13 10 310 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/ac34bd3ac22c8b9fdf92b012ce29b1e1.pdf b4c86e5e019bcba88537df7264b13a8a 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 Public Design Group Description An account of the resource Argued that it was only through the public sector that the majority of people could have access to the land and resources needed for housing, education and other essential services. The task was therefore to reform the practice of architecture in local councils to provide an accessible and accountable design service. The Public Design Group proposed reforms to the practice of architecture in local councils to provide a design service accessible and accountable to local people and service users. The following 6 Interim Proposals were developed which were later initiated and implemented in Haringey Council 1979-1985 by NAM members. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Local area control over resources </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Design teams to be area based </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Area design teams to be multi-disciplinary </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Project architects to report directly to committee</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Abolish posts between Team Leader and Chief Architect </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Joint working groups with Direct Labour Organisations</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Subject The topic of the resource Letter to Hawser Trunnion re RIBA Community Architecture Working Group Description An account of the resource q4th June 1977 Dear Hawser Trunnion, 197 Camberwell Grove London SES QO1 737 2618 I'm veplying to your letter about the RIBA's community architecture working group. I'm doing thais privately so as to avoid giving rise to pre conceptions. When I started to work on ‘Fight Blight! I had no other aim than to investigate alternative ways of tackling the way people live in cities. This was preceded py campaigns which I had led with architects (even RIBA members, no less) against motorways in Glasgow, CDAs in Glasgow, the GLDP and Ringways in London, an office block in Haymarket in Edinburgh. Itm saying all this by way of references. The subsequent work I'm doing at the RIBA on community architecture has as wide a brief as that as well. Not to prove a point, noe ane whatseever remotely to do with ‘safeguarding professional interests' (another preconception) ~ just to find out who is doing what, and what needs to be changed to encourage this. For all I know, I may have met more people invohved in this subject on a practical base than you have. When Rod Hackney swears by the RIBA Form of contract or Fee Scale (which presumably damns him in your eyes) he doesn't do so to protect the profession, but because he reckons that it gives the Black Road, Saltiey, Belfast and Millom people the best deal he can. Jim Johnston (an RIBA Councillor as well as ASSIST) takes an cpposite view. Presumably he too is damned for being an RIDA Councillor, . I'm hkping to demystify architecture, community architecture and buildin What upsets me is your preference ofthe ‘statutory or public bodies! as agents of change, rather than private "hartered institutions. Have a look at some of the photographs in Fight Blignt to see what these grand public bodies @o-for the slaves who are their unwilling tenants; in Lewisham not even allowed to choose their own wallpaper, in Southwark not allowed to choose the plants to grow outside their own windows. The totalitariansism of local. authorities is quite horrendous = yet I wonder how many NAM members are working for them accepting this ~ whilst criticising the politics of Persia. It is my hope that a full discussion of the relationship between designer and user within the profession, instigated and prompted by the RIBA will force designers to consider the new dimension of the occupants. I cannot see any evidence whatscever that in even a liberal or pseudo liberal autherity (such as Neweastle and Byker) the same changes could become firmly accepted. A close hook at the pressures surrounding the truth of this. I think the RIBA can help change the way that architects are prepared to work - a development£ do not detect in local authorities. I enclose £2 for past present ond future issues of Slate. Yours sincerely NeAAs Ne Cine rh es * Howser Trunnion, New Arch}itecture Movement. CARAS i{= ee PE Community architecture is beset by myths and half truths relating to the role of professionals, the rele of the public and the role of the authorities. Those talking loudest are often those not involved in the day to day supervision of a community insspared development (Partick Housing Trust, Pearman St Co operative, Black Road 2 etc) but those enjoying themselve: giving advice without responsibility. os course, there's room for both. SNL aa eeGalLl ae atSR the Byker 'experiment' will indicate Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles McKean 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 14 June 1977 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/33ba5205461219f217f33bfbd6c6fa5e.pdf f6f27139635af0cdefe2930623045921 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 Public Design Group Description An account of the resource Argued that it was only through the public sector that the majority of people could have access to the land and resources needed for housing, education and other essential services. The task was therefore to reform the practice of architecture in local councils to provide an accessible and accountable design service. The Public Design Group proposed reforms to the practice of architecture in local councils to provide a design service accessible and accountable to local people and service users. The following 6 Interim Proposals were developed which were later initiated and implemented in Haringey Council 1979-1985 by NAM members. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Local area control over resources </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Design teams to be area based </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Area design teams to be multi-disciplinary </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Project architects to report directly to committee</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Abolish posts between Team Leader and Chief Architect </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Joint working groups with Direct Labour Organisations</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Subject The topic of the resource Letter to C McKean of RIBA Community Architecture Working Group Description An account of the resource Charles MeKean Community Architecture Working Group Royal Institute of British Architects 66 Portland Place London Wl 1 t bear Charles McKean “@ thank you for your invitation to participate in the RIBA working Group on Coamunity Architecture which we «wre, however, unable to accept. ve feel that this important topic should more properly be the subject for public debdate and so, given the non-accountability of the profession, it would be immppropriate to discuss it in the context you propose, Therefore we are reluctant to add any weight whéch we may have bpe participating on this occasion, Our view stems froa a principle widely held witnin NAM that statutory or public bodies within the building industry and society at large) are more appropriate agencies for change than private chartered institutions. Tt asssars to us that no matter how the terus of reference of the working group aud conference are drawn, it as axiowatic that the X1sA's primary role of eafeguerding professional interests as they now stand is irreconcilable with the purported intentions of the brief, Sinilarly we feel the edootion by the KIVA of any of the other issues on hich .is working: to achieve change is likely at best only to modify aopescances leaving the structure intact. Ye hepe nonetheless that you will find our developing work of intarest anc that possibly we may meet in the future in circumstances more on the lines we h.ve imolied. Yours sincerely Hawaer Trmmnion for NDS/NAN f : Liason Grenp Caroli Greup. NDS Group New Architecture Movement 9 Poland Street Lendon Wl NN aab A sath eh anmalierat os soinsaU oieSige vecespiNncRRAsSteaiine wi a dota cee onl aie iliAdes f co John Mian, Wn Murrey ; “ Neville Morgen, Many $ccAh Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hawser Trunnion 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 June 1977 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/23f4096ebf6b38a1ef9555a21685feea.pdf e2b79863e64dbb8859846f6691e27d4a 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 Trade Unions and Architecture Description An account of the resource Themes included action on asbestos and Health & Safety, and involvement with Direct Labour Organisations and Building Unions. Following comparative research of possible options, NAM encouraged unionisation of building design staffs within the private sector, negotiating the establishment of a dedicated section within TASS. Though recruitment was modest the campaign identified many of the issues around terms of employment and industrial relations that underpin the processes of architectural production. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Subject The topic of the resource Open letter with blank pledge forms to join a union Description An account of the resource Dear (Unionisation)Organising Committee The New Architecture Movement 143 Whitfield Street London Wi 28 january 1977 We have now begun the second, and hopefully decisive, round of talks with the four unions (UCATT, TGWU, ASTMS, TASS) who were considered to be potential vehicles for a serious trade union organising drive amongarchitecturanld allied workers, beginning in the totally unorganised private sector. We hope to complete this round of talks by Feb.. 13 and to have by then afairly clear idea of the most real-. istic course tofollow._ ig ats or We have been considering all reasonable alternatives: going into one (which one?) of the four existing unions, obtaining some form of . joint backing from two or more of them for a new union, or going it clone by starting a completely independent’ union on our own. Thereafter, please continue to gather "pledges" and return any ' additional ones to us before March 13. But we must emphasize the ‘critical importance at this possible committed before Feb.13. time of getting as many people as In the meantime, interest in trade union organisation in architecture is, not surprisingly, increasinga,t least as far as we Can ascertain from increasing discussion in the press and from increasing expression - of interest in it to N.A.M. by architectural workers. Atthesametimeascarronydiiscunssgionsandnegotiationswith. therelevantunions,wearealsoinvoilnvreveisdionoftheDraft— Report, "Architectural Workers and Trade Unionism," and in developir: plans for the conference "on organising and co-ordinating trade... unionism among architectural and allied workers." The conference should take place sometime this Spring. We hope to launch the organ- ising drive, itself, which we are beginning to plan, shortly after that. . It is emerging in our talks with the unions concerned that before a union is willing to make the kind of commitment we believe is neces- sary to launch a serious organising drive aimed at building a unified trade union organisation of architectural and allied workers, that union expects. some tangible evidence of committment on the part of such workers. (And should we decide to launch a completely indep- endent union, such a committment is even more necessary.) In any case, we on the Organising Committee require tangible. indication of wider committment for us to continue our work. Wearethereforedependoinnygoutosigntheaccompanyingformand to gather as quickly as possible as many signatures (with the relev- ant information) as you can. If, and only if, it is impossible to reach someone in person but they have confirmed their committment (by> phone, for example) please print their name but sign your name . Please return them yourself to reach us no later than Feb.13, and ~girlier if possible. : Please consider that for organising purposes it is better to have several people in one office than scattered individuals, so try especially hard to get several pledges from each office. Pledges from anyone wishing to join are obviously most welcome; we are, however, particularly interested in workers in private sector firms or dep''ts. where the union would be free, under T.U.C. arrangements, actively to recruit members. This must be emphasized. PLEASE take EVERY precaution to insure that these forms do not come into the wrong hands and consider carefully the pledge of confiden- tiality that we have made on it. We want to discuss with you what we are doing and we waht to keep - you informed. We need your advice, participation, and support. Please keep in touch with us. and try to attend our next meetings, at which some key decisions will have to be made. We meet Feb.13 at Ip.m. at 76B Loveridge Rd, Kilburn, London NW 6 (LT=Kilburn, Bakerloo Line;. BR= Brondesbury, N. London Line). We meet again March 13, venue as yet undetermined, In any case, please get as many "pledges" as you can back to us before Feb. 13, Every single person counts. Even if you have only one or two, please send them in and continue to try to get more after then. It seems certain that the more people we can get to commit themselves now, the better organising drive we will be able to launch, and the better union we will have. It's up to us to start building our union now. Yours fraternally, (Unionisation) Organising Committee tel.contact, Bob at 01~794-643' p.s. If you need more forms, xerox them or get in touch with us and we will rush you them. And remember, we want all workers in architecture and related building professsions in the union. This includes, taking architectural employees as an example, salaried architects, technicians, assistants, year-out students, . Secretaries, administrators, telephonists, receptionists, librar- ians, printing and repro staff, "tea ladies," ETC. NAME (block letters) HOME ADDRESS -OCCUPATION (signed) POSITION IN FIRM NAME OF EMPLOYER Approx. no. of EMPLOYEES in firm® If you are now a member of Comments a trade union, indicate which notes: 1 surveying, quantity surveying, services engineering, landscape ior design, etc. 2. There will probably be wages, students and trainees, structural engineering, building company, etc. 3. or in arch. and allied R prof. dep'ts. if in large architecture, town planning, a reduced rate for workers and unemployed. inter- with very low I commit myself to join a bona~fide trade union for ALL workers in architecture and the allied building professions! as soon as it has reached an agreement with the (Unionisation) Organising Committee of the New Architecture Movement and begins a serious organising drive among such workers in the presently unorganised private sector, where for maximum effectiveness organisation should be limited to one union. I understand that the union will be open to all workers (professional, technical, manual, clerical or administrative...but not management ) in such offices and that the level(s) of monthly subscription will aventually bg set (for the present) at not less than 80p nor more than £1.50, I understand that my name (and related information) will be kept in the strictest confidence and, without my express permission, will be passed on to no one except the eventual-union organisers. ETURN THIS FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (by Feb. 13, 1977, if you can) TO: (Unionisation) Organising Committee The New Architecture Movement 143 Whitfield Street London W2 publ. 28-1-~77 NAME (block letters} HOME ADDRESS -OCCUPATION (signed) POSITION IN FIRM NAME OF EMPLOYER Approx. no. of EMPLOYEES in firm” If you are now a member Comments of a trade union, indicate which structural engineering, building ior design, etc. 4. There will probably be a reduced rate for workers with notes: “LTMsurveying, quantity surveying, services engineering, landscape architecture, town planning, wages, students and trainees, 3. or in arch. and allied prof. inter- very low and unemployed. dep'ts. if in large company, etc. I commit myself to join a bona-~fide trade union for ALL workers in architecture and the allied building professions! as soon as it has reached an agreement with the (Unionisation) Organising Committee of the New Architecture Movement and begins a serious organising drive among such workers in the presently unorganised private sector, where for maximum effectiveness organisation should be limited to one union. I understand that the union will be open to all workers (professional, technical, manual, clerical or administrative...but not management ) in such offices and that the level(s) of monthly subscription will eventually bg set (for the present) at not less than 80p nor more than £1.50, I understand that my name (and related information) will be kept in the strictest confidence and, without my express permission, will be passed on to no one except the eventual-union organisers. RETURN THIS FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (by Feb. 13, 1977, if you can) TO: (Unionisation) Organising Committee The New Architecture Movement 143 Whitfield Street London W2 publ. 28-1-77 NAME (block letters) HOME ADDRESS -OCCUPATION POSITION IN FIRM NAME OF EMPLOYER Approx. no. of EMPLOYEES in firm® If you are now a member of a trade union, indicate which Comments notes: L surveying, quantity surveying, structural engineering, building services engineering, landscape architecture, ior design, ete. 4. There will probably be a reduced town planning, inter- (signed) rate for workers with very low wages, students and trainees, and unemployed. a. or in arch. and allied prof. dep'ts. if in large company, etc. I commit myself to join a bona~fide trade union for ALL workers in architecture and the allied building professions! as soon as it has reached an agreement with the (Unionisation) Organising Committee of the New Architecture Movement and begins a serious organising drive among such workers in the presently unorganised private sector, where for maximum effectiveness organisation should be limited to one union. I understand that the union will be open to all workers (professional, technical, manual, clerical or administrative...but not management) in such offices and that the level(s) of monthly subscription will eventually bg set (for the present) at not less than 80p nor more than £1.50. I understand that my name (and related information) will be kept in the strictest confidence and, without my express permission, will be passed on to no one except the eventual-union organisers. RETURN THIS FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (by Feb. 13, 1977, if you can) TO: (Unionisation) Organising Committee The New Architecture Movement 143 Whitfield Street London W2 publ. 28-1-77 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NAM Union Committee 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 Jan 1977 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/f52088e683d13e061d744f98abd4bc90.pdf 6413b30e25ecedc8d0044f249a115ca2 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 Trade Unions and Architecture Description An account of the resource Themes included action on asbestos and Health & Safety, and involvement with Direct Labour Organisations and Building Unions. Following comparative research of possible options, NAM encouraged unionisation of building design staffs within the private sector, negotiating the establishment of a dedicated section within TASS. Though recruitment was modest the campaign identified many of the issues around terms of employment and industrial relations that underpin the processes of architectural production. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter Subject The topic of the resource Covering letter for report "Architectural Workers & Trade Unionism" Description An account of the resource —_—_ bear J)i ‘ T nionisation Working Group thought you might be inter- ed in their draft report, “Architectural Trace Unionisn," prepared for the forthcoming New Architec~ ture siovement conference. We enclose report and hope you will read being held at the Winter Gardens pool, November 26 (7pm) through November 28 (lpm), and take an active part there in the "unionisation" urday. if you wili not be attending the above-mentioned conference, we would greatiy appretiate if you woulda send me your com- ments, as detailed as possible (or even return the enclosed copy warked up with them). Ii this conference, so much the better. In any case, we shali be very grateful for your assistance. Yours sincerely, Bob Maltz for the Unionisation Working Group of Centrai London NAM 14 Holmdale Road London Nw6 18 november 1976 a copy of the draft it, attend the conference Workers and Conference Centre, Black- workshop on Sat- can be done before the 30 YW) pe ct! et Gy b we hope that this dratt report will form a suitable and provocative springboard for a lively and action-oriented discussion on the subject. We are, in any case, eager to have your comments ana criticisms of this draft and should appreciate very much any corrections of fact, enphasis, omission, judgment or style you can make in it. fay L emphasize again that this is a first drait, for dis-~ cussion oniy, and is obviously not for release at this time. Ii you wish to reach me by telephone, my number is 01-794-6437. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Maltz 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 18 November 1976 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/c793431c2f286756c362c76401e85b5a.pdf 1a5d4d7009afb3b7c42ffb520489c5ee 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 NAM ARCUK Councillors querying relationship between NAM and its ARCUK Councillors Description An account of the resource @ ©) It has become apparent at the last couple of liason group meetings that some 1.g. members are concerned as to the relationship between NAM and NAM members who sit on ARCUK. Some of this anxiety seems to stem from the press/public view of NAM/ARCUK. Despite your own (jrefer to the unattached ARCUK group as a whole) apparent insistence on being representatives of unattached architects first and NAM members in addition, the press continues to emphasise the existence of NAM as a power group within AKCUK. While this publicity helps to promote NAM (and hopefully its aims and policies) some members of the 1.g. feel that they do not have enough knowledge of the strategies and aims of NAM members within ARCUK and of what relevance these might be to the resolutions passed at the last congress und AGM. While the AKCUK group appears to want autonomy it 1s not unreasonable to assume that they wergelected partially as a result of their relationship to NAM and that they pursue NAM policies within the council. They also make applications to the l.g. for financial assistance in support of their activities. While ‘the 1.g. whishes to support those activities of the ARCUK group inpursuance of NAM policies it is unclear to what degree we should use NAM funds to finance them . It has been 1.g.'/8 policy with issue and local groups to encourage self financing as far as possible, although we would obviously provide whatever help we could in cases of financial difficulty. It is not clear however whether the ARCUK group should be (or whishes tobe) treated as an issue group of as a more independent body. (The constitution group might like to consider some of these points.) As a member of the l.g. responsible for keeping them informed on unattached ARCUK activities, I am writing this letter to try and express some of the feelings vented at recent 1.g. meetings and to ask you for your response. It would be of help to the 1.g. if you could send me a brief statement giving your own individual views on the above, specifically your relationship as an ARCUK coubillor to NAM, and any other comments you may wish to make.In addition, despite the fact that the London NAM group have decided against holding a group forum along the lines of Cardiff, it might be useful for you to arrange the attendance of a spokesperson at the next l.g. meeting. (10 Tolmers Square, 2pm, Sunday 2nd April). This would I believe,,be more in line with group forums as invisaged by last years 1.g. and resolved at last years ACM. Yours sincerely To all ARCUK councillor NAM members ee Norman Arnold 9 Midland Road leeds 6 13th March 1978 Norman F.Arnold Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Norman Arnold, Leeds 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 13/03/1978 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/5369e93803ac6940334d3c4cdd2efe63.pdf 0087d11467434282dc48b4140ca0e694 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 and enclosures re review of the Gentlemen's Agreement on ARCUK representation Subject The topic of the resource Letter and enclosures re review of the Gentlemen's Agreement on ARCUK representation (10 pp) Description An account of the resource Dear John GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT SUB-C(hff1TTEE This commi t tee will be reporting to council next week. The chairman has formulated a proposal. Personally I do not think it is acceptable. However, I have agreed to poll the views of unattached councillors. Please telephone me if you find these proposals attractive. Unless I hear from you, I shall be informing the chairman of the committee that these proposals are not satisfactory. It may be possible to table the attached note outlining the position of the unattached. Alan Groves (R IBA) has indicated verbally that if any discussion anises on the matter in council, he will move that the issue is dealt with in sub—committee. I think we stick to our guns. I also attach some analysis of the constituent body numbers game. The figures are frorn ARCUK (Mike Baird). This matter may arise during Mike Jencks' motion. I hope they are useful. Best wishes Christopher Shaw enc: THE ' UNATTACHED' POSITION RE: REVIEW OF GENTLEMEtVS AGREEMENT: 1989/90 Further to the report by the Finance and General Purposes Committee to Council at the 227 Ordinary Meeting, we feel that i t would be useful to draw together the principle issues and perhaps to clarify the position of the ' Unattached' representatives on Council. THE PROBLEM: As evidenced by Helen Fishers very informative paper on the background to the whole subject (1935) , i t is clear that the balance of representation on ARC(JK Council has changed substantially since the ground rules for the Gentlemen' s Agreement were first established in 1936. A sys tern of I Free Election I is no longer a guarantee of ensuring that the make-up of committees has "reærd to the composition of Council at the time" , required under Regt-Il at ions 10 and 14, with reference to any committee of Council. Put more simply, it Is essential for the efficient working of the commi t tee' s that they have the confidence of Council. Further, as all Council members are aware, the business of one ARCUK Council meeting is lost while the ' Free Election' is carried out along largely pre-determined lines. This charade is made much of in the architectural press and does not reflect well on Council. THE CURRENT POSITION: We understand that the current review was precipitated by members of the RIBA' s Arc uk Liaison Committee. The ' Unattached' concur with this view, It is high time that this issue was resolved, There have been suggestions from some quarters that the Gentleman' s Agreement should be withdrawn and that the majority body should take all seats on the committees, The ' Unattached' do not believe that this is a reasonable interpretation of the Regulations. THE UNATTACHED PROPOSAL: We look forward to the establishment of firm basic principles for the Gentlemen' s Agreement In consultation with all concerned that will avoid the need for unnecessary argument every time the annual review of the Gentlemen' s Agreement takes place in years to come. From examination of the majority of proposals tabled so far, we should like to propose the following principles as a basis for proceeding: . All non-statutory places on Cornrni ttee should be filled by nomination under the Gentlemen' s Agreement rather than by ' Free Election' as at present. . In accordance with the principles of the 1st Schedule of the Act (which allocates to every Constituent Body and the Unattached a minimctm of 1 representative on Council) no matter how few there membership) , we propose that all parties to the agreement should have a minimum of one seat on every Committee. This can be achieved either statutorily (i e those bodies may have representation under Schedules 10 and 14 of the Regulations) or through the agreement. 3 . Once each body has been allocated their one minimum seat, the remainin• seats should be shared out in proportionately to the balance of seats on Council at that time. . The suggestion has been made that the smaller constituent bodies and the ' Unat tached l have less backup administration facilities than the principle constituent body, and as such are unable to offer as much to the work of the committees. This suggestion may need some research to validate. In any case, the Unattached' do not believe that this is in the spirit of the regulations, . As members of the constituent bodies often have duplicate representation that the benefit of the doubt may be 8iven to the Unattached' We understand that the smaller constituent bodies may have representation in excess of their proportional representation. We feel that this is acceptable. It appears to be the intention of the Regulations that the interests of those constituent bodies are reflected in the make up of the commit tees. We recognise the difficulty in achieving absolutely mathematical division by the proportions of the larger bodies. An accommodation would have to be made, In any case, it is the view of the ' Unattached' that common sense WOU1d prevail and that this could be resolved a reasonable manner. The Unattached believe that these principles will provide a fair and secure mechanism through which the Annual Resolution may be effected. Christopher Shaw Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C Shaw 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 10.3.89 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/7a4cd30287ec8c89c340f2fa70090396.pdf cd593d2491d465f62db270185b0dbd02 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 ARCUK Registrar re Unattached Election timetable Description An account of the resource 8 I have just come back from holiday and I see from my notes that you had a strong viewpoint to put in the course of the June Council meeting regarding the timetable for the Unattached election. The Chairman of the Finance Conmittee and I are at present trying to hammer out a more concentrated formula but I do recall that you felt that you might have suggestions to put to the Finance and General Purposes Committee and for this reason I am enclosing herewith a copy of the present timetable which we have to follow each time there is an election. I think you will find it helpful and I look forward to hearing from you on the subject. Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTAQLIBHEOS UNOE® THE ARCHITECTS (MNEGIBTMATION!) ACTS 188! TO 1838 73 Hallam Street London W1N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 Registrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A, Dear Mr. Maltz, 10 July 1979 Robert Maltz Esq. 14 Holmdale Road London N W 6 Yours sincerely, a nree November 7 November 13 (16 November in 1978) October 31 Send Forms A & B to printer for setting as far as possible. Specimens attached Last date for receiving membership details from constituent bodies Printout of the names of over 4000 Unattached in numerical order, TIMETABLE FOR UNATTACHED ELECTION October 1 Ask Unattached representatiyes if they are willing to serve again if nominated and elected & November 20 Let printer have outstanding details to complete Forms A & B Ask constituent bodies to let us have membership details as at as well as the count of membership of constituent bodies have to be obtained from computer bureau in time to report to the November meeting of the F&GPC. We might be able to get these details in slightly earlier from the bureau but we have to supply data as at 31 October, so there is little room for manoeuvre, About 4/5 days to get forms back. An address label (from computer) supplied on a continuous sheet has to stuck manually on Form A, and both forms inserted in a window envelope. Over 4000 have to be done and by enlisting all staff we have managed to get the job done in 4/5 days in the past. Last year the Unattached representatives included a Newsletter in the circulation which is an added factor in the operation. A special Post Office collection has to be arranged. Envelopes have to be tied up in bundles of 50 and put into sacks which have to be labelled. A day needs to be allowed for this since if the number of envelopes for posting does not agree with the total number of Unattached they have to be rechecked. e& November30 ThisisthelastdayforpostingaccordingtotheRegulations. Inthe past we have managed to get the forms out about 4 days earlier but this depends on how the weekends fall. The consignment to the 400 Unattached architects has always been sent 2nd class post until now When the Nominations (Form B) come in they have to be checked against tke printout, the number of nominations recorded against each name and a record kept of the number of nominations received by each candidate. Notifications from architects who have joined one of the constituent bodies are received. These have to be crossed off the list, their numbered envelopes taken opt and kept in a separate pile, and the label removed if the stage of sticking on the large envelopes has not been reached. If it has take out large envelope and extract voting envélope and keep. Unattached who have not received papers, because they have just dropped out of the RIBA or something, telephone or write and ask for papers because they have heard they are going around. The above procedure has to be reversed in these cases, Acareful check has to be kept on insertions and deletions so that the final number is accurate. January 2 Before the middle of January the following processing must be completed 1. each name on the nominal roll printout has to be given a serial voter's number; Ze each voter's envelope has to be stamped with the individual voter's number; of address labels removed from adhesive sheet and stuck on large envelope; 4. insert in large envelope, voter's envelope, and scrutineers' envelope but the worst job of all is checking each name and voter's envelope number against the list to see that the correctly numbered envelope for each name is put in the right envelope. 1-4 is done in advance of the Voting Papers and Particulars of Candidates being received because to insert 2 (or 3) forms in the large envelopes takes as much time as we can afford at the end of the month. Last date for receiving nomination forms — Unattached candidates who have not previously been on the Council seem to have difficulty in getting six nominations and these have always come in at the last minute. By reducing the time from 4 weeks to 2 it could be that new candidates would have difficulty in getting the required number of nominations. From our point of view making the last date for receiving nominations 15 December does not help much. No printing is done between 20 December and 2 January. Between 15 and 20 December the Christmas post rush is on so it it is unlikely that anything can be delivered any earlier anyway. None of Form C and Particulars can be set in advance so nothing can be done to help here. Collating, typing and checking the particulars to forward for printing has to take priority over everything else. 200 words in 1980 adds to the task. It seems too with each year that the number of candidates increases. At best nothing could be posted before 16 December. Forms C etc. back from printer. Insert in large envelopes already processed as above. Arrange a Special collection again as outlined above. Last day for posting in accordance with the Regulations. In the past we have always managed to post 3/4 days before this date. This consignment has always been sent by 2nd class post. January 24 January 31 Count votes February 7 Last date for votes to be received As soon as the scrutineers' envelopes start coming in they have to be Counted and the number recorded each day Voter's envelope taken out and slit Sorted in numerical order Checked against voter's list to see that the signature agrees with the name against the number & 13 candidates for 9 places February 13 Very last day for results of election to be sent to all candidates. This is to be in time to report to the F&GPC meetin March 1 March 7 Last date for receiving above for inclusion in Annual Meeting pa] Now take voting paper from envelope Last year 772 voting papers received 737 counted 5104 votes cast Successful candidates have to liaise with each other to decide on their nominations under the Gentlemen's Agreement for the Board and Committees, as well as any nominations they wish to put forward for free election. These nominations need to be seconded and biograp ical details supplied. Very last date for Ordinary March meeting and Annual Meeting papers to go out. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK 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 1979 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from ARCUK Registrar re Unattached Election timetable https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/652fdd71b97004b799e65fa16e320989.pdf 1450fb3cd4d5761123c7bf40859ee560 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 ARCUK Registrar to John Murray re joining Board of Architectural Education Description An account of the resource Registrar: Kenneth J. Forder M.A. Dear Mr. Murray, Yours sincerely, 9th May, 1980 Borough Architect ee Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARCHITECTS (REGISTRATIOACNT)S 1931 TO 1956 73 Hallam Street London W1N 6EE Tel: 01-580 5861 One of the items that was discussed at the meeting of the Board of Architectural Education on May 7th was ARCUK representation on the RIBA Visiting Boards during 1981. The procedure the Board has recently adopted is for nominations to be notified to me for presentation collectively to the General Purposes Committee which meets later this year, so that a final list can be sent to the RIBA for selection. At the Board meeting last Wednesday your name was given to me and I am therefore writing firstly to obtain from you confirmation that you would be available for this purpose, and secondly to ask you if you could kindly let me have a summary of your qualifications and experience. With regard to the first I enclose herewith a copy of the set of criteria which the Board has made use of and which may be helpful to you in coming to a conclusion. On the second it is necessary for background material to be provided in respect of newcomers 50 that the General Purposes Committee can make some sort of assessment. There is no immediate urgency about the matter but I should be grateful if you would let me have a reply within say the next month if this is at all possible, John D. Murray, Esqe, Borough Arch. Service, L.Be of Haringey, Grosvenor House, The Broadway, London Ne8 1 2 MAY1980 98/79 Criteria for service as ARCUK representatives on RIBA Visiting Boards At the last meeting of the Board I gave an undertaking that we would look again at the criteria followed in assessing eligibility for service as ARCUK representatives on Visiting Boards. The matter has been discussed by the GPC, and their conclusion is that the five criteria previously outlined to the Board would be more suitably expressed in the following terms: October, 1979 D.W. BERRY Chairman To take part as a member of the Board, the ARCUK representative should be on the Register and acceptable to the Schools and their parent bodies and the profession. This requires a wide experience of the academic side of the profession including a knowledge of educational trends and educational administration together with an understanding of trends in practice; additionally or alternatively a wide experience and knowledge of the needs of practice with a sympathy for educational requirements and if possible some direct knowledge of the work of students. Both of these mean a known commitment to education. In all cases there is need for the time and commitment to join the Visiting Board for about 4 years and to give the equivalent of 3/4 days at least to the visit, preparation for it and follow up 3/4 times a year. Some visits involve much more work. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ARCUK Registrar 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 May 1980 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from ARCUK Registrar to John Murray re joining Board of Architectural Education 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 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/3e3ff6a44957cdfafe12c519b7acbd38.pdf 4f7521615a5bdc0b6a2358527e59cc87 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 RIBA Subject The topic of the resource Letter from G Adams to Michael Jencks on RIBA - U/A numbers of Council seats (4pp) Description An account of the resource RIBA/UNATTACHED Numbers & ARCUF% Council Seats When I enquired at ARCUF- on the numbers seats for RIBA & unattached for 1989/90 as calculated 31 act-aber 1 eag I was surprised t (3 learn that Year RIBA NC'S Seats Unattached NC'S ea7 13 1 gag 661 C) 14 1 gag 21373 0 6 C) I gag(a) 20973 6 a 50 14 +175 +240 As you know I keep a record af these statistics, & the changes for 1989 are completely against the long term pattern. This has shown a cans tant increase of the unattached % of total numbers & seats. I was told that at the RIBA Council on 2 November 1 gag, there was a very large number of resignations from RIBA which had not yet been processed or given to ARC.UR . If this number was about 400, then the RIBA & ARCUK figures would all change & give a result more in line with past trends as shown as 1 gag (a) above. Since the unattached numbers & seats are calculated by deduction of all constituent numbers from the total, they are at risk if the constituent numbers are inaccurate. If the RIBA wished to keep up their numbers & not disclose their true Iosses by resignations they could delay processing all their resignations until after 31 act-aber & still claim that those who had resigned were still RIBA members for the purpose of ARCUK count. This might be shown if you asked to see the RIBA numbers processed after 31 October. I think you should look into this matter . yo s sincerely, G R Ad ants Dr Michael Jenks Continuing Educatio a Unit Oxford Polytechnic Gipsy Lane Heading ten oxford ox•a OBP page 1 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 15.11.88