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Title A name given to the resource Working Documents 1979-1980 Subject The topic of the resource Draft directive on exercise of profession of architect Description An account of the resource European Communities EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Working Documents 1979 - 1980 2B February 1980 DOCUMENT 1-810/79 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION tabled by Mr GILLOT pursuant to Rule 25 of the Ru les of Procedure on a draft directive on the exercise of the profession of architect English Edition PE 63.332 The puropean Parliament, Whereas : — a draft directive on the exercise of the profession of architect has been under consideration for more than 15 years, the draft which the Commission is preparing to submit to the Council of Ministers for final adoption has undergone so many changes that it now bears only a slight resemblance to the text submitted to the Assembly of the European Cotmunities in 1968, — it takes into account neither the importance which has come to be attached to matters relating to the environment in the last 15 years, nor the public concern which these generate, nor the national statutory provisions which have been in force for some years, — it engenders an unacceptable degree of confusion between a university qualification and the exercise of a profession which plays a major role in society, — the period of study prescribed cannot ensure that future architects within the Community are qualified as befits their task and would place them at a disadvantage on external markets, — this draft entitles persons with various technical qualifications to act as architects without adequate safeguards, — it provides excessively long transitional derogations in respect of recognized qualifications, — it fails to observe the important distinction between the qualifications of architects and engineers, — recent efforts to have this text adopted by the Council failed to take account of the resistance from the Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market (L.C.A.C.M.) , which was originally set up to present the views of all the professional organizations in the Member States to the Commission, Urges the Commission: 1. To amend its draft to take account of the proposals from the Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market and the necessity of ensuring that architects within the Community are qualified as befits their task and in such a way that they are able to face competition from abroad; 2. To initiate a new process of consultation of the Assembly of the European Communities which has become necessary in view of the growing concern about the quality of the environment, the major changes made to the original text which was considered by the previous Assembly and the changes which are still required to the present text. PE 63.332 E Walker Esq 28 Crab Lane Your reference Armley I have been asked to reply on Mr Finsberg t s behalf to your letter of 19 February about the draft DC directive on architects' qualifications. The points you and your co—signatories have made about this draft directive have been noted and will be duly taken into account in any decisions reached by Ministers • Yours sincerely P M BERGIN E walker 28 Crab Lane Anley LeedB IS12 ZD G Flngberg Min1Bter of State for the Enviroment Depar%nent of the Enviroment 2 blarehan Street landon SWIP 3EB 19th February 1980 Dear Fingberg ARCHIECQ'S DmCTIVE We are Councillore on the Architect 'B RegiBtrat10n Council of the United (A.RCUK) elected to repregent the 4,381 "Unattached" Archltectg, I.e. those not belonging to one of the Architecturü Constituent on the Council, which hag 27 077 ArchitectB In total, on ItB Register. At ARCUKt B Special on the 24th January, 1930, concerning the EC Draft Architect' B Directive, our memberB voted a resolution continued opposition to the lategt Architecte In th.1B country ere not ag united In their oppodtlon to the Draft Directive ag you nay have been led to believe. We gupport the Draft Directive 8B It BtendB. tt?0110W Up ti Acadælc Trdnlng: The Royal Institute of Ä•1t1Bh Architects (RIBA) end thi.2%ARCUK'B objection to the Directive concerned the Geman ?achhochgchulen propoBa1B for ttFoIiow—Up n æadæle training the two yeare after their three—yeæ courge. In particular, the demand for a period of training longer then that propoged, that Buch training be gupervlged by univereity—ievei educationei1BtB and that there Bhould be fom of at the of Buch In the EEC CoadBBIon€B revieed Article 4 end In a new Annex to the Directive, ail thege denude are met. Safeguard — Review: In a u•tloie In the Directive, Article 33a, allowe for a Befeguard. It providee for a review of the Directive on the bas1B of dter three yearg, If to propoga1B for æxendmentB. ArchitectBt The FTM and eeæ to believe that the Directive, If Implemented It exigtB, could "only to a reduction In profeeglonai competence a poorer Bervlce to the 1B the RIBA BO convinced that It hag found the beet only of architectB, -2- e. the Dou our recent building production bear out that cmvlctlon? Gertnarv currently hag fourteen unlvergity or univerdty—equlvaient schoolB of Architecture ud Fachhoehgchuien. The müted hag thirty—eight Schoolg of Architecture. The number of architectural Btudente in training per thougud population 1B ag hlgh In as In the United and hes a high level of unapioyment. le the RIB1t B objection then, baged on a fear of Invulon by foreign talent? Surely not,ln view of their conviction AB to the quality Of our own architectural product, which would presumably meon qort rather than Import In architectura trade. Yours faithfully M Rob B Woolley S Jackgon 1 Tod Councillors 1980-81 J S Alien F Arnold Roberts D J Burnby D Roebuck Fear of Fachhochschulen From Anne Delaney, architect, and 'Ohn Murray Sir: Bob Giles (AJ 14.2.79 p306) finds it diß ficult to see how NAM members representing the 'unattached' on ARCUK can vote for the EEC Architect's Directive recognis• ing the German Fachhochschulen. We find it difficult to see how RIBA members can vote against the directive, since in its revised form it seems to incorporate all they have been fighting to achieve over the last few years. The Briush architectural profession's remaining objection to the directive had concerned the Fachhochschulen proposals for 'follow up' academic training during the two years after their three-year course. In particular, the demand was for a period oftrain• ing longer than that proposed, that such training should be supervised by university. level architectural educators and that there should be some form of assessment at the end of such training. In the EEC Commission's revised Article 4 and in a new Annex to the directive, all these demands are met. In addition, a new article in the directive, Article 33a, allows for a safeguard; it provides for a review of the directive on the basis of experience, after three years, if necessary leading to proposals for amendments. In the light of these concessions it is difficult to see what remains to be discussed. During the course of ARCUK's debate on the subject, several arguments were put forward. There was the argument (put also in Bob Giles' letter) that support for the direc• tive could •only lead to a reduction in professional competence and a poorer service to the community'. Is the RIBA so convinced that it has hit on the best and only way of educating architects (a view not apparently held by the president of the RIBA on the evidence of recent statements in the Al and Building)? Does our recent building pro• duction bear out that conviction? Figures were then quoted. Germany currently has 14 university or.university-equivalent schools of architecture. It has 46 Fachhochschulen. The UK has 38 schools of architecture. The number of architectural students in training! 1000 population is twice as h:gh in Germany as tn the UK, and Germany has a h;gh of architectural unemployment. Is the 's object:on, then, based on a fear of unvasuon by talent? Surety not, in view of their conviction as to the quality of our own architectural product, wwch would presumably mean export rather thon architectural trade, Yet pt the q c, of Fachhochschulen•trained architects he had worked with and then went on to vote against the directive. We did not vote with the RIBA because we share neither their fears nor their convictions. It is almost impossible to assess, as Bob Giles asked, whether our view would be sup• ported by the 4000 'unattached' represented on ARCUK, in part by NAM members. This presents us with a real problem. Representatives of 'unattached' on ARCUK have no machinery for getting in touch with their constituents, except for a once-yearly communication which, apart from postage, is paid for out of our own pockets. We try to use what little access we have to the professional press to put across our arguments, and of course we always welcome views sent to us by our constituents. Bob Giles believes that NAM's policies are 'unintelligible to all but the NAM cognoscenti', but in this case •cognoscenti' can be taken to include all those who write for details to NAM, 9 Poland Street. Those who take the trouble will find NAM's reports as intelligible as anything produced by SAG and certainly less blinkered by professional self-interest. And of course if the 'unattached' do not agree with actions taken by their representatives they always have recourse to democratic procedures—they can vote us off ARCUK Council at election time—a course of action, incidentally, not available to members of the RIBA, salaried or otherwise, in respect of their ARCUK representative;. ANNE DELANEY JOHN MURRAY Cardiff 'Satanic Mills' proposals From David M. Ellis, a director of the Pennine• Development Trust Sir: Would you allow me to correct a misconception that has arisen as a result of the SAVE 'Satanic Mills' exhibition currently at the Heinz gallery. The proposals for a regional park in the Pennines came from the Pennine Park Association, a voluntary body representing over 60 organisations in the area concerned. It is not often realised that the 'industrial' Pennines between the Peak National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park lie at the heart of the greatest concentration of population in Britain outside the south-east. However, the present proposals stem from See Eths •s S can (.//CI/Ä the publication in 1972 of The case for a Pennine park and the subsequent national conference in 1975 at which the ideas were welcomed by Denis Howell, Minister for Sport and Recreation. Since that time the Pennine Park Association has been involved 1 in a lengthy consultative exercise with organisations and councils in the area. The SAVE exhibition is a timely and welcome boost to our endeavours and might well mark a turning point in the development of a more appropriate attitude to the problems and potential of declining communities in a post-industrial society. DAVID M. ELLIS Hebden Bridge, West Yorks Small sites in Newham From Kenneth Lund RIBA, DiplArch, director of Planning and Architecture, Newham Sir: I would like to correct some of the many misrepresentations and misconceptions cone tained in your article on small sites in Newham (AJ 31.1.79 p217). The authors, in attempting to draw together two disparate strands—one, the problem of attracting private house building in Inner Areas and two, the particular problems presented by small sites—have succeeded in presenting a totally misleading picture of the borough. I Site available for use. regret that after my department had assisted them with some of their early research, the authors did not see fit to take up my offer of discussing further their work with my officers, which would, I feel, have enabled them to present a more accurate report. They have made the basic assumption wrongly that, outside the industrial belt, all small sites are suitable for housing and should be developed in that way. The borough is very densely developed and is severely defictent tn open spaces, both large and small, which would help to break up the deficiency can best be met by larger scale pro'.iston, this is not, for obvious reasons, Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom •et• to 73 Hallam Street London WIN 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 FYpgrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A. Pursuant to No. 4 of the Council's Regulations a Special Meeting of the Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom was held on 24 Januaryø 1979 at noon M I N U T E S Present: Mr. Michael Metcalfe (Chairman) Professor Denys Hinton (Vice Chairman) Messrs. Barclay, Barefoot, Beckett, Miss Beddington, Messrs. Benroy, Berry, Bullivant, Buchanan Campbell, Miss Delaney, Messrs. Elphick, Giles, Godfrey—Gilbert, Green, Groves, Eaenlein, Hirsh, JohnSon, Knight, Latham, Leggatt, Macdonald, Meyrick, Murray, Roebuck, Sargeant, Mrs. Silves'ter, Messrs.: Thornley, Tomlinson, Waterhouse and Wearden Apologies: Dr. Allen, Messrs. Arnall, Bell, Bingham, Blair, Critchlow, Darbourne, Darvall, Professor Dunbar—Nasmith, Mrs. Foulkes, Mr. Janes, Professor Lipman, Messrs. Maltz, McKee, Morris, Outterside, Oven, Penning, Phillips, Smith, Storey, Taylor, Tod, Wightman, Woolley and Wright In Attendance: Mr. K J Forder, Mrs. E Layton, Miss H Smith and Miss C Owenson 143. Coanon Market. Architects' Directive (previous ref: Minute 137/78) The Chairman opened the meeting by saying it had been convened on his requisition and in accordance with the undertaking he had given at the December meeting of Council that the Council should have the opportunity of expressing its viev if the EEC draft Directive came to a head. A letter had nov been received from the Department of the Environment dated 28 December, 1978, the terms of which indicated that the Council of Ministers at its December meeting had been told that Britain was unable to lift its reservation on the Directive until it had had the opportunity of consulting the profession in this country on the proposals. The profession had now formally been called upon to let the government know its views before the end of January. In parallel the constituent bodies had been asked to feed in their views. All this information was consolidated in Annexe A to the agenda (copy inserted in Minute Book), including as it did the specific recommendation on page 2 which he vas cotmnending to the meeting today. 144. Mr. Waterhouse then introduced the paper indicating that •he had been a member of the LOXCM delegation since 1973. He referred to and expanded on each phrase in the recoanendation, and stressed that the feeling now reflected that •of some tvo years ago when it had been said that the profession would not accept three year courses, particularly without a final examination, because the total length would be inadequate and, probably most important of all, the curriculum contained no design vork. The LCACM had endorsed this view at every stage and had stated it unanimously at their meeting in December. 9/79/2 145. There vas no doubt that all the architects of the EEC (including GermanJ) were of a like mind. It was not the profession that had tried to prees for acceptance of the draft Directive in its present form, but member governments (apart from the British government which had •excellent •relåtions with.:the profession in this country) . lie proposed that the resolution should be accepted without reservation. 146. Mr. Thornley, as Chairman of the Admission Committeeßoutlined the possible effects of the influence of the FF.. He made several points referring in particular to the numbers of architect trainees involved. In West Germany trainees sprang from 14 universities and technical school faculties, and also from 46 FH although hot all •of these tried to identify themselves with the three year course. The number of students in training in West Germany amounted to approximately twice as many per thousand head of the population as in the Unite-' Kingdom. There were without doubt political pressures, and one had to relate the picture to the high unemployment rate in West Germany. The fact had to faced that the German view of architectural training vas not adopted in the interests of architecture but 'for' political •reasons. He said there were three pointers which indicated the lower standards: (i) graduates from the FH tended to go on to university indicating they had not had sufficient training; (ii) local government higher appointments in Germany were not open to graduåtes from the FH; .(iii) ARCUK's Advisory Panel had the task of assessing the qualifications of overseas applicants for registration and measuring them up on a Part 11 standard in this country; there was no doubt that the 'three year course at the FH could never qualify for this purpose; if it did so there would be tvo results; other interested parties would also press for three year courses, and (b) British students might •yell tend to go,' abr6ad:cf' • to train. 1471' Mr. Elphick suggested that the motion should be: supported as it, stood. He felt that Che public interest factor,. included in the content Of. sparagraph 5 of ghe memorandum, vas important. Mr. Hirsh referred. xo! the, Lelement in paragraph 11 pointing our that quantity of. instruction was not ..all that important — it did not represent what education vas :all -about. 148. Mr. Leggatt supported the recommendation but asked. the Council, to bear in mind the importance of EEC harmonization and warned •against giving an appearance of adopting an anti—EEC •cloak. He.åndicated 'concern particularly at the gulf between -governments and profession on: the Continent. _,149. Mr. Green, the Ministry delegate on the Council, referred to one or two points that had been made during the discussion. He said .that, there vas no question of intröducing a transitional period sihcé the possibility of this had already been thrashed out with the Germans• and 'there •Vere political rea c or.s against it. There had been no comparable problems when directives -had been 9/79/3 negotiated for doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons. Since solicitors had had reciprocity of operation within the Community for some years, the Architects' Directive vas the first in a new field to be tested. Council had to understand that at the December meeting of Ministers the draft Directive was actually accepted in principle, and that only an exchange of letters was now necessary to trigger the acceptance procedure. Mrs. Layton asked Council to bear in mind that the Committee of ViceÆhance110rs and Principals had expressed deep interest and they had written a letter to Prime Ministers supporting the stand taken by the profession. There was no doubt that architects were a test case and that the universities were anxious to give their support. Mr. Haenlein said that he supported the recommendation. He said that it could not be emphasised too strongly that architectural education was designed to foster the student's ability to make judgments. Those promoting the Directive did not understand the central issue of the cultivation of architectural judgment and it vas this that the profession had a duty to protect. 150. Mr. Murray expressed an opposing view and said that he felt the criteria outlined in the Annexe to the Minister's letter compared favourably to those contained in the curriculum of British schools. Miss Delaney supported Mr. Murray and she referred particularly to the draft Directive Article 33(a) which provided for a review after three years. 151. Professor Hinton suggested that this was a tenuous basis on which to approach the matter. He asked those apposing to look at the range of subjects contained in the proposals as a waiver which detracted from the standards itemized in Article 3 of the Directive. He went on to say it should be stressed that ARCUK's approach should not be seen as retrograde by appearing to be anti—EEC. Far from letting down the Common Market cause, the architectural profession would be letting Europe down if it agreed to the draft Directive in its present form. On what ARCUK decided today may turn the whole architectural profession of the Continent. No Directive vas better than a bad one. We should not agree to the notion of a Procrustes bed. 152. Mr. Groves said that the profession objected to training being measured out in terms of hours and minutes. Quality was what vas called for not quantity. He felt that acceptance of the draft Directive would mean letting down the profession on other countries. Supporting speeches were made by Mr. Sargeant, Mr. Latham and Mr. Knight. 153. The Chairman then moved the following resolution from the Chair: That the Council should maintain its stand. declare that the proposals are still not acceptable and ask the UK government to continue its opposition; it should also confirm the LCACM view that acceptance would have very serious effects on the standards of competence of the profession in Europe and adversely affect the standing of European architects in the rest of the world. 154. This vas seconded by Mr. Elphick and passed by 25 votes in favour and 3 against. 155. Date of next meeting: 14 March, 1979 at 1 p.m. followed immediately by the Forty-seventh Annual Meeting. The Chairman then declared the meeting closed at 1.05 p.m. Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom 73 Hallam Street London WIN 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar: Mrs.-NoelOawson. MBE KENNETH J. fC%OER, m.a. 2/79 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 24 January 1979 at 2pm in the HENRY JARVIS HALL at 66, Portland Place, London W. 1. A G E N D A 1 . Apologies for absence 2. COFff{ON MARKET Architects' Directive Report and Recormnendat ions Annexe A 3. Date of next meeting: 14 March, 1979 at 1 p.m. followed Illüediately by the Forty—seventh Annual Meeting. Kenneth J Forder 12 January 1979 Registrar ANNEXE A COI.t40N Archi tects' Directive Report and Recommendations A possibly decisive moment has arrived in the long drawn out negotiationg on this Directive. The attached letter of December 28th 1978 from the Department of the Environment aeks for the "considered views of the profession" on the latest proposals from Brussels before the end of January. The letter i 6 addressed to Alex Gordon as Head of the joint RIBA/ARCUK Common llarket Delegation and the DOE wishes to have the views of both bodies. The ARCUK Council has been called epecially to consider this matter, as it is of great importance to the profession. 2. The letter is concerned entirely with Article of the Directive which deals with the length of courses. All other issuee are deemed to have been satisfactorily settled, though the professional bodies in nost countries, including the UK, still have reservations about some matters. The crunch point is however the issue of three year coureeg. While thig is generally thought of as the "Fachhochschule ( Eli) issue" and the battle on this Article has been fought out principally between the Germans and the UK, it is of general application. We know the Belgians have similar courses and other countries could come up with them. It is therefore important to concentrate on the general principle and to recognise that the proposals, which have been devised to meet the German situation, could be applied more generally. 3. The issue is embodied in the attached Article where as an alternative to a minimum of four—years of full—time study it is proposed that a 3—year course can be supplemented by two extra years within an overall. 5—year framework. This can be referred to as the "3+2 alternative , the content and organisation of the +2" being at the heart of the argument. In this context it should be remembered that 5—year full—time courseg are the norm in most countries of the Nine as well as in the rest of the world. In France they are usually six. The reference to a minimum of If—years full—time study is in recognition of the fact that no German courses of architecture, even those in universities, are of more than It—years and the UK has a few such courses also ( though these are qupplemented by 3—years practical training making a total of 7—yearß before Part 3). Thus the 3—year FY courses, as they are now, are far below the norm. The UK does not quarrel with the 3+2 concept. It would be possible for a UK student to do a full—time first degree in 3 years and then to go on to a 2—year part—time course and have a satisfac tory education. -What i9 at issue iB what happens during the supplementary or +2 yeare and whether the continuity, content and quality of the education during thig period provides the • framework in which the student can develop and mature. •v Members are reminded that a CODY of the latest version of the Directive is available for study at the offices of ARCUK. 5. It 1B eagy to get bogged down by the detaile of the argument and to be reduced to haggling about hourg or weeke of etudy. 'me basic legue is, however, fairly eimple and wag well argued by the Liaigon Committee of Architecte of the Common Market (LOACM) in the Statement which it gent, unanimously, to the Prime Minigterg of the Nine on Decernber 2nd 197B. argued that:— the union between our countries, under the condi tions of the Treaty of Rome hag ag a particular object the maintenance and development of our culture and civiligation at •a• level, and that it would be tmworthy of mrope'o role ag inepiration and guide in guch matterg to adopt educational gtandardg which are inadequate. — in the economic field a gub—ßtandard level of architectural education in Barope would mean, for future generations, the logg of commiggiong and employment opportunitieg which are today entruged to ug by the whole world. — theee two argumente are enou&i to demonstrate that the refugal by some countriee to accept today the inveetLD€mt neceegary to raise the level of architectural education to the hiölegt profeoeional levels, which hiöily developed societieg require, will have far greater adverse effects for the Community as a whole than the immediate ehort—term economies." 6. the Commigeion in Brussels iB anxious to give the unpreegion that this iB a make or break situation and that no amendments to the lateet draft of Article 4 or the Annex are poBBib1e. 'me UK and Ireland, which are now the only countrieg retaining reservationg at government level, are aeked to accept or reject the new packageg ag a whole, ag its standB. If agreement is not reached in two monthe' time we are told that the whole Directive will then be put into cold storage indefini tely and movement between countriee will be dependent on exigting arrangements or euch new arrangementg ag can be negotiated bilaterally between countries. Vnether or not It Ig guch a make or break Bituation is open to argument. Only very recently the Germane have been persuaded to make further conceegione which are embodied in the latest draft. In the Delegation' B view it would be wrong to abandon the hope of further progreeg, eepecially ao our Baropean colleaguee are eo ingiBtent on the need to stand firm. We ehould not let them down. Recommendation 7. Memberg of the Common Market Delegation, who have followed the negotiations in detail month by month for 5 years, met early in January to coneider the DOE letter and their recommendations to the Council. After very careful conelderation they recommended That the Council should maintain ite stand: decl are that the propoga1B are Btill not acceptable and agk the UK Government to continue its oppoeition: it ghould algo confirm the ICACM view that acceptance would have very gerioug effects on the standardg of competence of the profeeeion in Ehrope and advergely affect the standing of baropean architecte in the regt of the world. the Council i e aeked to eupport thiB recommendation. The Pointe at iogue 8. The rest of thig paper 1B concerned with the detailed pointg at issue. 9. LYer ginee the Germans recogniged that their 3—year courses were unaccept— able ae they stood the arguments have centred round five iogueg:— i) how much additional time gpent in academic Btudy would level up the 3--year courgeg to the A—year minimum? ii) what kind of eduoa tion would take place during thig extra period? iii) how would the etudentB t level of achievement be aggegged at the end of the supplementary courge? IV) who would be involved in teaching and aegegement, to engure that etandardB were comparable with Diploma coureeg eleewhere and at university level? v) were the propooals generally vorkaole? 10. Before aseegeing the proposal o, which are embodied in the lateet draft Article 4 and the Annex, it Bhould be recogniged that the Germane have moved a long way tn meet the objections which have been raised over the laet three years. rrozn a three year course and Diploma on ite own they have moved on to offer eupplementary courseg, firet total ling 40 days and now 60 daye, spread over the next 2 years, ae vell as a new practical training echeme, log—book etc. To get up courgeg all over Gennany lasting days (i.e. 12 eeparate weeks spread over two years), to involve teachere of' architecture in theee and to Introduce a new two yeare practical training echemee iB a major exerciee. Imagine the UK having to or€aniee a Bimilar network of coureeg and practical training for the firet time. So the UK umgt pay tribute to the distance the Germans have been willing to go to meet the objectiong and the extent of the organigation they are prepared to demand of their provxncial governmentB to get their architecte from the 3—year coureea accepted ae equals in Europe. However for the reagons set out below there are Btill eerioug reservationg. i) Time 11. As explained above the Germane i'j.rst, offered 40 dayg of courses spread over two yeare (i . e. 4 geparate weeks a year for two years). me hag been etepped up to dayg (probably working out ae 6 weeks a year). rme Germane have argued that thie involves more instruction than many UK ptudente get in their laet two (Part 2) yeare. Thie miölt be BO .in terme of "course work", i.e. lectures and eeruinare. But the German argument takeo no account of the very large amount of time spent in UK coureeg on design projectB. The whole concept of counting the time ag 60 dayg or 4830 hourg epent in coursee betrays a migconception of the objectives of the extra period. part—time, Part 2, Btudent in the UK would epend at leagt 4/10 hourg in the School but ae much again or more on a seriee of deeign projecto and the final deei&l thesig. Hie full—time counterpart would epend even more. i) i) Kind of Archi tectural F,ducation 12. The above argument extende into the kind of education to be provided during the gupplementary period. Throuöiout the negotiationg our mropean colleagues in the IZACM (Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market) and the UK profeggion in i to digcugeion with the DOE have criticiged the German thinking behind the courgeg. tmege are conceived ag taudit coureeg, similar to, but with gome extended subject matter, to what iB tauélt — Borne. would gay overtauÖt — in marv Fachhochechulen already. Such courges are eagier to organige than degign work, but migg the point of providing the opportunitieg and support. for developing and maturing the synthegisin€ Bkillg of design. This is what much of the final two years of mogt archi tectural courgeg are about. UK efforts to put over the difference of concept to the Commieeion or the officiale in the German Government have failed. 13. A further conceln iB that the ligt of the subjecte in para 3 of the Annex infrin€eg a basic principle of the Directive which the UK helped to get establ iohed several years ago. Thi B wag that the content of courses should not be defined in detail but that Artie le 3, of the Directive, should only identify in broad termg the ability .1 Imowledge and Bkillg required by the end of the whole course. It would be contrary to the spirit and intention of Article 3 to add the detailed content now appearing in the preeent Annex, and would be a revergion to earlier and lees eatiefactory ideae about content. It is because a 3 year courge carmot meet the total requirements of Article 3 that we and other countries are critical. 11 i) Asgegement of Achievement at University Level 14. The original proposal of the Germane suggested that a certificate of attendance at the one—week courgeg Should be enouÖ to secure the Community's recognition of the proposed arrangements. Attainment at a univereity level of performance vag not part of the German thinking. Tae ICACM hae been unanimous in congidering that attendance wag not enoub and that a final examination or method of aggeggment or "evaluation" of each student's progregg and achievement at the end of the cow Beg vas eegential. 15. These arguments were put forward to the Gormang and to the Commiggion end have now been embodied in a single phrase in the first paragraph of Section 4 of the Annex (underlined in thig paper) as follows: ensure that the procedures set up by Member States for such ascertainment, which implies evaluation, are coherent and effective, the competent authorities of these States ehall transmit their draft on the matter to the Commission for examination". The UK profession hag been assured that this is intended to be an evaluation of achievement but as the text now etandB it iB ambiguous. ig one of many examples in the current text which ig unaatiefactory. While the Germane may fully intend to do what iB needed, it iB ungatiBfactory to accept a text which could be ueed to the letter 10 yeare from now. - 5 - iv) Who would be involved in the courses and evaluationg? In early vergione of the German proposals it appeared that the provincial (Land) registration bodies would be regpongible for organiBIng the courseg and marking up the students' "creditB" for an attendance of the .coureeg. The critics of the German propogalg have Btregged the need algo to involve teacherg of architecture go that the new gupplementary .coureeg and the aggesomen!e of etudentg would be comparable with thoge •in other countriee. 17. However, for reagong due almost certainly to the lack of understanding by the Commiggion drafterg, paragraph 1 of the Annex refers to the servicee of teacherg in higher education being enliBted in carrying out the organigation and gupervision of practical trainin€, with no reference to their involvement in the coureeg or in the aggeggment of the students' progreee and achievement. Thig iB almogt certainly poor drafting, but it illustrates yet again the great problem of accepting a draft in precisely its present form with no opportunity to Buggeet amendmentg. The tJK would want the Directive to eaor gpecificaliy that the teacherg are to be involved in the coureeg and their assessment. v) Workabil i ty 18. While it would be undiplomatic to guggest in Brueeelg that the Germang could not carry out what they are ready to undertake, especially in view of German thorouømesg, there must be grave doubte about the viability of the propoealg for the supplementary courses. Eleven gemi—independent provinces will be responsible for the execution of the scheme and their ability and enthusiasm will vary. If arrangements for euperviBing and aeeeeein€ degi&l projectg were to be added it would become more difficult still. Thie reservation about workability crust therefore lurk in the background. Role of the Advi gory Cornmx ttee 19. So much for the five points. Another approach is to look at the role of the Advigory Committee. On the initiative of the UK — firet raised in the House of lorde all the present profeBBiona1 Directivee, draft or agreed, provide for an Advisory Committee throuöl which the profeggion can advise the Commission on educational and training matters. mig applies to the Architects' Directive also; reference iB made to the Advisory Committee in the other parte of the Directive as vell ag in the propoeed new Article 33a (on the last page of the DOE appendices). hag been argued that the UK ohould concentrate ite energiee on getting thie body Into effective operation to engure that Article 4 and ite Annex are interpreted according to the spirit of the Directive. 20. UK Delegation conoidered thio argument, but felt that In the end it vag the letter of the Directive not the epirit which would count. While It had confidence that the architectural profegeion in Germany and the Government in Boon would try to operate the spirit, the climate could change. Supposing another country of the Nine used the letter of the Directive, what redress could there be? Conclugion 21 . All thege argumentg lead back to the recommendation in paragraph 7 that the profeegion ghould advige the UK Government not to agree to Article 4 and the Annex ae currently drafted. In maintaining its objectiong, the Council would algo be gupporting the viewg of the profeegion in Lürope. t*hile all must be digappointed not to reach an immediate conclueion to thig long—drawn out negotiation, the UK Delegation thinke It unlikely that thie will be the final word or that the Directive will be buried or scrapped. Commieeion and the German Government have already come a congiderable way to meet the critics — particularly the UK. It to be hoped that rather than digcard completely the work already done, the negotiationg can continue and the UK can give a 'No t to t the present draft qualified by a statement of willingxegg to continue digcueßiong. Michael Metcal fe Chairman   Department of the Environment Room SI 1/10 2 Marsham Street London Direct Iino 01-212 Switchboard 01-212 3434 A Gordon CBE 1.11) Dip Arch PPiUBA 28 December 1978 6 Cathedral Road Cardiff CFI Dear Alex, EF.C DIPiCTIVE ON ARCHITECTS AU I told you on the telephone, the Council of Ministere again to reach a decision on the draft directive when they considered it on 19 December. you know, there was considerable diploraatic activity the period leading up to the meeting as the Commission sought to find a e;01uÆon to the problem of the Fnchhochschtt).en (FED. At the meeting, our Minister, While accepting that the Commission' E tD06t recent propoga19 were desieaed F.o meet. our requirementG upgrading these courses, said vere unable to lift our recervat.ion antil we had had time to the profet;sion in this country on the propoaals properly. ttle ;riöh took b similar line (though they were more forthcoming than we verg about the acceptability of the propocals, fsubject to consultation). 'Die Germane indicated that they '.tould accept the Commission's proposalß if would. The purpoce of thiG letter ig formally to con6u1t you on the •text aa it vculd at and with the i Co:nrai.ssion'6 proposed amendments. You vill recall our basic negotiating position has rested on the Inadequacy 0$ the Germans' 1976 propocals for supple'nenting El couraec. IA . '.te have a•cgued: (i) that the 1+0 days of academic training proposed to be undertek9Q dui•ing the two years of practical training which are to follow three years at the was insufficient; (i i) tliut the authors ties" who would be responeible organising and tspperviGi1iB t.hib academic traininel should peraons with experience of architect t.•rul cå:tcation ut univergi%' (i i i ) that end t lie:-c chould be some torn ot uccornpl.i the period, 5. I attach a eop•,' of the te.'.t of Aci.i cle incorporating the {.55ion oposed and 01 a new draft annex to the directive ennui e uny on f.he conditions acceptable Ell no to any other 3 year coure;eg vhiGh be cla; .•.led J or mutual tee is intendQd to meet ali three of f Ite rointa in cyprevi st Increases the number dayli of CD; it: recti:iceo involvement c? teachere. 1. 0 of higher education; and it provides for a fortnal review procedure, specifica said to imply an "evaluation", at the end. Moreover, it involves the Advisory Committee in the procesc; of monitoring that the arrangemento in member gtatee actually meet these requirementg. I should now be grateful for the considered views of the profesgion on those proposals. At the Council meeting, member states were asked to reach a final conclusion "within two months". To enable ug to reach a deci6ion in Government within that timescale, I Ghould be grateful for a reply by the end of January. 5. I atn copying this to Elizabeth Layton and Kenneth Forder. Yourg sincerely, R J GREEN • Perhaps 1 should emphasize that, at this stage, there ia no scope for further drafting amendments. At the Council it was made clear that the proposals had been taken as far as was possible, and they should now be either accepted or rejected as they Stood. Art.i.cle Il 1. Tho eduoatlon and training refcrred to in Article 2 mugt gati6fy the requirementg defined in Article 3 and aloo the following conditions s (a) the total length of education and training Bha11 conglBt of a minimum of either four yeare of full—time Btudleg at a univereity or comparable educational egtab11Bhment, or five yeare of training of Which at Ioagt three mugt be epent In full—time otudieo at a univergj.ty or comparable educational eetablighment; (b) the total courge of education a nd training shall be concluded by BucceG6fu1 completion of an examination of deg•ee Btandayd or, If such examination iB taken upon concluglon of the three— year period of study, by the lgeue of an additional certificate by the competent euthorlt.y in accordance vlth the Annex th±g D.ix•eetlvo er,oc: has •veer. that the person concerned hag duly: — acquired two yearg t practical experience in the field of architecture, and — followed during this further training courgeg guperviged by that authority. 2. Recognition under Article 2 ghall algo be accorded to education and training which, as part of a BOC1a1 betterment scheme or a part—time univerglty courge, conforms to the requirements of Article 3 and leads to an examination In architecture gucceggfully undergone by pergong who have been employed in architecture for not legg than 7 years under the oupervlsion of an architect or firm of architects. Thig examination must be of deg•ee gtandard and be equivalent to the final examination referred to In paragraph to the Directive: "Minimum recui-rements for the perj.od of_yractica.l. exoerience orescribed in Article 4 (1) (b) The practical training shall be organized and supervised ( tractical training under cu--dance) by the relevant authority or public—law entity. The services of teachers in higher education shall also be enlisted in carrying out thic task. 2. This practical training under caidance shall last for 2 years (24 months) calculated from the start of the practical training itself. Following acquisition of their university diploma, those concerned shall take up work '.'!ith an employer whose field of activity covers the following: — the design and the technical and economic planning of buildings ; advising, guiding and representing parties for whom buildings are being constructed in matters connected with their punning and construction and supervising construction work; — the preparation of town and country planning work. To give an insight into the nature and extent of practical experience, trainees shall keep a course book .throughout the period of practi cal training, broken down into weeks. 3. To further tho inatruction of traineeg, univeroity—level courser? of a total length of 60 daygu that lg 1480 hours, ghall be orcanlged. The inatructicn ghall take the form of lectures, technical dlgcuggiong, eeminarg and exercigeg In related eubäectg, all theoe activities being geared to the programme laid down. The. courgeg in question shall be held at least once a quarter and gha11 take plabe on at least Il congecutlve working dayg, with 8 hourg t Instruction daily. The gubjectg for further instruction in theee couraeg mugt cover the following university—level gubåectg : — etructural, constructional and technical problems relating to building degl&l; the profeggion of architect and hig role in eociety; — hlgtory and theory of architecture end town planning; — knowléage o? Indueti'-'.eo, eraits, oreanieatioue, regulationg and prooedareg connected with the execution of congtructlon work; — plagtio design and colour deglga; — relationshipg between man An d hig natural and social environment and built— up and urban areas; — co—opeFation vith other disciplineg and their plang into overall plannlp€; — town pFnn1ng and planning technology. 14. A certificate shall be issued upon completion of the practical training. ThtB shall be legued by the competent authority after ascertainment a formal review that the courge—book haa been properly completed the courgee have been attended. To ensure that the procedures get up by liember States for such ascertainment, which implies an evaluation, are coherent and effective; the competent authorities of these States Shall transmit their draft on the matter to the Commlgglon for examination. Thig Annex to the Directive would be accompanied by a Commieeion Statement In the minutes of the Council ag followg:— "Since the Advieory Committee on training for architecte the task of adviol-nc. the Cc.anj.sg.f-on, the I-att- svateg that it vill consult the Con• , , e-Lee out f.h2 examinatioa provideä for in point 14 of the Annex toüae Directive. n rev Artic) e in t.he Mrcct./ve: "Article Not more than three years after the end of the period provided for In Article 314(1), the CommIBB10n ghall review the Directive on the bulg of experience and if noeeggary gubmit to the Council propogalg for anendmentg after congultin€ the • Ldv-4.e,ory Committee on Education and Training In Architecture. The Council Bha11 examine any euch propoga1B within one year. 't New recital: ttVhereas thig Directive Introduces mutual recognition of diplomag, certificateg and other evidence of formal qualifications giving acceee to profegglonal activåtleg, without ccncon±tant co—ordination of national provisiona relating to educat.ton and training; whereas moreover the number of members of the profession who are concerned varieg considerably from one Member State to another; whereag the firet few years of application of thig Directive must therefore be particularly attentively followed by the Commiggion. 't Council gtatement re Article h for entrv in the minutes: "The Council states that the terih3 "comparable educational establishment" and "examination of degree gtandardtt are conceptg not defined golely In terms of the national law of the Member State concerned, nor do they Imply that the educational egtabliehment 1B part of a university under the lav of that State." Statement by the Councll re Article "The Council gtates that the phrase "competent authoritiegtt should be taken to mean either a competent public authority or a body which, under national law, ig authoriged for the came functlong." 90/77 BAE/10/77 COMMON MARKET The Architects' Directive still has to be agreed and the stopping place is still Article and the 3 year German Fachhochschulen courses. As reported to the November meeting of the BAE, at a meeting in Bonn in September, 1976 between representatives from the DOE, ARCUK and the RIBA on one side and representatives of the German government and profession on the other, the German offerred to draw up proposals for a structured two year period of experience following the three year course and for providing some part—time courses during these two additional years. Unfortunately the German proposals when made known to the UK in December were not acceptable. They offerred only 8 one week courses spread over the two years (one week each quarter, equalling 1+0 days in all), some control of practical experience and no examination or final design project to assess the progress and achievement of the two years. We were informed, however, that the German proposals were accepted by the governments of all the other member states. The DOE suggested another meeting with the Germans and this took place in Brussels in January, 1977. The problem for the Germans is that they currently have no mechanism for running part—time courses and final assessments or for monitoring practical experience. From their point of view they had already come a long way in devising a scheme for one week courses and controlling practical experience and introducing something like a log—book. They indicated clearly that this was as far as they could go at present. Their position was all the more difficult in that they had to obtain acceptance of any proposals from all the eleven Lander. Since it appeared that the UK was alone in objecting to the German Government t s proposal it was thought unlikely that, despite the continued stand made by ARCTJK and the RIBA, the UK Government would make use of the right of veto on this issue. However, it now appears that Denmark and Ireland have had second thoughts and as a result of discussions which have taken place between UK, Danish and Irish government representatives a new version of Article has been drafted. This new draft whilst not meeting all the UK objections, does provide for an examination at the end of the two year Part—time course. If it is agreed by the Irish and Danes it will be submitted to the Germans by the UK. It may be possible to table the final version at the BAE meeting. Other matters that need still to be settled are "Prestation de Service'% and the ITOposed Advisory Committee on Training in the Field of Architecture. The UK representatives on the Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market are Mr. ilex Gordon, Mr. Hans Haenlein representing the RIBA; Mr. David Waterhouse and Mr. Michael Metcalfe representing ARCUK. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EC 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 28 Feb 1980 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/b0968196df39b294af41364765aca70e.pdf d012dcc2f78061087435653ecd354be8 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 Working Documents 1979-1980 Subject The topic of the resource Motion for a Resolution on exercise of profession of architect Description An account of the resource TARGETS 5 The Working Party next addressed the question of translating the percentage target reductions into target intake figures. In relation to Part 2 intakes, it faced some difficulty. The relevant paragraph in the Transbinary Group Report (8.20) refers to a reduction of 325 home students to a level of intakes of between 650—700 home students. Thig implies a bage line close to 1000 students rather than the 875 which entered in 1984/85. 6 The explanation lies in the fact that the Trangbinary Group was seeking a 30 per cent reduction from the level of intakes to Part 2 which would be reached when the recent increase in Part 1 intakes had worked through. Given that this Part 1 increase has been well over 100, it is reasonable to expect Part 2 intakes to be between 950 and 1000 in the peak years of 1987 and 1988. The Working Party therefore recornrnends the adoption of a target intake to Part 2 courses of 700 home and EC students. This is a 20 per cent reduction on the level achieved in 1984/85 but is likely to be close to the 30 per cent level recortunended by the Transbinary Group in relation to Part 2 intakes in the peak years yet to come. 7 In relation to Part 1 intakes, the report of the Transbinary Group is a little less precise. It argues the case for a lower percentage reduction in intakes to Part 1 courses on the grounds that an architecture degree qualification on its own, without the possibility of becoming a registered architect, will be attractive to some students. However, it recognises that it will take time for this change of emphasis to be understood and urges the need for caution in not allowing too large an intake to Part 1 in the itmediate future (8.21). A later paragraph translates this into a suggestion that "a reduction in Part 1 intakes of about 15 per cent from the high levels achieved in 1983 might be contemplated". 8 Taking all these factors into account, and working to round number targets, the Working Party recormends a target intake to Part 1 courses of 1,200 which reflects a reduction of about 17 per cent from the high figures of recent years and about 15 per cent on the average intakes to Part 1 over the past five years. INSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATIONS 9 In seeking to translate these overall targets into institutional allocations, the Working Party sought and received advice orally and/or in writing from DES and SED Inspectorate and CNAA, on courses in public sector institutions, from the UGC Technology Cormnittee on courses in universities and from RIBA on courses in both sectors. In addition, the Royal Society of Ulster Architects was consulted in relation to Queens University, Belfast. 10 On the basis of the arguments set out in the Transbinary Group report and the advice received, the Working Party identified the following criteria as most relevant to its consideration of institutional allocations:— quality, size, location, and relationship with education provided in cognate professions. •11 On the question of departmental size, the Working Party accepted the guidance set out in the Transbinary Report that in order to provide a range of specialist skills needed to support a viable Part 1 and Part 2 course with - 2 - present staff—student ratios, the normal minimum size for a School of Architecture should be about 150 full—time equivalent students. RIBA confirmed that this continued to reflect its own view. 12 The adoption of this figure leads to two important consequences. First, the targets cannot be achieved without the closure and/or merger of some schools unless all Schools of Architecture operate at or below the minimum level of intake. The Working Party did not consider the latter approach to be educationally defensible. Second, many university schools are already close to, if not below, the figure of 1 students. The scope for large scale reductions in the university sector therefore is limited, and could not be achieved without the closure or merger of a number of schools. 13 The Working Party took the view that the difficult question of which schools should be identified for closure was best addressed in terms of the advice received in relation to the criteria. On this basis, it proposes that the Schools at Queens University, Belfast, Huddersfield Polytechnic and North East London Polytechnic cease intakes to Part 1 courses in 1986 and to Part 2 1 courses as soon as possible thereafter and no later than 1989. 14 To achieve the full reductions required by our targets, some further rationalisation is required if all the remaining schools are to be of viable size. The advice we received on this was less clear, but following the suggestion in the Report of the Transbinary Group, the Working Party has looked at the possibility of some form of rationalisation in the major conurbations where provision is especially concentrated. It noted the large provision in Inner London within four of the five polytechnics, and took account of the fact that the ILEA Review of Advanced Further Education in Inner London, published in August 1984, recognised the possibility of concentrating provision in three centres. The Working Party reconunends that the allocation for ILEA should be provided in not more than three centres and considers that the Authority is best placed to determine how and where this might be brought about. 15 As far as Scotland is concerned, the Working Party has considered the provision in Edinburgh and Glasgow and has reached the view that the more irmediate opportunity for rationalisation exists between Edinburgh University and the Edinburgh College of Art. It recommends that an "Edinburgh quota" be agreed by the UGC and SED and that the two schools be invited to consider how they should in future collaborate to make provision in accordance. with the quota including the possibility of a full merger, and put forward jointly agreed proposals. In relation to Glasgow, the Working Party recottmends the UGC and SED to investigate the merits of a single combined school and to report the outcome of its investigations in time for the proposed review in 1987 (see paragraph 18). 16 The Working Party proposals for home and EC student intake targets to the remaining schools take into account minimum school size, recent enrolment record, and advice from the organisations identified earlier. In some cases, the intakes allocated fall a little short of providing for a minimum student population of 150. However, account must also be taken of overseas students who should ensure that almost all institutions will be very close to or above the minimum. The recormended allocations ace shown in Annex 3. TIMETABLE AND REVIEW 17 The Working Party reconunends NAB, the UGC and the SED to take decisions on thig report in time to determine intakes to Part 1 in 1986. The revised intakes to Part 2 courses cannot become operative until 1989 at the earliest, but the Working Party recormnends that the Schools which are to cease admitting Part 1 students in 1986 should also cease admitting Part 2 students as goon as iB feasible thereafter to allow an orderly run down of the School. Given the small number of institutions in thig category, it ig thought that the increase in intakes to Part 2 courses expected in the next few years can be absorbed by the remaining Schools. 18 The Working Party supports the recommendation in the Transbinary Group report that a regular review relating student numbers to likely requirements for architects should be undertaken. The Trangbinary Group began its own review in 1983, and in the Working Party's view it would be appropriate to carry out a further review in 1987, in time for the 1989 target intakes to Part 2 proposed in this report to be adjusted or confirmed in accordance with its findings. CONCLUSION 19 The Working Party recormends NAB, the UGC and the Scottish Education Department to agree the proposed intakes to institutions set out in Annex 3 the implementation of Part 1 to be carried out in 1986 and Part 2 in 1989. August 1985 0123H ANNEX 1 MEMBERSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE INTAKES WORKING PARTY Professor G Higginson — UCC Hr N Merritt - NAB Hr A H Rankin SED Hr B Baker - UGC Secretariat Hr L Wagner — NAB Secretariat - 5 - ANNEX 2 H 흐 0 N 0 N 卜 European Communities EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Working Documents 1979 - 1980 28 February 1980 DOCUMENT 1-810/79 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION tabled by Mr GILLOT pursuant to Rule 25 of the Ru les of Procedure on a draft directive on the exercise of the profession of architect English Edition PE 63.332 흐 The European Parliament, Whereas : — a draft directive on the exercise of the profession of architect hag been under consideration for more than 15 years, — the draft which the commission is preparing to submit : to the Council of Ministers for final adoption has undergone so many changes that it now bears only a slight resemblance to the text submitted to the Assembly of the European Cottmunities in 1968, — it takes into account neither the importance which has come to be attached to matters relating to the environment in the last 15 years, nor the public concern which these generate, nor the national statutory provisions which have been in force for some years, — it engenders an unacceptable degree of confusion between a university qualification and the exercise of a profession which plays a major role in society, — the period of study prescr ibed cannot ensure that future architects within the Community are qualified as befits their task and would place them at a disadvantage on external markets, — this draft entitles persons with various technical qualifications to act as architects without adequate safeguards, — it provides excessively long transitional derogations in respect of recognized qualifications, — it fails to observe the important distinction between the qualifications of architects and engineers, — recent efforts to have this text adopted by the Council failed to take account of the resistance from the Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market (L.C.A.C.M.) , which was originally set up to present the views of all the professional organizations in the Member States to the Commission, Urges the Commission: 1. To amend its draft to take account of the proposals from the Liaison Committee of Architects in the Common Market and the necessity of ensuring that architects within the Community are qualified as befits their task and in such a way that they are able to face competition from abroad; 2. To initiate a new process of consultation of the Assembly of the European Communities which has become necessary in view of the growing concern about the quality of the environment, the major changes made to the original text which was considered by the previous Assembly and the changes which are still required to the present text. PE 63.332 ANNEX 3 RECOMMENDED INSTITUTIONAL TARGET INTAKES 1 PUBLIC SECTOR (ENGLAND) Part 1 Part 2 Birmingham 20 Brighton 35 25 Canterbury 30 20 London (3 institutions) 160 100 Humbers ide 35 20 Kingston 45 25 Leeds 40 20 Leicester 40 20 Liverpool 30 20 Manchester 35 20 Oxford 60 45 Plymou th 45 20 Portsmouth 40 30 TOTAL 640 385 2 UNIVERSITIES (EXCLUDING SCOTLAND) Bath 30 20 Cambridge 25 20 Liverpool 35 20 London 45 20 Manchester 20 Newcastle 35 20 Nottingham 30 20 Sheffield 40 30 WIST 50 30 TOTAL 330 200 3 SCOTLAND (CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES) Dundee (DJCA) 45 Edinburgh (Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of 20 Art) 60 35 Glasgow School of Art 45 20 Aberdeen (RGIT) 40 20 Strathclyde University 40 20 TOTAL 230 115 0123H - 22 E Walker Esq 28 Crab Lane Your reference Armley I have been asked to reply on Mr Finsberg t s behalf to your letter of 19 February about the draft EEC directive on architects' qualifications. The points you and your co—signatories have made about this draft directive have been noted and will be duly taken into account in any decisions reached by Ministers • Yours sincerely P M BERGIN E Walker 28 Crab Lane Amiey LeedB IS12 ZD G Fingberg of State for the Environent Deparuent of the Enviroment 2 Marghan Street Iondon SWIP 3DB 19th February 1980 Dear Fingberg DRAFT ARCHITECT'S DIRECTIVE We are Councillorg on the Architect t B Registration Council of the United Klndæ elected to repregent the 4,381 "Unattached" Architects, I.e. those not belonging to one of the Architecturü Congtltuent Bodleg on the Council, which hag 27 077 ArchitectB in total, on Its Register. At ARCUK t B Special Meeting on the 24th 1980, concemlng the BC Draft Archltect t B Directive, our membere voted egalngt a regolutlon the Councii t B continued opposition to the lategt m•aft Dlrective. Architecte In th.1B country ere not ag united In their opposition to the ex1Bt1Dc Draft Directive as you nay have been led to believe. We gupport the Draft Directive ae It BtandB. ttF0110w Up tt Academic Trdning: The Royal Ingtl±ute of mt1Bh Architects (RIBA) end thuBAEUK t B objection to the Directive concerned the Geman Fachhochgchulen propoBa1B for ttFoIIow—Up n trelnlng the two years after their three—yeer courge. In particular, the demand wag for a period of training longer then that proposed, that Buch training Bhould be guperviged by univergity—ievei educationei1BtB end that there Bhould be fom of ageegenent at the of Buch training. In the DC Cæ.dBB10ne B revised Article 4 and in a new Annex to the Directive, ail thege dunde are met. Safeguard — Review: In a article In the Directive, Article 33a, allowB for a Bafeguerd. It provideB for a review of the Directive on the baglB of experience, dter three yeare, if necessary to propoga1B for uendmentB. Educating ArchitectB8 The RIBA and ARCUK BeQ to believe that the Directive, If Impiuented It could "only to a reduction In profeBB10nd competence a poorer Bervlce to the cmunltyn . 1B the RIBA BO convinced that It hag found the beet only of edG-{xz architects, -2- i.e. the BritiBh DoeB our recent b.ilidlng production bear out that conviction? currently hag fou*teQ tmlvergity or tulverelty—equlvaient schoolB of Arohltecttu•e ud Yachhoehecbuien. me Äted heg thirty—eight SchoolB of Architecture. The mnnber of archltecttn•d BtudentB In training per thougmd population 1B high In in the United and Genaa.y hea a high level echitecturai unapioyment. 1B the RIBA'B objection then, besed on a *eer of Invulon by foreig tdentt Surely not,ln view of their conviction ag to the quality Of our architectural product, which would presumably men qort ratba• thu Import In architectural Yours faithfully E Walker , ARC vk On behalf of: Councillorg 1979-80 J S Allen RobertB Woolley S Jackson 1 rod R Meltz Marray Councillorg 1980—81 J S Allen M Roberts D Burnby D Roebuck Fear of Fachhochschulen From Anne Delaney, architect, and John Murray Sir: Bob Giles (AJ 14.2.79 p306) finds it difficult to see how NAM members representing the 'unattached' on ARCUK can vote for the EEC Architect's Directive recognising the German Fachhochschulen. We find it difficult to see how RIBA members can vote against the directive, since in its revised form it seems to incorporate all they have q; been fighting to achieve over the last few The British architectural profession's re maining objection to the directive had con cerned the Fachhochschulen proposals for 'follow up' academic training during the two years after their three-year course. In par ticular, the demand was for a period of training longer than that proposed, that such training should be supervised by universitylevel architectural educators and that there should be some form of assessment at the end of such training. In the EEC Commission's revised Article 4 and in a new Annex to the directive, all these demands are met. In addition, a new article in the directive, Article 33a, allows for a safeguard; it provides for a review of the directive on the basis of experience, after three years, if necessary leading to proposals for amendments. In the light of these concessions it is difficult to see what remains to be discussed. During the course of ARCUK's debate on the subject, several arguments were put forward. There was the argument (put also in Bob Giles' letter) that support for the directive could 'only lead to a reduction in professional competence and a poorer service to the community'. Is the RIBA so convinced that it has hit on the best and only way of educating architects (a view not apparently held by the president of the RIBA on the evidence of recent statements in the AJ and Building)? Does our recent building production bear out that conviction? Figures were then quoted. Germany currently has 14 university or.university-equivalent schools of architecture. It has 46 Fachhochschulen. The UK has 38 schools of architecture. The number of architectural students in population is twice as high in Germany as in the UK, and unemployment. Is the RIB.•Vs object;.on, then, based on a fear of invasion by foreign talent? Surety not, in view oftheir conviction as to the quality of our own architectural product, which would presumab!y mean export rather than import in architectural trade. Or.e RIBA praised the qua'.i:y of Fachhochschulen•trained architects he had worked with and then went on to vote against the directive. We did not vote with the RIBA because we share neither their fears nor their convictions. It is almost impossible to assess, as Bob Giles asked, whether our view would be supported by the 4000 'unattached' represented on ARCUK, in part by NAM members. This presents us with a real problem. Representatives of 'unattached' on ARCUK have no machinery for getting in touch with their constituents, except for a once-yearly communication which, apart from postage, is paid for out of our own pockets. We try to use what little access we have to the professional press to put across our arguments, and of course we always welcome views sent to us by our constituents. Bob Giles believes that NAM's policies are 'unintelligible to all but the NAM cognoscenti', but in this case 'cognoscenti' can be taken to include all those who write for details to NAM, 9 Poland Street. Those who take the trouble yill find NAM's reports as intelligible as anything produced by SAG and certainly less blinkered by professional self-interest. And of course if the 'unattached' do not agree with actions taken by their representatives they always have recourse to democratic procedures—they can vote us off ARCUK Council at election time—a course of action, incidentally, not available to members of the RIBA, salaried or otherwise; in respect of their ARCUK representative;. ANNE DELANEY JOHN MURRAY Cardiff 'Satanic Mills' proposals From David M. Ellis, a director of the Pennine Development Trust Sir: Would you allow me to correct a misconception that has arisen as a result of the SAVE 'Satanic Mills' exhibition currently at the Heinz gallery. The proposals for a regional park in the Pennines came from the Pennine Park Association, a voluntary body representing over 60 organisations in the area concerned. It is not often realised that the 'industrial' Pennines between the Peak National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park lie at the heart of the greatest concentration of population in Britain outside the south-east. However, the present proposals stem from hoc h s ch v lon the publication in 1972 of The case for a Pennine park and the subsequent national conference in 1975 at which the ideas were welcomed by Denis Howell, Minister for Sport and Recreation. Since that time the Pennine Park Association has been involved in a lengthy consultative exercise with organisations and councils in the area. The SAVE exhibition is a timely and welcome boost to our endeavours and might well mark a turning point in the development of a more appropriate attitude to the problems and potential of declining communities in a post-industrial society. DAVID M. ELLIS Hebden Bridge, West Yorks Small sites in Newham From Kenneth Lund RIBA, DiplArch, director of Planning and Architecture, Newham Sir: I would like to correct some of the many misrepresentations and misconceptions contained in your article on small sites in Newham (AJ 31.1.79 p217). The authors, in attempting to draw together two disparate strands—one, the problem of attracting private house building in Inner Areas and two, the particular problems presented by small sites—have succeeded in presenting a totally misleading picture of the borough. I Site available for use. regret that after my department had assisted them with some of their early research, the authors did not see fit to take up my offer of discussing further their work with my officers, which would, I feel, have enabled them to present a more accurate report. They have made the basic assumption wrongly that, outside the industrial belt, all small sites are suitable fot housing and should be developed in that way. The borough is very densely developed and is severely deficient in open spaces, both large and small, which would help to break up the large areas of terrace housing. this deficiency can best be met by larger scale proviston, this is not, for obvious reasons, DIRE)CTIV3 TO CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Benefits for UK Architects NATIONALITY 1. To be a beneficiary of the Directive a person must be a national of one of the twelve Member States . RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT 2. To qualify for this purpose a person must hold one of the diplomas or certificates prescribed in chapters 11 or 111 of the Directive issued in any MS. 3 . In the most likely case a UK national will have a diploma evidencing the passing of an examination at Part 2 level which currently is, or in the past has been, recognised by ÄRCUK; but he does not need to be or have been registered. 4 . In principle the person 90 qualified has the right to establish — as a principal or as an employed person — in any other MS subject only to the formal requirements authorised by Chapter V - of the Directive, and under the same conditions as apply to natives of that MS. 5. The benefits actually available measured against pre—directive conditions will vary according to the existing arrangements in each country and the measures taken to comply with the Directive. There is at present only incomplete information on the former and none on the later. 6 . 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This may be the case in France Luxembourg Germany and UK which all have registration. c) In countries where certain functions (typically signing/ submission - bf plans/applications) are reserved to a specified class of persons , including architects, the Directive qualifications should admit the holder to that class, probably but not necessarily by 'registration ' This may be the case in Belgium Greece Italy Portugal Spain. PROVISION OF SERVICES 7 . Under article 22 a UK national who 'provides service' i.e. occasional, short—term,visiting activities without setting up an another MS is to be exempted from requirements for registration etc. but is otherwise subject to the same rights and obligations as natives. NATIONAL ADVISORY BODY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE AND SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. ARCHITECTURE INTAKES WORKING PARTY REPORT August 1985 NATIONAL ADVISORY BODY for PUBLIC SECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE and THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARCHITECTURE INTAKES WORKING PARTY REPORT INTRODUCTION 1 The Working Party was established early in 1985 following the acceptance by the National Advisory Body, and the University Grants Committee, of the central recormendations of the report of the Transbinary Group on Architecture for a reduction of 30 per cent in intakes to Part 2 courses, and a reduction of 15 per cent in intakes to Part 1 courses. The Scottish Education Department agreed to be represented on the Working Party whose remit was to consider how these reductions might best be achieved and to advise the parent bodies. The membership of the Working Party is given in Annex 1. DATABASE 2 The first task for the Working Party was to establish a firm institutional data base from which the reductions of 30 and 15 per cent might be calculated. Accordingly, all institutions in the UK were asked to provide details of their intake and total student numbers for the five years between 1980 and 1984 . These figures are shown in Annex 2. Information was also provided on staffing and post—graduate students. 3 The figures cover home and EC students calculated on a full—time equivalent basis, using a standardised weighting of 0.4 for a part—time student. Overseas student numbers are shown in brackets and are omitted from the sununary table. The data indicate that home and EC intakes to Part 1 courses roge from 1339 in 1980 to 1464 in 1983 with a slight fall in 1984. This increase is accounted for almost entirely by the growth in intakes to public sector institutions in England, and to some of the Scottish schools. Intakes to the universities in England have fallen primarily as a result of the closure of the School of Architecture at Bristol, following the reduction in university funding from 1981. 4 Intakes to Part 2 courses have fallen since 1980 to 874 full—time equivalent students but this reflects the pattern of Part 1 intakes in earlier years. The growth in Part 1 intakes in recent years is about to feed through to Part 2 intakes. 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Title A name given to the resource Professional Issues Description An account of the resource A cohort of NAM members became engaged with the professional registration body, standing as elected councillors on the Architects Registration Council and its various committees. Hitherto entirely dominated by the RIBA bloc, the Council began to yield to a new dynamic through NAM's involvement, enabling fresh perspectives on such issues as mandatory fee scales, greater lay representation on the body, ethically-based standards of professional conduct, etc. 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 Unattached architects ask DOE for fair treatment Subject The topic of the resource Unattached architects ask DOE for fair treatment (3 pp) Description An account of the resource . 1 "Equal Opportunities for all the building industry professionals to be Approved (Building Control) Inspectors is crucial for the success of the Governments proposed new system of Building Control" . Elected Representatives of Unattached- Architects met with DOE Officials dealing with Building Control on Id April 1984 to discuss the Housing and Building Control Bill now going through the last stages in Parliament. The main features of the Unattached Architects case put to the DOE are: The new system of Designated Bodies Approving Inspectors must operate on the principle of free access by applicants to a range of Designated Bodies rather than one professional institute being the Designated Body for each profession. This principle is a natural extension of the Governments policies of market competition, eliminating monopolies and limiting ' 'closed-shops U rlhus in the general field of Building Control all Designated Bodies approved by the Secretary of State for the Environment from the disciplines of architecture, building, surveying, existing building control, should accept bona fide applications from people in all these other general disciplines. For example under the Unattached Architects proposals members of the Architectural Association will be able to apily to one of the following bodies (if they become Designated) to be considered for Approval as an Inspector: IBCO FAS CIOB RICS Therefore applicants will have a choice between Designated Bodies reputation, speed of processing, fees for applications and insurance costs. The Unattached Architects Elected Representative says 't such diversity of Designated Bodies could help the new system operate fairly for all suitably qualified people - there should be no closed shops with single institutes dominating their own discipline. Even members of institutes should have the choice between their own institute and other Designated bodies". .1 END�ADDITIONAL INFORI.IÄTION The Unattached Architects Representatives also pointed out to the DOE Officials the exact nature of Unattached Architects: rlhey are not "non—joiners" of professional bodies. It just so happens that they are not members of the 7 bodies listed in the Architects Registration Act 1931, First Schedule eg AA, FAS, II\ÅS, HIBÅ, STAIIP section of IJC%TT. Only this out—dated schedule determines uhe ther architects are Unattached or not (5,582 of them, nearly of UK Architects). 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Title A name given to the resource Brian Anson/ARC pre and post Harrogate Subject The topic of the resource Various documents describing ARC ideas and activities See below Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975-1976 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 Colne Valley News Subject The topic of the resource ARC promoted the conversion of redundant mills into small work units or flats (8pp) Description An account of the resource October 1976 "SINCE THE DEMISE OF THE COLNE VALLEY GUARDIAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE VALLEY AREA HAS NOT HAD ANYTHING LIKE THE PUBLIS- ~HED REPRESENTATION IT’S PROBLEMS WARRANT. THIS FIRST ISSUE IS_INTENDED TO EXPRESS ONE PARTICULAR VIEW, IDEALLY THE NEXT ISSUE WILL CARRY A WIDE VARIETY OF LOCAL OPINION. WE ONLY HOPE THAT THE PAPER WILL ALWAYS SPEAK OUT STRONGLY ABOUT IMPORTANT LOCAL ISSUES. THE MAJOR THEME OF THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIAL, NOT GRUMBLES ABOUT THE PRESENT OR NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST, BUT IDEAS & POSSIBILITIES IN THE FUTURE. . Dy COLNE VALLEY NEWS. OCTOBER 1976 WHO AND WHY An introduction to the Colne Valley News and the Community Architecture Team BY GEORGE MILLS This newsheet is hopefully the first of many. Through it we hope thatalively, locally initiat- ed debate will begin, which may inspire people to act regarding their own futures in the Colne Valley. This first issue has been put to- gether by a group of planners and architects from the Comm- unity Architecture Team, who have worked as designers for local tenant and resident groups up and down the country. On the strength of our work we were given a grant to work in the Colne Valley. From past exper- ience we realize the value of hav- ing a good pamphlet or newsheet circulating in the areas we work in. Hopefully the subsequent issues of this newsheet will be written, produced and distribut- ed by local people from up and down the valley. We have in our grant a small sum of money allocated for that purpose. EXPERIENCE The communities we have worked with have mainly been in areas threat- ened by demolition, redevelopment or extinction by cumbersome and insen- sitive planning. We basically believe that the people who live and work in a particular area should have the major say when it comes to debating that areas future, not faceless local govern- ment departments or profit minded developers. Our work has been al over the country, in Liverpool, South Wales, Covent Garden and most rec- ently in the London Borough of Eal- Ing, working with the residents of these areas trying to prevent the destruction of their homes and work places. We realize that the situation in the Colne Valley is a little different, but no planning can be just as dest- ructive as too much planning, part- icularly when an area is subject to the kind of problems that seem to be affl- icting the Colne Valley. A very familiar sight. LOCAL GOVERNMENT The recently published information about West Yorkshires forthcoming publicity exercise to find out what people in the area want in the future is a typical example of so called ‘Public Participation in Planning’. This part- icipation usually consists of specific- ally prepared questions which some how manage to avoid the contentious issues in an area. The Colne Valley does not just need more industry, ora better bus service, or a cleaned up environment. The proposed public mectings being held up and down the county will tell the planners nothing - the questions they will ask will not get right to the root of the areas problems. They will not be considering the dignity, self respect or aspirations of the people of the areas, because most planners and bureaucrats are incapable of working at that level. Until they come down from their ivory towers to the street level and see reality, they have no right to plan for any area It is the people in the villages of the Colne Valley that should deter- mine its future directly, not local governments who are notorious for misrepresenting the aspirations and desires of people in their areas. HOPES We hope we can work with the res- idents of Marsden, Linthwaite Slaith- waite, Milnsbridge and Golcar to try and revitalize some local industry and activity which will prevent the depop- ulation of the area and hopefully give the Colne Valley some of the vigour the declining textile industry seems to be sapping from it. We sense that the valley has many qualities and resources as yet untapped, which though not at first obvious,still exist. These can only be found in areas that have not been swallowed up by urban sprawl from nearby towns and cities. Unlike most planners and architects we are very aware of the real qualities of such places as exist in the Colne Valley. Through our work in other parts of the country we have learned that these qualities are never catered for in the grand master plans, local and central governments usually produce. Over the page are just a few initial ideas which might start the ball rolling, they are not proposals, just sketches which can be used to talk about the possibilities. CONTENTS FREE FIRST ISSUES There are five hundred copies of this first issue. With a subsid rom our grant, subsequent issues should work Out around four or five pence each. WHO AND WHY PEOPLE OR PAWNS PAGE 2 PAGE 3 WHO HOLDS THEY KEY? THE CARDS STACKED AGAINST THE VALLEY PAGE & INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS WITH A HUMANE CAUSE PAGE 5 TAKE ONE EMPTY MILL PAGE 6 A DISMANTLED MILL BUILDING VILLAGES ARE NOT PURPOSE-MADE SUBURBS PAGE 8 PAWNS: An Editorial appraisal of the Colne Valley and its future Crimble Mil, Slaithwaite,-any takers ? In appearance the Colne Valley has not altered drastically for nearly a hundred years. Its main villages have had a few bits tack- ed on to them, a few more roads, a few more houses and the odd new factory. The main commun- ication routes are still the same, road, canal and railway, though through dereliction or transport policy these are nowhere near as busy as they were in the past. The stable industry in the valley is still what it has been for nearly two centuries, basically woollen and worsted fabric production, though no one in the area needs reminding what is happening to that basic industry. ADVERSE CHANGES Whenavast jndustry isrunning down at the rate that textiles are in the Colne Valley, or at the rate that the coal mining industry ran down in the South Wales valleys, it has a great effect on the people indigenous to those areas. It is always the older established communities that feel the harsher effects of industrial and economic change. This is the only certain thing that can be said about the valley, it is in the process of change. We are starting our work in the valley with the assumption that with the right conditions prevailing, most of the indigenous population, the people who live and work in the area now, would like to stay here. be capable.of sustaining the popul- ation, and which will provide a future firmly established in the roots and origins, the character and nature of the people from the Colne Valley area. Successive governments have seen no social detriment tn unemployed men and women with their families having to move sometimes hundreds of miles to get employment. Only the people directly affected by these wrenches Know the adverse change and disrup- tion involved in such a move. People who are caught in this tight economic trap have only two choices open to them, move, leaving friends, relatives and familiar things, or stay and remain unemployed or underemployed. In the Colne Valley many people over the past few years must have been con- fronted with this choice, or those that haven't, must be aware that they are likely to be within the next few years. Family and community break up from choice is part of accepted human nature, the young and restless have always fled the nest, but when people are forced by circumstances beyond thetr control into leaving their homes Britannia Mils Milnsbridge, rotting for and familiar areas, it is a social in- the last fow years. GOOD RIDDANCE ? Some people will be glad to be rid of the textile industry for once and for all, others will mourn its continuing decline. Those with first hand exper ience of mill working and its related social and domestic lifestyle, know that there were good times and bad times, good decades and bad ones. Their instincts may tell them that the present decline is for good, and that the industry has to decline even further, before it reaches a size where itcan stabilize itself. At the moment there seems to be a great many people with unwanted skills and a kind of pride that doesn’t seem relevant or valuable to new ways and methods of present day indust- rialization. Many factors affect people who find themselves unemployed or employed in a job that they are not really suited to, which may also entail commuting out of the area where al there roots and ties are. justice. If industry in the area con- tinues to be slow in evolving to a sub- stantial level, not only will the young be unemployed, they will be left with little or no choice regarding their own futures. If no industry takes the place of the very large gaps left by the mills, then sadly, it will not only be the young who will be forced to leave. INFORMATION NEEDED Wehavesomeplansofmilsand other derelict land and buildin- gs, but any kind ofdocuments, plans, gossip etc., that people think could be useful in the work,wouldbegreatlyappre- ciated. GEORGE MILLS. COLNE VALLEY NEWS. OCTOBER 1976 3 One of these prevailing conditions, in fact THE prevailing condition must be that they can AFFORD to stay here, which means there must be work in the area for both the old and young, men and women. There must be a type of industrial development which must 4 COLNE VALLEY NEWS. OCTOBER 1976 WHO HOLDS THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF THE VALLEY? BY PETE MOLONEY When an area has a good deal of redun- dant buildings and plots, the easy way out for the people who own the land and buildings is try and get them designated for housing use. When a spate of il thought out estates start to spring up al over the place, the local authority can then start collect- ing rates again. This haphazard, juggl- ing of land and buildings has never bettered the lives of people living in an area. The people who work in the sphere of ‘community architecture’ have totally the opposite view to this, belicving that the people who live and work in an area should be the major concern when planning, and they should not Marsden Mills have inflicted upon them the second rate solutions designed with only profit or prestige motives in mind. THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE COLNE VALLEY IF ITS COMMUNITIES ARE NOT SEEN AS ITS PRIMARY VALUE, COULD BE SOCIALLY DISASTER- OUS! COMMUNITY | ARCHITECTS OFFICE ; 1,NED LANE SLAITHWAITE So, how do such communities dictate their own futures? The solutions to many of the problems can start from the people up and down the valley, we believe it is they who hold the key to their own future. Small things which do not require a great deal of finance could be started fairly quickly, more ambitious schemes could follow, but we believe that without that initial spirit from the communities being the prime motivator, none of them would be worthwhile. There are ways and means by which owners of some of the derelict prop- erties and land could be approached, and through the formation of assoc- lations, societies, cooperatives or com- panies, groups of people in one form or another may be able to acquire the use of land and buildings in the area. The initial small scale ideas could indicate the potential of the area and inspire other people to get inyolv- ed. Some ideas will flounder for various reasons, others could be very successful, they could begin to decis- ively affect the development of the valley’s future in a way that brings out its dormant qualities. access to the motorways present a much more viable proposition to investors. Local and regional reports on the area refer to the Colne Valley’s potential as a dormitory area, which apart from being an insult to the people living and working in the area, is an extremely cynical and pessimistic way to view a place with such a vibrant history. The fact that the valley was at the very heart of Britain's industrial expansion in the 19th and 20th Century seems to have nd bearing on the way it isbeing ignored in the 1970's. The term dormitory means just what it infers, a place where nobody works, they just live there and go elsewhere to work. Through our office in Slaith- waite, any groups or individuals who want to seriously begin to discuss ideas and schemes can get together. People interested in NATIONAL CARDS ARE STACKED Working out solutions to the Colne Valley's problems is by no means easy. The fact the area has a good record for industrial industrial or commercial invest- relations is, in itself, not good NEXT ISSUE Itishardateat tosayif the paper wil published ona monthly, fortnightly or.every week basis. Whatever itwil need layout people, feature, sports, events and opinion writers. Plus cartoons, cross- words etc. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE NEXT ISSUE CAN MEET THROUGH OUR OFFICE IN SLAITHWAITE. ment. Contrary to popular belief it seems highly unlikely that the government will ever impose tough enough import restrictions to prevent the closure of further mills. In short, at the present time the Colne Valley does not have a great deal going for it. By Rob Thompson enough to attract the necessary Though the valley runs parallel to the M62 Motorway, there is difficult terrain to Cross to get to it in harsh weather conditions. There does not seem to be any chance of an improved local or regional train service. The extinct mills present many problems to would-be industrialists, unwilling to invest the required amount of continuing and improving the money into buildings in an area, which for them, appears to have a very unpredictable future. The sites on the eastern side of Huddersfield with easier, flatter terrain and better newsheet can contact others through the office too. Nothing will happen unless people really Start taking an active part in their own futures. THE REGIONAL AND AGAINST THE VALLEY WITHOUT THE EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES OR PEOPLE. EXISTING HOUSIN east HI agg BeULytsSs COULD BECOME A REALLY PLEASANT HOUSING BLOCK WITH ever GARMENT MAKING S KIDS PLAY CENTRE ETC. ~ COURTYARDS ON EACH PEOOR | EXISTING INDUSTRY :a FTOHRE KWIHDOSL:E RIVER AND CAMAL SIDE COLLD BE AND3 STOREY B S$ igs AND WAREHOUS/ THE EMPTY AREAS The river below Golcar-ill used land. (cont on page 7) COLNE VALLEY NEWS. OCTOBER 1976 5 OGRESS WITH AHUMANE CAUSE The Colne Valley’s own rise and fall highlights some of the effects mass industrialization can have on aplace. When the area began its boom in the 18th Century it destroyed the old established textile industry inNorfolk, Devon and Oxfordshire, At present the industries of the Far East are threaten- ing to destroy the industry in the West Riding. The economic market cycle keeps turning, irrespective of social consequences, and the one-industry areas such as the Colne Valley are very vulnerable, because all their eggs are in one very flimsy basket. In reality the Colne Valley today is the product of two very socially destruc- tive forces, one being that it developed around very big factory units, the mills, and the other that there were a great many of these concentrated in a relatively small area. So in local and national terms it would be suicidal to try and reinstate textile production in large mills and consequently it would be just as disasterous to find one industry of equivalent size to replace it. INDUSTRIAL PR Even though the part the Colne Valley played in Britain’s mass industrialization was significant, that growth must be viewed in the light of what we know about its effects today. The type of in- dustrial growth which we as a nation fostered all over the world, is being seen today as the major culprit behind the pollu- tion of nature’s systems and the ensuing scarcity of the earth’s raw materials. So it would be de- trimental to just say that indust- ry in the valley must get-back into full swing, without consid- ering the wider implications of the effects of large scale industry on the lives of people and the places they live in. On the global scale we are now exper- iencing shortages of most raw mater- ials. When textiles first began in the area it was because the wool from the local sheep was particularly suited to making the fabrics for which the valley became noted and because the water in the River Colne was particul- arly good for dyeing and bleaching that material. That was a long time ago, if the industry had stabilized at a size where it could supply itself locally, it would not have grown so cumbersome and virtually reliant for al its raw materials on importation. It would be fatal, in a radically changing world, to build up any new industries on a base that relies so heavily on imported material. Scarcity and cost would soon destroy such an industry today. LOUIS HELLMAN & GEORGE MILLS EVEMING ACTIVITIES COULD INCLUDE PRA SPORTS FACILITIES, MIGHT CLASSES. MILLS IN THE VALLEY BOTTOM-MILNSBRIDGE ONE IDEA Ste, MILL. | Metalworking 6 COLNE VALLEY NEWS. OCTOBER 1976 OUSES, SCHOOLS THEVARIOUSSKILLSINTHE <> AREA COULD COMBINE _<o= “AHorticulture -4Fish farming TO ALTER, THEN WORK FROM THE | CONVERTED 5 _4Waste pulping Recycling of { fabrics SHOPS OR STORES. Aa ++seeIFAGROUP OF PEOPLE CGULD RAISE THE CASH TO ACQUIRE ONE OF EMPTY MILLS IN THe VALLEY, TarndtSAN naetGov Se : USING THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY, COULD FROM). { possible uses. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS GROW INTG GOOD Size|j CONCERNS. MODIFICATION OF THE MILLS FOR|. Woodworkin TEMPORARYUSESCOULDBEMADECHEAPLY| Plasticmouling 4 PLUS ALL THE 4ANCILLARY USES FROM THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES. WATER AND LAND WITH ldings.... -».WELL SUITED FOR CONVERS- 1ON INTO H bui AED dangig, METEH Xe oz =m “sE ice ow Be Z x - £ & ae Yj)»_off lo es us CS ae WS SSCS weds Popeater os 9 te ee yee Oore TAKE ONE EMPTY MILL CLA>,SeLaOgeerTHROARTIC ESKPON.OTMmill_ ponds°-WITH AFAIRLY ZED pek7 4,FL TU. SONS © MODEST OFTLAYASUBSTANTIAL INCOME EXCEL ROQROTHe OOK YONTM CAN BE OBTAINED eRe. FISH FARMING. BEN. PRo~ GREOULD v7 THIS INCOME COULD FINANCE MORE COSTLY NEarp OUC BRENKo, BE ACTIVITIES AROUND THE MAIN BUILDINGS. \,OTHER POSS- Pa. IBLE USES. “=< POTENTIAL STONES SE OF\SLAT IN THE br COLNE VALLEY NEWS OCTOBER 1976 7 OF E VALL INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS A HUMANE WITH CAUSE (continued from page5) LIED BY THE NUMBER MPTY MILLS The future industrial base of the Colne Valley must be very diverse, therefore because of the area we are talking about, just a six mile long strip of valley, there must be agreat number of small industries producing a great varicty of commodities. Loc- ally this means a great choice of work, which will act as a magnet for the young and restless in the valley, and greater financial stability. Greater stability because in a period of decline only specific kinds of industry will be affected, others will continue to flourish, which means only a few people will be affected, not the whole population of the valley as it is now. The drudgery and sheer inhumanity of the conveyor belt/factory system which we have developed through large industries, is at present under very severe scrutiny. People are now at last beginning to realize that the greatest resource on the planet, people themselves, should not be subjected to the sheer monotony and degrad- ation of most of our factories, they should be valued much more highly. The more humane methods of pro- duction and technology now being developed, which give workers a great deal more satisfaction than the factory system ever did and at the same time are much more aware of the scarcity COMFORTABLE AND PRODUCTIVE WORKSHOPS __ADISMANTLED MILL BUILDIN Small industries can change and adapt much more quickly, in real terms be more economic, and have historically meant a much more satisfying and rewarding life for the people working in them. rt Unlike the situation with textiles, where change meant large scale invest- ment because of the sheer size of the concern, small scale concerns are much more flexible and can adapt quickly to the ever changing methods of production. of the earth’s resources could be applied quickly to new small industr- ies. Cheap and long lasting forms of technology could be the life blood needed by the Colne Valley to get some small industries off the ground. An awareness of the real potential of the vacant land and buildings in the valley coupled with these new meth- ods, could give people a sustained and rewarding future in the area. To the average eye the Colne Valley may appear to be destined for a grim future, or it may be ripe for a tourist industry or a national industrial mus- eum six miles long! But a long hard look beneath this surface reveals a great potential which must not be undervalued, a potential of people, land and buildings which, if it were tapped could provide an extremely rewarding, even exciting next few decades. BY PAUL GORKA & BRIAN ANSON GOLCAR evolved and the nature and character of its other reason than convenience. At a time when everyone is be- ginning to realize the pitfalls of living and working in large cities, or in the sprawling New Towns where most new industry is tem- pted to go, it seems ironic that places such as Golcar or Marsden are being allowed to deteriorate through lack of investment in industry, agriculture and hous- ing. The size and character of If an old industrial area begins to get a second lease of life from being merely a retreat from city life, the place, with- in a very short space of time loses its fundamental quality, becomes as root- less and sterile as a new town or spraw- ling estate. If the people of the Colne Valley do not begin to take a real interest in its future, the local and regional govern- ments will get their way, and the area will become just another suburb. Social change take time, good or bad, but if the warning signs up and down the valley are not heeded soon, the process of deterioration could begin to accelerate. Many areas in towns, cities and villages all over Britian have | STOP PRESS settlements like these provide that delicate balance between town and country, urban and rural. The small towns and villages around most industrial areas have this quality. When it becomes uneconomic for the indigenous population to remain in their area, on leaving, their places for the most part, are taken by the more affluent rumoured redevelopment which makes never really got soing commuters wishing to get away from nearby conurbation or city, preferring the more pleasant environment offered by the small town or village. This in itself is not a bad thing, but when it begins to disturb the social/ economic balance of a place, the overall quality of that place begins to deteriorate socially. people panic and move, or because new development nearby acts as a magnet for people, industry and cash, leaving the other area with few attr- ibutes to make people want to stay there. The absolute pity about the Colne Valley is that it has so much potential as a good place to live and work, that no one seems prepared to recognize. People may consider it romantic to think of the Colne Valley as a good place to live, you could ask what is good about steep paths and roads, The vague and wooley attitude of the people running the meeting made it very difficult for the real issues to be discussed. They expressed concern for every problem, but hed no real policy to tackle any of them. Areas like the valley need some action, not sympathy. in Just a few short years changed from being vibrant and lively places into blighted and run down slums. This is because areas get some kind of curse on them. Either in the form of a The Public Meeting at Huddersfield Town Hall held on the 25th Oct, to discuss the West Yorks ‘Structure Plan' -MADE SUBURBS VILLAGES ARE NOT P THE VALUE OF VALLEY SETTLEMENTS COLNE VALLEY NEWS OCTOBER 1976 inhabitants evolved with it. Today we expect kinships to flower in estates planted in the middle of nowhere for na URPOSE back to back houses and old mills. Well in all honesty in themselves as Scparate entities, there is nothing good about them. The important thing is THAT IF A POPULATION HAS GROWN UP IN A PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT, THEY CREATE IN AND AMONGST IT, PATTERNS, HABITS, AFFINITIES AND WAYS WHICH GIVE IT A UNIQUE QUAL- ITY. A quality which may be only in the eye of the bcholder, BUT A QUALITY WHICH MUST BE REC- OGNIZED AS BEING AN INCR- EASINGLY MORE IMPORTANT PART OF A SATISFYING EVERY- DAY LIFE. The buildings, together with the settlements they make up, would be totally dead without the corresponding nature and character of the people who have lived and worked amongst them. The two are insepar- able, Slaithwaite would be a totally different place filled with people from Leeds, just as Slaithwaite people would feel uneasy and out of place living in Leeds. This is not to say that Slaithwaite should surround itself with barbed wire and keep out allcomers, BUT IF THE DOMINANT NATURE CEASES TO DICTATE THE VILLAGE'S CHAR- ACTER, IT WILL SOON LOSE OF SLAITHWAITERS THOSE QUALITIES WHICH MAKE IT A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE. This applies to every settlement in the valley. It is up to the people living in the different villages to start working out ways of enhancing cach one, regretting their decline is not enough. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Editor George Mills ARC Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Murray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Oct-76 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/2ba98b62b28df73f8009b827d0441e85.pdf 75052f1913d4c91d5cd2084b5551d465 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 Professional Issues Description An account of the resource A cohort of NAM members became engaged with the professional registration body, standing as elected councillors on the Architects Registration Council and its various committees. Hitherto entirely dominated by the RIBA bloc, the Council began to yield to a new dynamic through NAM's involvement, enabling fresh perspectives on such issues as mandatory fee scales, greater lay representation on the body, ethically-based standards of professional conduct, etc. 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 to Registrar with results of election Subject The topic of the resource Letter to Registrar with results of election (2 sides) Description An account of the resource Dear Mr. Forder, REPRESENTATION OF UNATTACHED ARCHITECTS: ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING IN MARCH 1986, UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 (vii) OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATION) ACT, 1931 NOTIFICATION OF RESULT OF VOTING. By the close of the voting period on Thursday, 7th February 1985, (Reg .45 (6) (f) ) , ballot envelopes had been received as follows: — Bearing a signature. 1 ,401 Unsigned and therefore discarded48 Bearing a name other than that of the registered voter, and also discarded10 TOTAL 1 , 459 Additionally 42 ballot forms were returned, unsigned, in other envelopes and these were also discarded. The 1,401 signed envelopes were duly checked against the Voters' List and 18 were discarded because of indecipherable signatures. The remaining 1,380 were then opened and the contents extracted and examined. Two papers were found to have more than the permitted number of votes recorded and declared invalid. Votes on the valid forms were cast for the 19 candidates as shown on the attached computer list. Yours sincerely, Ballot Services Department, ELECTORAL REFORM SOCIETY. The Electoral Reform Society of Great Britain and Ireland Limited Limited by Guarantee and registered in London No. 958404. Registered Office: 6 Chancel Street, Black friars, London SEI OUX ELECTORAL REFORM SOCIETY (Ballot Szrvices Department) 6 Choncel Street London SEI OUX, ELECTORAL REFORM SOCIETY: BALLOT SERVI CES DEPARTMENT ORGANI SATI ON: ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF UK El ec t i on of : MEMBERS CIF COUNCIL FOR YEAR ENDING IN MARCH 1986 No. to be el ec ted = Range of papers se l ec ted for anal ys i s i s 1 to 1 ago Resul ts of e l ec t i on Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Electoral Reform Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived JA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Feb-85 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/1dbf3a65b57d7241266d8fa4cd878419.pdf 64c71c9b849e3276bdccd779acf886ab 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 Professional Issues Description An account of the resource A cohort of NAM members became engaged with the professional registration body, standing as elected councillors on the Architects Registration Council and its various committees. Hitherto entirely dominated by the RIBA bloc, the Council began to yield to a new dynamic through NAM's involvement, enabling fresh perspectives on such issues as mandatory fee scales, greater lay representation on the body, ethically-based standards of professional conduct, etc. 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 Letters to Elected Reps of Unattached Subject The topic of the resource Letters to Elected Reps of Unattached re Private Certification for Building Control (5 pp total) Description An account of the resource Dear Sirs, APPROVAL OF INSPECTORS AND PRIVATE CERTIFICATION FOR BUILDING CONTROL Building Act 1984 Thank you for your letter addressed to the FAS Secretary under the above reference dated 2nd ultimo. As Chairman of the Practice Working Party dealing with this matter with the Department of the Environment, your letter was passed to me for response, but firstly I would apologise for the inordinate delay in writing to you. The position in principle as far as the FAS is concerned in relation to approval of Inspectors, etc. , is as follows: An unequivocal statement has been given to the DOE to the effect that an approval service for Unattached Architects seeking recognition as Inspectors would be undertaken as soon as possible following upon establishment of the appropriate legislation framework. . No service of this nature could, however, be considered without prior establishment of criteria for approval which would be common to all Professional Organisations listed by the DOE as appropriate for the task; and moreover, such criteria would have to be wholly acceptable to the DOE. Furthermore, criteria for approval of Unattached Architects should be the same as for all other UK architects. . Criteria for approval would have to include adequate provision for establishment of a sound knowledge of Building Regulations in the case of each applicant. However, against the background of the current (but so far unadopted) Building Regulations, the FAS would look to identifying also in the applicant of appreciation of innovative constructional design, which those Regulations are now formulated to permit. Continued/ Faculty of Architects & Surveyors with which is incorporated the Institute of Registered Architects Incorporated in 1926 Registered in England No 213892 Registered Office as above - 2 - GOB/SE/PCWP8 15th May, 1985 The Elected Representatives of Unattached Architects of ARCUK Pending further developments from the DOE, particularly in the area of fees structure, not only for approval of suitable Inspectors but also for approval of plans for Building Regulations purposes, little further can be said, but I trust the foregoing will be a guide to the approach of the FAS. If there are specific aspects which you would like to discuss, please do not hesitate to write. � Royal Institute of British Architects 66 Portland Place London WIN 4AD 01-580 5533 MJV/Jm/7.16 1st May 1985 Ext 267 r. 4/5/75 E. Walker 4A Corn Exchange Leeds LSI 7B? Dear Mr Walker Building Act 1984 Approval of Inspectors and Private Certification for Building Contro.l The Secretary has asked me to thank you for your letter dated 2nd April, written on behalf of elected representatives of Unattached Architects on ARCUK, and to reply. The Secretary of State for the Environment has in mind designating the RIBA amongst other bodies for the purpose of approving inspectors under section 49 of the Building Act 1984. Should the RIBA be so designated the Council has indicated its willingness to undertake the examination of any applicant who is a registered architect. ffhis will be on a self financing basis. The examination would cover the suitability of the applicant t s professional qualifications, the appropriateness of professional post—qualification experience, and the familiarity with the building regulations and approved documents. Applicants would be charged assessment fees, and an annual retention fee for inclusion on the list of approved inspectors which the Institute would be required to maintain. The first stage would entail the applicant completing an application form identifying basic professional qualifications and work experience, and any limitations which was desired to have imposed on the range of buildings for which the applicant would act. A successful applicant would be invited to proceed to the second stage. The second stage would entail assessment of the applicants Imowledge of the law relating to buildings and building and of technical matters. The assessment would entail written papers and oral interview to test the applicant's competence and suitability to undertake the functions of an approved inspector. A non—returnable fee would be payable with the application for each s tage . A successful applicant would then be invited to apply for listing, for which an annual retention fee would be payable, compounded for a five year period, whereupon a certificate to that effect would be issued. The foregoing represents the Institute t s present intentions based upon the Department of the Environment t s statutory consultation document for Building (Approved Inspector etc) Regulations. They may be modified in the light of the Regulations actually made, and our further consideration of the matter with other possible designated bodies. Incorporated Association of Architects & Surveyors Jubilee House Billing Brook Road Weston Favell Northampton NN3 4NW Telephone 0604 404121 Honorary Secretary: W J Clark PPIAAS FIAS FRSH FRSA our Ref: WJC/JJC/GHD/C. 180 (a) E. Walker Esq. , 4A, Corn Exchange, Leeds LSI 7BP 30th April, 1985 r, 4-/g)yg Dear Mr. Walker, Approval of Inspectors and Private Certification for Building Control . Building Act 1985 Thank you for your letter of 2nd April, 1985 referring to the fact that this Association is likely to be one of the eight designated bodies to approve Inspectors under the above Act. The Management Board of the Association has agreed that it is prepared to 'vet' any would—be Approved Inspector whether or not that person is a member of our Association or otherwise. The exact method of vetting has yet to be determined but it has already been established that it would be a function out— side that of the Association's Education and Examinations Board. At present we are involved in discussions with other interested potential designated bodies with the thought of setting up a Joint Examination Board where there is difficulty in establishing the applicant ' s knowledge of Building Regulations and Approved Documents . It is also our intention to have two grades of Approved Inspectors one of which will be confined to the inspection of residential and similar small buildings and the other which will cover a complete range of building work. In common with the other designated bodies we would expect an applicant for the lower grade to have five years post—professional qualification experience and for the upper grade, a minimum of ten years post professional qualification experience. I am sorry not to be able to provide you with more information at present but will be pleased to do so as it becomes available. You would no doubt think it strange if I did not point out that it is of course possible for any unattached architect to become a member of this Association if he so wished. Yours sincerely for W. J. Clark Honorary Secretary Jubilee House Bilhng Brook Rood Weston Norlhampton NN3 4NW Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource FAS/ RIBA/FIAS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived JA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15.5.85 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/5bf574d5693026e440371fcd5e9efe4f.pdf b95d0da1fa365cae31f41e312ea04a22 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 Feminist Group Description An account of the resource This developed a feminist agenda within the NAM critique. Alongside feminist consciousness raising and other feminist political groups, women within NAM came together to develop a feminist understanding of the built environment and building industry. The group acted to advise women in a range of campaigning issues. A special issue of Slate on feminism was produced in July/ August 1978. Emerging from the group was a' Feminist Design Collective' which became ‘Matrix' in 1980, producing the book ‘Making Space - Women and the Manmade Environment', which has been on architecture booklists for 35 years, and the design practice and Technical Aid Centre. <br /><br />The majority of this archive is held at the <a href="http://www.matrixfeministarchitecturearchive.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bishopsgate Institute</a>. 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 WOMEN AND SPACE Subject The topic of the resource Letter to those who attended WOMEN AND SPACE Conference inviting them to take part in further activities Description An account of the resource Dear Sisters, WewamtcdtoWritotev€ery “Women un Space’ that came WP folowwe, ana Whice Ank we | magarie ,fom goodtvprintSomeTKS Si i sWww need Wwe women, Iv Showa we to put Part anr/ov the Ferrin 's caom-odp,fvrfopmeoiprlecwhtuGtuna-pieOESKM a Women S womenNi ke4ke Wow Contac nos, Fh Api Frames Aa Nase S315" Sha Framas 609 2976 Jwa Who JL5 F7o3 7775 Hor work core fw hind ve One evrtrovte Stolwve§ Tieinwve.Aopth. ? |,&grup havealvearty Contact: estigating alternatives, het evenyore WI Kew AoE not todisoms making ail Emma HenniowRA.E2. #7 sewardclstone COWwe Wwe W |MrK5 trontareaanhtrytogomtr | Kecxwld Pe Very WtWe a series F paper/sA we shew la pur 7 5yt howl be brtetuwe in conventi Mar Ait ee : Wav. 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Theft The ho yad NSee/2 oo eeee i he iAmA a KayJ akToadDeintnaaeOinriteeck ib oS FOS, HE Ca Monday) prBothagainOttaeAIST i, ie Poland St. Nato aiea WL Cinbedhaps Se elaine a Ea Fin hoon mes Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Francis Bradshaw, Sue Francis, Barbara McFarlane, Julia Wilson-Jones Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Murray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9 April 1979 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/b6940ecd05599e5d0b6c1af4079b49c9.pdf bf4a509dbd1162d2b0513715ad26b94b 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 to J Allan Subject The topic of the resource Letter re GA's treatment by the RIBA Description An account of the resource OAK COTTAGE, PADLEY MEWS, GRINDLEFORD , SHEFFIELD, S30 IHP 25 April 1987 Hope valley 21084 Dear John, Thank you for your letter of 16 April 1987, just received . You are quite right to distinguish between the matters of principle & personalities. I do not wish to create more difficulties by trying to reestablish my own position on Council. It is ARCUK,s responsibilities to EEC & the profession which are important. The decisions of the BAE are crucial at its meeting on IS May 1987, & I am glad that I may still have a part to play. With my thanks for careful consideration, Best wishes , rs sincerely, John Allan Avant i Architects Ltd 39/41 North Road London N7 page 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G Adams 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 25 April 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/0e6996470bbf178277cd6cdea4e1da7e.pdf cbd97793865b693841caaf7d338dec33 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 to J Allan Subject The topic of the resource Letter to JA suggesting complaint to Privy Council Description An account of the resource GRA/CK/76/87 30 March 1987 J S Allan Esq Avant i Architects 39—41 North Road London 117 9DP Dear Mr Allan In my statement as Chairman of ARCUK to ARCUK Council on March 18 1987 1 described the action taken by the RIBA to prevent the present Chairman of ARCUK Council and the Chairman of the Board of Architectural Education cont inuing in office and also the intention of the RIBA to reverse policies adopted by ARCUK in the past 12 months. As an unattached representative on ARCUK Council you may consider such actions justify a formal complaint to the Privy Council and the Secretary of State for the Environment. Yours sincerely Bob Adams Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G Adams 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 30 March 1987 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/caa8242a7e384e6f91b8883a1acc27d5.pdf 434caf36519550aefff524bd181354d0 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 Professional Issues Description An account of the resource A cohort of NAM members became engaged with the professional registration body, standing as elected councillors on the Architects Registration Council and its various committees. Hitherto entirely dominated by the RIBA bloc, the Council began to yield to a new dynamic through NAM's involvement, enabling fresh perspectives on such issues as mandatory fee scales, greater lay representation on the body, ethically-based standards of professional conduct, etc. 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 from G Adams to Michael Jencks on ARCUK/RIBA numbers Subject The topic of the resource Letter from G Adams to Michael Jencks on ARCUK/RIBA numbers (2pp) Description An account of the resource Dear Mike ARCUK/'RIBA Numbers Further to my let ter Of 19 November 1988. 1 wondered if YOU Illight L onsider 1 The unattached councillors at the December ARCUK could raise the matter of seats & formal Iv a substantive resolution an amendment to the F & GP report that the Electoral Reform Societv supervise the c c,nsti tuent body count. If a ease is presented you might perEuade all the non—RI BA councillors to support the motion . The RI EA councillors will probably oppose the 1110 Lion & you should ask for a formal recorded vote so that it ccjuld be shown that all except the RIBA councillors supported the motion & that the RIBA cc•uncillars were frustrating a genuine attempt at fairness to protect their own interests You could consider but not raise another matter of concern arising from the First Schedule 3 ' For the purpose of computing the number of persons (c ) any person being an honorary, corresponding or retired member of that body shall be deemed not t re be a member thereof" The FAS & IAAS deduct retired members from their totals before calculating numbers but the RIBA includes 1500—2000 of them on the grounds that they are not retired but only not working & are full corporate members of the RIBA even though there is a retired Class of RIBA member . The Registrar is appointed under the ARCUK Acts & is an independent person responsible to the Privy Coucil for the administration of a statutory body established by Act of Parliament. If he receives a formal complaint from a person with a genuine interest or considers that ARCUR Council or its officers are doing anything which is outside the scope of the Act he may refer the matter for advice ta the Secretary of the Privy Council & follow any advice so given. s If ARCUE Council cm the RIBA councillors are seen to be acting i El their own interests & contrary t-.ü the intentions of the Acts , then the proper Iv elec ted unattached councillors could send a formal letter. signed by them all, to the Registrar requesting him refer to the Privy Council that the constituent body count i E not being conducted in accordance with the Acts in that the RIBA is including in its body count: page 1 pem- S ons resigned f rom the RIBA prior t: (3 21 October & are Illembers of the RIBA at t)uat b Retired members of the RIBA who are exc luded from their body count by the First Schedule 3 (c and that as a consequence the unattached are being deprived of their proper representatiQF! & council seats under the requirement the First Schedule 1 (v i i ) . and request the Secretarv of the Privy Council to issue an instruction to the Registrar to comply with the ARC-'LIE<I Acts in this matter . This would raise a storm but the unattached could be seen to have acted reasonably to obtain their proper representation ARC UK Council in accordance with the Aet Even if it did not succeed, it would ensure that the Registrar would e heck very carefully the numbers claimed by the R IBA; & the RIBA would have been warned not to try to inflate their numbers in the future. The unattached could claim the right to be represented at the body count & to check the numbers submitted by all constituent bodies . They might al so consider asking for their numbers to be calculated by a positive count instead Of by deduction as at present. but they should look into this carefully as it might not be to their advantage to do so. Best wishes yours sincerely, G R Adarns Dr Michael Jenks 11 Fardc•n Road Oxford OX-Z 6RT page 2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G Adams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived JA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22.11.88