. The BD. Those authors commented "The unwarranted and un• normally turgid little blue lawful interference of Arcuk book this year is enlivened by with the way members con- innuendoes, incongruities, duct themselves makes it and inaccuracies. Some plain that members of council passages seem to have been have no conception of the limits designed to deceive. The of their statutory powers and are thread linkingall these things gathering to themselves authority is architectural education. they do not in law possess." (BD January I l. 1980). only the The statement that "Arcuk is reasons for the gathering of not limited in its activities solely to those mentioned in the Acts authority and interference seem and may legitimately engage in to have changed! courses of action which it Board of architectural education considers relevant and/or focus for education matters necessary .. appears on page in Arcuk is obviously the board 19 of the report. Whether or not of architectural education. The this is true a questionofdegree constitution of the BAE is set and reasonableness in the cir- out in the second schedule to the cumstanccs. but it will most Architects (Registration) Act often be untrue. A more accurate 1931. It is this very constitution maxim would be • 'Arcuk is which Arcuk has now attempted limited in its activities solely to to subvert. those mentioned in the Acts". Former chairman Bob Adams Where does this contradiction states in the foreword to the lead? Let us consider. for annual report: "The board of example. the subjects of research architectural education has and continuing professional been expanded to include almost development. The report on all of thc recogniscd schools of page 20 proclaims: "Research is architecture in the UK. This not a luxury but an essential long overdue reform will enable component of a department in the board to reflect more any university or polytechnic." accurately opinions on archi- As a statement that is irrefutable. tectural education." The expan- but whether or not research for sion is ultra viro and the reason the benefit of schools of archi- given does not bear examination. tecture should be financed from The truth is partially revealed Atcuk retention fees is debat- on page 16 of the report. which able. Section I(4Hb) of the states: "The limited representa- Architects Registration (Amend- tion ofthc schools of architecture ment) Act 1969 authorizes on the BAE has becn the subject Arcuk to apply its education Of criticism for some time." fund in support and furtherance What the report does not say is of research providedit is designed that criticism has come since to improve the general practice 1983 exclusively from the un• ofarchitecture. Why is it that the represented schools. Less parti- research projects funded by san commentators have made a Arcuk are not listed in the wide range of criticisms about report. so that those paying for the deficiencies of the Act. them can see both the relevance including the gross under- of the work and that the Act is representation of practitioners being complicd with? and over-representation of The same page of the report academics on the over-large tells us: "The provision of committee of 64-plus members. •research awards has been ex- Limited additional places on tended to cover continuing BAE are possible. Paragraph 2 professional development. of the second schedule essentially Arcuk has made a major invest- authorizes a powerofco-option. The question is whether architects will put up "ith funding adventures in the name of education policy. ment in this area and must The paragraph creates five continue to influence further procedural hurdles to be over- developments". Contrast that come before an additional with Arcuk chairman John appointment to BAE can be Tarn's statement earlier this made. They are: month that Arcuk had chosento in respect of schools unre- promote CPD through its con- presented on BA E; stituent bodies (BD July 10). the governing body of the What right has Arcuk to do any school recommends a repre- of this? There is no provision in sentative to BAE; any of the Acts specifically the BAE considers the rec- enabling such investment. the ommendation (including whe- exerting of influence. or pro- ther or not the school is in fact moting through constituent unrepresented); bodies. The "dissemination of the BAE nominates to COUn- teaching or the results of cil in the prescrtbcd manner; and research concerning archi- council appoints to the tecture" is as close as the Acts board. come to the point. The "prescribed manner" At the same time as Professor means in the manner set out in Tarn was making his comments, regulations approved by the Paul Johnson was telling Daily Privy Council. Mail readers "The British For 55 years there was no Disease is not so much laziness regulation prescribing how and lack of enterprise. It is . . . a nominations were to be made to low-spirited willingness to put council. However, Arcuk made up with abuses because to an appropriate addition to reform them would involve too regulation 1986. and much risk and trouble. It is a it was approved by the Privy paralysing caution which at Council the following Nov- times amounts to sheer ember. Arcuk supposedly used cowardice." Architects are the new procedure for the first probably no more cautious than time at an annual meeting in other sections of society. but for March this year when it pur- years they put up with a code of portedly appointed additional conduct which Arcuk had no persons to BAE. Eighteen power to promulgate. and a ban names are listed on pages 26 and on practice as a limited liability 27 of the annual report under the company which Arcuk had no misleading heading of "Nom- power to impose. inations under regulation I The question now is whether Passing over the anomaly that architects will put up with this year's committees arc listed having to fund adventures in the in the 1986-87 annual report, it is name of education policy which noteworthy that not all persons stray well beyond the bounds listed claim to be a member of Time for Arcuk to put its house in order the BAE! We will return to this "governing body of a university point later, For the moment it is or polytechnic". The first phrase sufficient to note that Professor is ambiguous. but if the Act had Denys Hinton. purportedly meant a head ofschool acting on elected chairman of BAE at its his own volition then it would first meeting, is listed as a have said so. The term "govern- representative of Portsmouth ing body" must mean two or Polytechnic. more persons having a responsibility for the management of Breaches of the Act? the school. Some schools have It must here be said that the 1931 adopted this interpretation but Act is such a muddle that it others have not. It appears that makes the legal draftsmanship some representatives have been of an incompetent drunk on an recommended otherwise than in off-day positively shine. Some accordance with the require- sections offend against the ments of the Act. A few of the principles of natural justice, and representatives stumble at this the European Courts could hurdle. probably require them to be However. we discover at least amended. Taken as a whole it one non-runner. Arcuk claims creates an unnecessary and that the school ofarchitecture at unwieldy bureaucracy and irn• Brighton Polytechnic nomin- poses hopelessly inefficient pro- ated Robert MacLeod as its cedures. The following argu- representative. It is the East ments put forward for consid- Sussex County Council edu- eration now directly from the cation authority which is ul• provisions of the Act regardless timately responsible for the of logic or merit of circum- running of the polytechnic. The stance. county education officer states One perversity of the Act is categorically that neither the that Arcuk Council is given no county council nor the council discretion at the fifth hurdle in of the Brighton Polytechnic making additional appoint- have been involved in MacLeod's ments to the BAE. It must act as nomination. and that he under- a mere rubber-stamp and ap- stands that MacLeod is no point any person who has longer a member of the BAE. cleared the first four hurdles of It isa third and fourth hurdle the procedure. Let us con- argument that is the substantive sider the recent events against point of contention. At its the test of those four hurdles. meeting on Wednesday the A first hurdle argument is a RIBA Council was informed subsidiary one. but if accepted that its legal adviser considers means that Professor's Hinton's this argument to be correct. The nomination falls at the outset. BAE neither considered the The head of Portsmouth School recommendations from the is Professor Geoffrey Broad. schools normade thenominations bent, who sits on the BAE tocouncil. It could not. Section S of the Act requires the BAE tobe representing the faculty of architecture, British School at appointed annually. The BAE R ome (a statutory nomination). itself was to bc appointed at the Clearly it would be unreason- very annual meeting which pur- able to suppose that Broadbent portedly appointed the "co. could hold one opinion in one opted" persons. All those capacity and another opinion in properly recommended fall and his other capacity. Thus Ports. drop out of the racc at these mouth is effectively represented hurdles. There is a further. subsidiary on the BAE and is not entitled to fourth hurdle argument. The further co-opted representation. purported nominations were A second hurdle argument is not placed before Arcuk Council in the prescribed manner, in also a subsidiary one. Recom- that members were provided mendations to the BAE must with neither particulars of the come from "governing bodies of schools of architecture". It is persons nominated nor pare clear that there is a distinction ticulars (apart from names) of the schools they were to repre- between the " governing body of sent. In other words, the addi- a school ofarchitecture•• and the tion to regulation 1(1) so recently approved by the Privy whether it has taken into Council was ignored in every account matters which it ought particular. not to take into account, or It should be emphasised that conversely, has refused or challengtng Arcuk's conduct in omitted to take into account purportedly appointing addi- matters which it ought to take tional persons to the BAE in no into account, and also whether way reflects upon the integrity of having passed the first part of those persons. Doubtless they the test it has nevertheless come arc innocently trapped in a to a conclusion so unreason- procedural blunder. able that no reasonable person could ever have come to it. The What are the consequences? court will interfere if the test is If the substantive argument is failed. The main ground for correct then the appointment of review of decisions by Arcuk the BAE by Arcuk Council was and its BAE will be abuse of ultra vires and invalid. all subsequent decisions of the jurisdiction or illegality, BAE are invalid, and Professor Architectural education Hinton is ineligible to be The losers in this affair are our chairman of BAE. The invalid- architectural students upon ity of BAE decisions has far- whom the future of the profes- reaching consequences. It sion depends. would mean. for example, that The construction industry's five schools of architecture major clients are not satisfied would be derecognised, as with its traditional level of would the RIRA's examination. performance, and are rightly In order to regulanse the demanding that it responds to position. Arcuk must quash the their needs. New approaches are BAE and its decisions. and required if the clients' objec- appoint a properly constituted tivc of defect-free, value-for. board which must then re- money building is to be achi• conduct its business. Arcuk has eved. The architectural profes- shown a marked reluctance even sion is a very small sector of the to acknowledge the existence of industry and must appreciate a doubt about the propriety of both how it is changing and how its actions. so what legal reme- it needs to change. If the dies are available? In theory architectural profession is to there are five and they are all retain any credibility then available through the process of architectural education must judicial review, equip students to meet this Judicial review challenge. There needs to be a The legal system controls the strong partnership between actions of bodies that derive leading practitioners and the their authority from Act of heads of schools, Together they Parliament by way of judicial could formulate new policies to review. This specialised remedy seize the opportunities available in public law is the means by since the shedding of the old which the High Court exercises a restrictive code. supervisory jurisdiction over Those who perceive the R IBA inferior courts, tribunals or as a stultifying influence which other public bodies. can be circumvented by poli- The High Court cannot de- ticising Arcuk are wrong. Not terminc whether decisions are only because the leading prot- right or wrong on their merits. agonists will always move with However, the court can de• the balance of power, but termine whether or not admini- because Arcuk is an inefficient, strattve decisions are unlawful outmoded straight-jacket tot- and invalid. it can quash de- ally unable to respond to cisions. and it can ensure that change. The prevalence of the new decisions are taken prop- meaningless title Reg Arch erly. demonstrates the serious limi- There is no doubt that de- tat ions of Arcuk which is power- The losers in this affair are our architectural students, upon whom the future of the profession depends. cisions of Arcuk are subject to less to prevent its use by the the remedy of judicial review. unqualified. It would be as easy Grounds for review to abolish Arcuk as to update the Acts. Judicial review may be exercised In contrast it is a simple on the general grounds of: matter to amend the RIBA by- abuse ofjurisdiction; Iaivs. They could formally abuse of descretion; and recognise the Heads of Schools violation of the rules of Standing Conference and be the natural justice. basis of a permanent and satis- Lord Diplock has referred to factory relationship. these categories as "illegality", Had such a relationship "irrationality", and "impro- existed over the last five years. priety•• (I). there would not have been an In the widest sense, all the Esher Report. architectural grounds justifying the use of education would have been judicial review constitute an better attuned to the require. abuse of jurisdiction. How- ments of the nation. and the ever. abuse of Jurisdiction in the heads of schools could have normal. narrower sense is concentrated on the needs of encapsulated in the concept of their students. ultra vines. The question for I Council of Civil Service Un- determination is normally whe- ions v Minister for the Civil ther the public body has done something that the statute did 2 Associated Provincial Picture not permit. Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Cor- The test for abuse of dis• poration(1948) KB 223. cretion is made under the Maurice McCarthy has been an headings of irrelevancy and assistant director of the depart- unreasonableness. Irrelevancy men,' of building design and is a misuse of power to exercise construction at the London discretion in a manner which Borough of Hillingdon since was not intended by Parliament. 1974. He specialises tn 'heproject Unreasonableness includes rea- management of large and Ching a decision that is in- complex projects. He has four hercntly unreasonable. or with- times been elected to the council out any evidence to support it. oftheRIBA. nasa Vice-President This test of irrelevancy and in 1972 and honorary secretary unreasonableness is known as from 1981 to 1984. From 1982 to the Wednesbury principle after a 1985 he nas chairman of the judgment by Lord Greene MR institute's Arcuk liaison com- (2). In practice it means that the mittee and served on Arcuk High Court is entitled to in- Council throughout that time. He vestigate the action of a public has also served on the Arcuk body with a view to seeing discipline committee. News Helmut Jahn faces malpractice action over Chicago centre HELMUT Jahn has found the centre of the legal action. state of Illinois is seeking himself on the receiving end of The system uses giant re- SIS million repair costs from all a S20 million lawsuit over his frigeration units to churn out defendants. and SS ice million machines.from controversial State of Illinois 360.000kg of ice every night. the The makers suit of alleges the faulty in- During the day the ice is uscd to Center in Chicago. stallation of the ice-making state is suing Murphy/ By equipment and fraud on the part Jahn Inc. their partners I-ester B John Morrish of the equipment manufacturer. Knight & Associates. and sar- The Murphy/Jahnjoint venture ious other firms. alleging mal- cool water and keep the building with Knight is accused of practice and negligence in the at a maximum 26 deg C • •negliently and carelessly" planning and construction of Many of the 30.000 staff have failing to supervise the instalthe building. complatncd that temperatures lation contractor. Murphy/Jahn counter• have risen as high as 43 deg Cin In the meantime. the state has sued. blaming Knight for the summer and as low as 16dcg Cin called in a firm of consulting design of the heating and winter. when they were forced to engineers to repair the airventilation svstem "hich is at uear gloves in the office. conditioning svstem. 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Mouclwi & Panners • EuroÉs tallest building — an office skyscraper "hich is to be part of the Frankfurt Fair Grounds designed by Chicago-based Helmut Jahn. • Landscape Institute • IT.'lngston Mclmosh • 'Ibe 254m high tower is part of a rebuilding and rnodcrnisation B hic*' bas put Frankfurt on tbc map in terms of innovative architecture. Jahn • London [hcklands Devel%jrnent Corporation • has been cbosen to design the S4-storey tomr and a hall to complete the redevelopment of tbe east section of the fair ground. Toenable tbe company to • Melvin lansley & Mark • mount up to five oents pct month. a substantial doeloptnent prograrnrne been underway since 1980. calling for an investment or more than DM 700 • Micluel Brown landscape Ardlitc«s • million. lhe (air ground been divided into three autonomous section — • Development • Milrwt [klvaux • considered essential ror small rain often require integrated facilities such as conference rooms. • National Association of Alntshouscs • The Hall I allony ror of exhibition space on tuo as "ell as underground parking for 900 ears. The toner e ill provide a symbolic • (Xcidental Petroleum • Perdnch Steeplejacks • gate-nay at its base topped by apyratnidofsteel and glass. There "ill be m of tsable Funding for (be office tom•t is being provided by a group of • Powel Moya & Panncrs • Rendel Palmer Trilton • investors "ho are leasing the site from Messe Frankfurt for 75 yean. The new hall gill be primarily financed b' incornc from the Inn Parncrship • • Renton Wood Tea in the garden • Rock Townsend • Royal Institute of, BrilLSh Architects • • Sootüsh Development Agency • A GIANT teapot will dominate The display will cost almost • Sir Frederick Snow & Panners • Stoke-on-Trent's exhibit at the but councillors hope • 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. they can attract sponsorship • Sates of Jersey Development Commitwe It will stand alongside a huge from pottery companies and • Thomas Macaulcy • Travers Morgan • cup. saucer and sugar bowl at a maJor tea companies which can key location within the River cash in on the • •cuppa" theme. • W J. Caims & Banners • Panruship • Clyde site. A sweetener for visitors to the All the exhibits will be con- garden will be seating disguised structed out of glass-fibre as sugar lumps, and the aim will because none of the city's be to scoop a gold medal for . and many other well-known pottery firms has an oven large Stoke-on-Trent and to promote enough to fire the outsize pots. the City as a tourist centre. names exhibiting at: CMC BUILDING A BETTER BRITAIN 30th ANNIVfRSA.RY O(HIBITION 1-3 OCT 1987 • BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE ISLINGTON • LONDON Telephone 01-724 5012 for details of Design Centre remaining stands Enter 7 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO Enter 8 ON ENQUIRY EXPRESSCARO BUILDING DESIGN. July 31. 1987 7 Barclays Bank hase presented the City or Norwich with the Gurney 00<1. The 12 "oat glass panels were decorated With acid-etching b James Knight. featuring the Nor•ic coat of arms. the Barclays eagle and the and 197S. as the clock is to mad the bicentenary or the Gurney which became part or narc lays. Each crest is backed with blue acetate and side-lit, so that the panels clou at night. Knight said: • 'By øorking on both sides of the 'beet o' glass and allowing the acid to gay longer in certain areas. it is to achieve seu•ral different of cut, • 'With the Barclays eagle. I cut the three crossns "ithin the eagle deeper than the rest so that at night light floods out from them. gising real depth to the panel." Designs for the quay MARSHALL Haines & Barrow have des•gned a €25 million residential and commercial development for Skillion at Baltic Quay in Surrey Docks. project is scheduled for completion in 1989 and will provide 95 homes anda network of small offices. There will also be a pub, restaurants and shops. Have you noticed. . . that all patio doors look the same From Glostal you will of course get: High lever operated book 102k as standard. A choice o' silver, white or brown finjsh at nocxtra cost. A local dealer who will supply and install to your specification. A door that meets Building Regulations for vrntibtion. But you will also get: Three q•curity locking optionv National avadability through Glostal authoriscd installers. Plus this unique feature: A vented threshold which allows natural air circulation. with stale air escaping at the head and fresh air entenng at the cilJ. Contact Glostal, and patio doors will never lcx»k the same again. Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, glostal. Glostal Limited. Gloucestershire Gt.20 B. •rel: 06S4 297073. Fax: 0684 293904. Enter 9 ENQUIRY CARD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 31 July 1987