9 10 310 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/f9f629f67c96734a36e5d21396dd6bfb.pdf 1d9983df00e5b55aa273bd06b508e4de 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 Monopolies Bombshell Subject The topic of the resource Article "Monopolies Bombshell" Description An account of the resource THE day of reckoning for the architectural profession has said the arrived. It is set to receive the biggest shake-up since the wanting to maintain the its place even if practices uent out of system of recommended fee By Vic Tapner and Ted Stevens business and- employees were scales, "provided that fee Laid off, private practices '*ould Surveyors' fee scales also attacked surveyors' monopolies in against the public interest in a number of specified instances, He is accordingly asking the Director General of Fair Trading to discuss with the professional bodies, in the light of the Commission •s recommendatons, action that should be taken and the amendments that might be necessary to their rules. ' • Fraser added that the Director General was being asked' to advise the Secretary of State within six months. in the light of these discussions and with regard to present Circumstances in the construction industry. He abo announced that 'he Director taking action in parallel under his statutory powers on those Commission which were also the subject of agreements registered under the Restrictive Trade Practices (Services) Order 1976. Comment: Pate 2 Full report: Page ISIS etitish Stsauratt•s 'Itttle red book' ts e•.ery as "despensable to the buldtng tndusy•y as Ch.atrmæn MaoB IS to Chinese ft contajrs everything yc•u need to know about buddr.g meme€anes rduding Sts-Aratt range of specta]ised membranes sarkjnq and sheathr•q concrete underlay, subsod protection and separanng •n fbcts roofs Each prouuct comes from a company with a unique reccgd ct 2 BUILDING DESIGN. November 11. 1977 Infill Gascoigne slurrytore ror liquid Shades of Ipswich? Farm building design in all its stunning ugliness Sutherland Lyall reviews the Design Council's latest publication on farm buildings, components and fittings. ALL you research students contentment — "dark colours hunting for industrial make objects appear building sources for smaller. adaptability should Norman Foster's Willis always be kept in mind at the planning Faber Pumas building at a mayor stagc•• cooling and factor ' •wind inis Ipswich can give up for Britain•s temperate climate" there in the catalogue of — the old familiar soup of Gascoigne. Gush & Dent half truths and utter banality (Agricultural) Ltd it surely without vouch the Design is. Council could not properly Admittedly it is not quite so exist as a fully accredited meandering in plan and it's in British institution. dark steel rather than glass Jn line with current neo. and not quite what you might '.ernacular thinking the advice •expect . It's a steel tank is to use drab camouflage slurryslore says the catalogue colcurs. shades Of. it or more accurately the ' •wa:m•• grey. Drab buddings latest effusion from the a drab landscape ts the in Design Council (its Catalogue message. And. all you of Budding'S structures, farmers. don't make the components. and fittings) mistake of painting e•.crything which reproduces it. green for • •no bright greens appear in the Design Foster sources apart, Farm Council's range" (That Mr Buildings is at first sight a Foster presumably means you collection of the kinds of farm too). buildings the Design Council The trouhle is that while the would in the good old days rest of us were allowed to give have anat hemiscd. up at that patronvsing formula But no. A selection panel. a stuff about Good Design, the quarter of them architects and I)esign Council was founded another the professor at the on it. Bartlett. have picked out a It is simply no good for its hunch of ready-made ageing catalogue selectors to buildings. building systems start doing the trendy bit at and components and fittings this stage and puking out of the most stunning what they thtnk young chaps awfulness and to all intents like N Foster might have and purposes given them the selected. Their responsibility is Design Council seal of to continue the Design approval. Council's practice For anyone brought up to promoting good design ard believe in the Design Council not gallivanting around with as the bastion of good design ideas they don't understand. ag;nnst the milling hordes of All that high falutin• stuff dreadful bad taste outside it is aside, no farmer in his right a shattertng little book. senses is going to fork out Closer inspection reveals 0.50 for a bunch of tneagre that all is not lost. For at the partronising cant and a front is to be found a collection of scruffy photos of collection of helpful hints to boring old which he can farmers. Of the sort to make see rot more cheaply in the the nostalgic sigh •mth ads of Farmer's World. Front of the Council catalogue. Ct0dOings Lirnited, 88 Horsetetty Rood. London SWI P 2EE, telephone London 222 2305 inform"ion tick 2 inquiry c•td BUILDING DESIGN. November 11, 1977 if arch'te,-ts• fees wcrc subjest to , the absence 01 a mandatory architects' services has materially and that since 1970 Continued on page 14 ASSET RIGID PRESSED STEEL LINTELS Manufactured hot walvantsed BS 2989,' 2A In compliance With BS 449! 1970 cett'ftcate No 6136 rated for one hour to BS parte '972 Coated before mth a protective Ot ICI•s Twborne Preoared ready for curtain Profiles for all t'öt%lional techniques types Large' quantities to ASSCT nutLOi%G COMPONENTS ASSET HOWS' , NOAO ABC BARGOEO MIO GLAM Fot tick 9 inquiry Wonderful Harcopak! 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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 On Site Asbestos Risk High Subject The topic of the resource Article in BD Description An account of the resource @) LAR, Wr 24, —) KEN Bie net R CEQ ascle Sfx Bok Meveshe @ Cravath, DidQudy orl _ (Qe LdAgeVPCOS Abert7b MS ay |Oolg ones Canc Va,2°by,oo GR~KinCLE Nhawen ®CeaCUS,| wena<oolectrheaea Aaae Elow Dy@' | Seah eySe Pe LS 482ete] Vaae AArRnaan Asproducyon/-2Loa Ren -we. 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(6) KeGeR Any fuAn , he GS ORG a ey Pe Boley Dorji Ke, CXL? fate. tu ¥) Ce Siow—vulrencle bo Pachat diosa AGuuntr ¥ Aolotrcie,. 2 () A SEAS OO i © 6 @ anos £¢¢dshvats ffx Gone - @ LER HA, : @) Ae Pers.p WZ aw _ gry Ps@LSGaneia Naat sera 2 fey ‘dainRe . 2}f ane Ss . ; ae ; |)ee ane rn 1 ate GahMee ied ae On site asbestos risk high containing asbestos now now faced with drastic cuts years will not be faced with the face a much greater health dramatic staff losses some shire BUILDING operatives who COUNTY architects who Rised to accept the falling departments that phased their of the ones contacted had voluntary rede schemes, early retire redeployment of staff, wastage’’ or non-repl cut, drill and fit materials workload situation and are run-down over the last two risk than workers in to prune their expenditure counties are now anticipating asbestos plants, according have been severely criticised “There are some depart programmes in operati’ to a senior UCATT official by a leading member of the ments where the workload has Speaking in Birmingham Society of Chief Architects fallen further than could have last Saturday at a special seminar on asbestos arranged by UCATT's Mid Wiltshire has 26archi staff — half of its « quota. Kent has 55, con: Worden believes architects by up to 50 per cent, ai of Local Authorities. Portsmouth city architect [ By Ted Stevens al to 75 two years ago. Nc Bill Worden lashed out at the hamshire has lost 40 staft “empire building” chief archi Two counties that have been DHE costs of Ordnance survey land Region and the Green Ban Action Committee, Bill tects at the SCALA annual been anticipated, but some ot slower than some to cut back maps is expected to rise over study and discussions are likely Lewis, a member of the general meeting, held at the them still have staffs of more are Essex and Lancashire. | the next three years as the to take place with “the genera’ Government's Advisory end of April than 400. I know one depart Essex explained that it had | Government subsidy, currently public professional and CommitteeonAsbestosand the Health and Safety Exec- utive’s new working party investigating possible haz WordentoldBDthatamentthatcosts£14millionabeendesignatgreowdtharea,|standingat65percent,iscommercialuserspublic number of the really large year to run but only has a but was now faced with a slash }| reduced to between SS and 60 authorities and Government county architects departments building programme of just in next year's building | per cent departments.” thought they could “ride over £900 000," he said programme. Twelve of the 470 The Government has also Among the aims of the new through the lull and wait for a Worden’s own staff has staff haye gone, but many | announced plans fora national strategy is thetotal recovery of ards associated with asbestos substitutes, con recovery. But the big times are dropped by 25 per cent to others are expected to follow, | study of the Ordnance Survey costs on small scale map and trasted the lack of adequate precautions on_ typical building sites with con ditions in asbestos factories There, he said, comp just not coming back,” he said under 150 over the last two Lancashire told BD it was | to formulate long term policy survey information. At present “They should have realised years. His department costs “slightly overmanned’’ but | guidelines on the range and the Exchequer pays about two 12 months or two years ago that about £1 million a year to run hopeful that the problem could | level of the Survey's activities, thirds of the full cost Large the writing was on the wall, and and has £6.7 million of work on be corrected painlessly. “But | the basis on which costs should scale maps and information they should have done some its books we would have been in a crisis | be incurred and charges made, will go up by about 5 per cent thing about it. It’s no good Some county councils have situation if we hadn't spotted it | and the interaction of these The package will save the anies had been forced by bleeting now if the politicians already cut architectural staff coming,” said the spokesman factors. A consultation prog- Goyernment £3m annually public and trade union pressure to install expensive dust extraction equipment and enforce the use of protective clothing Lewis, however, warned that despite his union’s call for an end to the use of asbestos-based _ materials, production of alternatives had not yet reached a sufficient level to make an immediate ban possible. The difficulty and expense of providing adequate safety precautions on building sites and enforc- ing their use, was emphasised TOHn Pickering, a solicitor who has handled many of the cases arising out of the Turner and Newall Hebden Bridge asbestos plant, pointed out that it was often difficult for building work- ers to claim compensation for asbestos-related diseases get onto them.’ Money shortage closes charity THE Public Health Advisory Service, a charity giving help and information to the poorly housed, is closing down from the end of next month. The moye, predicted in BD last week, comes because of lack of financial support for PHAS's plans for expansion which would have required more money. PHAS was set up in 1974. It provided a network of about 80 health officers, mostly working BSC coated steels have been the making ofmany agreat Pi: This was due to the for councils and providing their protracted nature of services unpaid in their free asbestosis and the long time, who gave advice to people latent period of asbestos- living in bad housing caused cancers in relation to conditions the transient nature of con- The organisation has been struction employment and working from premises in the lack of statutory cov Aldgate, east London, with a erage of building sites paid staff of six. With an before the 1969 Asbestos estimated operating budget of Regulations Pickering, who has acted for people who have con- tracted asbestosis after only slight exposure to asbestos dust, attacked the “hard line’ view held by the Asbestos Information Committee that the scare has been magnified. He told building workers “not to trust the propaganda that comes from the AIC or ARC (the industry-funded Asbestosis Research Coun cil) “‘and not to work where there was any asbestos dust. “If you are exposed to asbestos dust, then walk off the job,” he said. In defence of asbestos products, Wilf Penney, who takes over as AIC’s new director general on June 1, drew a distinction between asbestos-cement products which contain roughly 12% per cent asbestos and “soft” products like insulation board containing about 30 per cent. Penney was speak- ing from the floor in a personal capacity. £30000, it needed about £23 000 in grants to finance the plan for the coming 12 months This was to have entailed an emphasis on local groups, with tenants’ organisations being encouraged to employ their own health inspectors Associated Continental Architects theoverseaspracticesetupby Michael Lyell Assoclates of London — are the architects for this £40 million shopping and residential complex at Dubai. The project Is for Ahmed Majed Al Ghuralr and Sons and consists of an 11-storey reinforced concrete building containing 434 flats, a 45000m* shopping area and parking for 600 cars It is located In the centre of the city. Construction work has started on site and the work is expected to be completed in 2'4 years. Consult- Ing engincers and project managers:. White Young and Partners. Quantity surveyors: D G_ Jones McCoach and Partners. Main con- Meanwhile, an announce- ment is expected to be made in Parliament shortly about public hearings to be held on June 27, 28 and 29 in London by the Advisory tractors: G & T Construction (a Committee on Asbestos. joint company formed by Ahmed es MajedAlae andTarmac Building Design, London SE18. Every Friday. Copyright 1977 Morgar Grampian (Construction Press) Ltd. Typeset by Bacchus Press, London EC} Bob Maltz When roof and wall cladding need to be both functional and attractive, Colorcoat.and Stelvetite.organic coated BGSBinlseeunaisee .They're Ais Ao) Caneel keeollsa i Eup asus factorietso yachtclubs. Send the coupon for tl illustrated brochure deve Berni] coated steels from BS Reticent counties no} face massive cuts earl *ColorcoatandStelvetite. Forinstantinformationtick46]7] onreaderinquirycard PrintedbyHuthwaitePrintingCo.Ltd,Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. RegistoredasanewspaperatthePostOffice Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 May 1977 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/414694fde4879638917442af9f646135.pdf 80fee0b368eca4fbd1e50df9fad1adab 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 &amp; 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 Bargaining Rights - Which Union Subject The topic of the resource Article on NAM's consideration of four potential unions to join Description An account of the resource 2 BUILDING DESIGN, April 22, 1977 IDINGRDESIGN il Editor Pater Murray News editor Wie Tapner Chief reporter Pater Marsh Reporter Ted Stevens Fantures ecto Stephanie Wilams Crvet sub editor Jane Huschings Sub estor Jon Clare Editorial Secretary Marton Franklin PublisherStanArmold Advertisement manager Tony Arrokd Classdiedadvertisernentmanager Paul Nudds Production manager Paine Rogers Buliding Design is published from Woolwich, London SE18 60H (01 ms nGramolen House, Calderwood Street for economic Just consider the difference wood chipboard can make. Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS); the Tech- nical, Administrative and Supervisory section (TASS) of the AUEW, representing several hundred professionals in heavy industry con- struction; and the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU). In this respect Black was tn sympathy with Ray Moxley, president of the employers’ Association of Consultant Architects. He opposed the NAM claim that “more and more architectural employees can only look forward to a continuing life of drawing board drudgery, insecurity polite line with the DoE. It has been den started in Store Street after the war impressed by the genuine Interest of have been immense, and many of the Minister Freeson in its problems, but improvements may be traced to work done groupslikeCILGtendtotakeonthealr attheBuildingCentre. of extensions of the Government machi- nery rather than stern critics. When the Ing operation has inevitably required a industry is planning for growth such more sophisticated information system liaison is vital for sensible progress — and many areas of the building industry Easy and quick to lay (few joints and fastenings).Largesheetsizes,precisely manufactured to give smooth, flat surfaces readyfordirecttrafficorasabaseforfloor Floorsforflatsandhouses,aticconversions, merely poorly meetings. by going attended along to branch of an independent union embracing architectural workers. thermal and sound insulation and fire resistant properties. Quality control at al Stages of manufacturing to ensure utmost unbiased advice and technical informatioTnh.e coupon ora telephone call isal that’s necessary. Please special conference for May 14 step in to prevent the mem- at which ASTMS hopes product reliability. Just think w here it can be used. Floating and suspended flooring on groundorupperfloors(makesureithasthe CPA Flooring Grade mark stamped on it). Each of these unions is and alienation.” keen to include a NAM group He added that most within its ranks. Alan Black, architectural workers were national organiser for happy to work for a partner- STAMP, told BD that even ship or promotion, as in the an united branch of SO past. members could enjoy a great But Moxley saw no reason influence within his union to object to the establishment The increasing complexity of the build- have introduced more efficient methods of when not even a slice, but only the crumbs ofthecakearetheretobesharedout,itsrelatingandretrievinginformation.How- i nirvana: aas Its1977calendar. use is questionable. ever, not always does the system chosen But the RIBA remains a member of match up to user's requirements. The CILG and one would hope for some magic word “systems” has often fooled the pn rights: which union? Moves to set upa single union for the building professions face severe difficulties. Michael Foster looks at the options open. architect Into thinking that the more you file the more useful your filing information is. With the result that many offices hold libraries far too complex for thelr needs and because of that, are not used properly either in putting Information In or taking information out. The corp mind of the archi! has over the years built up an enormous guilt met at a dinner to toast the service of complex about throwing anything away. Gontran Goulden to the Building Centre But Goulden, as recorded in an interview fireworks from that quarter at the group's next meeting following the announcement of the latest catastrophic workload statis- tics (page 1). ON Tuesday night two hundred of the building Industry and professions Ib in particular and to industry in general. with him In BD some weeks ago, is a The changes that have taken place in believer in discriminate filing. The wpb Is THE New Architecture in which each union guards building Information systems since Goul- often more appropriate than SfB. Movement will face more those members of the build- problems from the trades ing profession already union moyement than committed to its side means offices, shops and light industrial areas. strength and impact resistance. Excellent Just ask the CPA forreliable and ) because the TUC would soon NAM has organised a coverings. Good dimensional stability, workers union was impossible necessarily endorse its aims. ASSOCIATIONLIMITED [i]Stepmheneadnisecussmy asitdidnotinterferewithestablishedunion. 7a Church Street, Esher, Surrey KTI0 8QS Telephone: Esher 66468 Recommended Brand Names Agnes. Aicher. Arbor. Broby.. Byggelit..Caberboard..Edsbyn..Fenolex..Holdan. Huntospon. tives..isku-Board..Karistad Fineboard..Lockne.,Orkla..Orsa. Oulux..Pellos..Plyta..Rexboard.. Royal Span..Ayab..Sasmoboard Schauman..Scotboard.. 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Black feels this Association Limited. 7aChurchStreet,Esher, unions’ right to represent the that NAM seemsto be “enjoy- architectural worker and ingtheconspiracyratherthan Surrey KT10 BOS send me further in strongly opposed trade union the action,” which it would poaching. To support a NAM only be able to embark on union would be fine — as long after affiliation with an on the use of chipbo: employers ifitopts to form that a united front within the an independent union to TUC would be difficult for workers in architects’ offices represent professional to attain. architectural workers in A TUC spokesman said the private sector of the that his organisation was construction industry this concerned that every newly year. admitted union should be So far NAM has been “stable”. It would be difficult at the unions which represent moment for a NAM union to certain groups of professionals prove this. Although two or in the construction industry in three new members of the the hope that it will gain TUC are admitted every year suitable terms for affiliating these are invariably unions its members en bloc from one with. long..experience,.of of them. These unions arc the negotiating with four trade Supervisory, Technical, Administrative, Managerial and Professional (STAMP) section of the Union of Construction and Allied Trades Technicians (UCATT) which represents about 500 construction _ professionals; Clive Jenkins’ white collar Association of Scientific, in private practice. | bers changing sides. But Stan Davison, assistant architectural workers will bothdefended their respective decision is overdue and said negotiating with management over conditions. As concerns the private architectural worker not yet affiliated to a trade union, Black saw no reason why he or she should want to get | involved in a NAM union. He felt that NAM had over- stressed the would-be political activistnatureofanarchitect But he explained that PatrickHarrison,Secretary “poaching” members from of the RIBA, did not oppose other unions like TASS in an the idea of forming a union attempt toform aS0000 andpraisedtheenthusiasmof strong united architectural NAM, although he did not The end ofa liaison? the quality material THE resignation of the building workers union UCATT from Reg Freeson’s Con- struction Industry Liatson Group (CILG) 1s hardly surprising. What ts more surprising Is that It Is the only resignation. Whenthe group was set uptwo years ago everyone was optimistic that It would be an important weapon In the Industry's fight to claim a fair share of the public expenditure cake. Clearly that has not happened. It seems that after each consecutive meeting of CILG (or the NICC, or Neddy) there have been high hopes of positive action. Hopes ralsed sometimes by promises of Treasury Interest and even, as a special treat, someone from the Treasury to attend a meeting. But each time the Industry has walted for pro- nouncements from Messrs Shore or Free- son, the results have been disappointing. Liaison machinery Is a yery useful tool for Government — for while It creates co-operation and Improves understanding it also lowers the temperature of the argument and removes dangerous con- frontation. In these hard bargaining times the Industry has lost out by taking a far too WOOD CT PBA RG Rumpus over prison project EMBARRASSED senior staff at London architects Richard Sheppard, Robson and Part- ners have been casting round anxiously for the culprit who leaked details of their latest project — a prison cum gallows block for the Libyan govern ment, cuphemistically labelled a “rehabilitation centre’ — to the national newspapers last week. After the report appeared, the hue and cry started. The design work for the project had already caused enough rumpus among the firm’s staff. One of the points of concern was the design for the gallows. During the work the specification had to be changed to strengthen the super- structure, apparently to allow for a greater number of people to be hanged in one go ‘Fire_risk’ oratory experts. It involved the now building iszero-rated. Tomy Aldous looks at thishard-hitting will be supervised by the newly formed Norfolk Historic Baulldings Trust, whose board of managers Includes setting alight of a mock-up of anomalous situation in News é members of the county council and the Norfolk Societ: The trust will buy threatened historic buildings, restore one section of the hospital to Focus. Page 7 them using materials kept in the Dersingham store — and resell. Norfolk County Council has given the trust assess in particular the effect of £26 000 to start the scheme. It Is up to the managers to decide which architects or builders should be employed for fire on the podium roof any project. Renov: ation work costing £4 300 has been carried out on the tithe barn under the supervision of There have been fears that A spokesman for the practice told BD he could make no comment. ‘We cannot discuss our client's business publicly — council on the understanding this would be done — the building was ased by a local farmer as a grain store until deficiencies in the construction it is a matter of professional 1973. It will now hold bricks, tiles, decorations, motifs and any article which may lend ahand to the effort to preserve could lead to a fire hazard. etiquette,” he said. historic buildings In Norfolk. A spokesman for Merseyside Regional Health Authority said the hope was the tests would show the problems were not as serious as had been thought. Results should be known within two to six weeks. Housing chief SIR Lou Sherman, former London cabbie and chairman of the London Boroughs’ Associ- ation,istotakeoverfromLord COMMENT 2,News36and Christopher Warns of the county planning department. Sandringham Royal Estate gave the barn to the county design and material ALMOST25percentofarchitectsemployedinlastsurveyin1972showedtheresuchassurveyorsanddraughts-October. were about 3 500. This rose in men. The other two-thirds were private practice were laid off during the past year the 1973 boom and has since lost entirely from the industry as a direct result of the plunging workload. declined, probably to around Also released today by the Out of this total, about half have managed to find the same figure. RIBA are two other statistical alternative architectural employment, but 10 per cent of A Building Design survey surveys covering new commis- those who lost their jobs have been forced out of the published last October showed sions received by the profession that offices were closing at the and architects’ earnings. New profession into a variety of occupations ranging from pub rate of about 10 per cent a year. commissions continued their management to farming. These alarming figures were released today by the RIBA and were obtained from statistics gathered by the Institute's By Vic Tapner In the public sector the decline of the past two years picture was different, showing dropping by cight per cent in the that 37 per cent of offices had fourth quarter of 1976 to £765 reduced their staff, but that million (constant prices). only five per cent of employees The areas worst affected were regional chairmen. Although it RIBA Council, which was hold- had been laid of. The regional the public sector and private was the fifth chairmen’s survey ing its quarterly mecting in chairmen said this combination housing. The only sources of to be carried out, according to London of figures was “difficult to work which picked up were the Institute it was “the first The survey covered 2 141 accept” and “seems unlikely in commercial and industrial comprehensive national survey private offices where 10 000 view of the critical situation in buildings of architectural employment architects had been employed in local authority offices,”’ On the question of architects’ since the current recession March 1976. But by March this Perhaps the most disquicting earnings, private sector salaries began to affect the construction year, 41 per cent of the offices result of the survey was the rose by between 7-12 per cent industry's workload and had reduced their staff, invol- numbers of architects being lost compared with a 17 per cent employment.” ving 2 377 employees. from the profession. The average among industrial em- The figures were received The RIBA has no firm idea of number redeployed was 230, of ployees. Public sector architects earlier in the week in an the total number of private which about one-third took were “more in line with the atmosphere of gloom by the practices in existence, but the other building industry jobs national average." RIBA votes to keep links with South Africa RENEWEDattemptstoper-nationofalliancewithover-they“gavesupporttostaffandbodies.Thisincludedthe suade the RIBA to sever its seas societies, now withdraw students in the schools who South African Institute. connections with South Africa recognition of the architec- by withdrawing Its recognition tural schools in South Africa.” of the republic's schools of After a ballot — rather than architecture failed again this an open vote, so that week. according to the President were defying the Government and openly fighting apartheid.” The anti-apartheid move- ment condemned the action as being “a marginal adminis- Criticism from anti- trative move”. Architects in apartheid lobbyists has long South Africa would still be The decision to retain its Eric Lyons “consciences were been aimed at the RIBA for its able to become members of Whatever project you have on hand —restaurant, hospital, school, office or works cafeteria — call in Bartlett the experts. We offer a free kitchen planning service backed by over SO years specialised experience in the manufacture and installation of commercial kitchen equipment For further information please write to G.F.E.Bartlett & Son Ltd Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 7EN ; Telephone Hemel Hempstead 64242 linkswastakenafteraheatednotairedinpublicforcontinuedrelationshipwiththeRIBAthrtoheuregcohgni- debate in the Institute's Coun- posterity” — the motion was South Africa. This was not tion of the schools. cil chamber on Wednesday defeated by 25 votes to 18. quelled when, at the Com- The anti-apartheid move- following a motion put for- Tom Watson of the monwealth Association of ment told BD this week that ward by George Oldham. Commonwealth Association Architects’ Conference at the next move would be to try The motion read: “That the of Architects who attended as York last September, an and get a postal vote on the RIBA, in light of the present an observer told Council that agreement was made to sever issue Involving all the Insti- discussions about the termi- the links should be retained as formal links with overseas tute’s members. asze on reader inquiry card hospital seeks cure THREE partners from Holford Associates, consulting archi tects for the ill-fated New Royal Liverpool Hospital, made a 400-mile round trip this week to watch an experiment which could finally decide how much remedial work is necessary on the project The test in Cardington Bedfordshire was being carried out by Fire Research Lab- FRIDAY APRIL 22 1977 Now INSIDE Cedric Price designed » Pam The hospital's cost has Palace and Phun City. Emter- jumped to £54 million since work started in 1965. But this does not include the price of the work which may have to be done to make it fire proof — this could run to another £10m. Action did the Pun Arts Bus and many Fun things. So they beth got together and producaemdew building. Page 12-13. Tax anomaly Eight per cent VAT is levied on repairs and maintenance, yet Goodman as chairman of the Housing Corporation. He takes up the three-year appointment from May 1. Lord Goodman was appointed Master of Uni- versity College, Oxford, last Appointments 22-23. For instant information tick A new Perspective om the changing skyline of the Thames at Pulham. Page 1 Index 24, News in Focus 7, Letters 8-9, Perspective 10, io 1, Week by Week 1, Law Report 14, Platform 16, Japan Letter 17, New products 18-19, Reader inquiry service 20, Datefime 21, The weekly newspaper for the building team AN 18th century tithe barn at Dersingham, West Norfolk, has been renovated to store building materials from structures of architectural interest so they may be used afresh on modern restoration work. The store-cum-museum New RIBA figures show disturbing trends MASSIVE PRIVATE PRACTICE SLUMP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Allan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22 April 1977 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/6af3d039c3dd6415ff12b54f294ae72e.pdf 22a2896fb5d493fe4e9f1ea781c593bc 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 &amp; 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 Highrise Industrialised Housing Subject The topic of the resource Critique - 7 x A4 typewritten pages Description An account of the resource ¥ - ST TIS Highrise Industrialised Housing. written by members of the yj Building Design Staff In Britain during the period 1964 - 1970 there was a remarkable boom in construction of high- rise industrialised housing. At the height of this boom over 40% of new local authority housing was being built using these methods. Although the period was very short, during it the skylines of most cities and towns in Britain were transformed, and a legacy was left which is now distinctive for another reason — massive repair bills. The scramble of the boom years with the attempt by the Labour government to achieve 500,000 new housing units per year was a gold mine to the building companies. Most of them developed or bought a system yntil there were more than 400 systems on the market; now there are only abot 70 in common use. HOW DID IT HAPPEN? The Tory government of the 1950s was concernetdo promote slum clearance, prevent urban Sprawl, retain agricultural land and to preserve the amenities of the countryside; these concerns were embodied in the 1953 jhite Paper which, whilst urging slum clearance and organising Green Belts around the Major cities, also encouraged Local Authorites to build at higher densities than before. After the war Local Authorities had concentrated on three-bed somes and flats, usually no higher than 3 - 4 storeys, but. with the creation of Green Belts expansion was restricted and housing land was limited. Central Government pressed Local Authorities in urban areas to build to higher densities, and produced 'Flats and Homes 1958' which they described as 'a study of design and economy in high density housing". Ministerial circulars, design manuals, bulletins, speeches and informal consultations with Local Authorities pressed the density policy home. The Government advised that above 90 persons per acre tall blocks would be better but were not completely necessary until a density of 140 persons per acre was reached. The policy was put into effect by a subsidy to Local Authorities for high-rise flats; each floor higher than six earned a subsidy. So, despite counter-objections, high-rise housing became a key component of Government housing policy, and the bandwagon began to roll Supported by technical advice which justified the idea. fhe NBA (National Building Agency) was set up in 1964 to examine the question and provide technical information and to Study industrialised building methods. Their backing of the highrise London branch of AUEW-TASS. industrialised solution and the support of the Government gave great weight to the idea, and there were very few Local Authorities that could resist the pressure. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIALISED SYSTEMS. Many reasons were put forward as to why industrialised syatems should be used: 1. There was a large and urgent housing programme, and homes had to be provided quichly and cheaply. 2. Costs would decrease by standardising components and by mechanising the building process. The argument was that factories would be built with controlled conditions in which to make the components, which would then be taken by lorry to the sites and erected by skilled assemblers. This would mean that there would be less reliance on traditional labour crafts, less industrial conflict and therefore a smoother building operation. Cost would be further reduced by repeating standardised, units, and often an analogy with car assembly lines was used to illustrate this point. By ensuring a continuous demand for a particular system the high cost of capitalising such a project would be recouped; it was the possibility of high profits that induced building contractors was the main material used - about 95% in 1963 and 70% in 1970 for example. Many of the systems were imported from abroad. 3. Closer co-operation within the design team would result, and time would be saved by repeating types and the elimination of the one-off job. Had the high-riee experiment succeeded it might well have had major implications for the employment of designers. During the highrise boom attempts to introduce for instance, did not develop far enough to be a threat to design staff. One important inovation of the period was the ‘package deal’ whereby a building company undertakes to provide a certain number of dwellings, and both designs and constructs proposition for Local Authorities - particularly the smaller ones. After the highrise boom collapsed the package deal operation continued for lowrise housing, and recently there has been a noticable expansion of it. 4. NBA research was produced to show that above five floors to push their system. Concrete computer-aided design methods, them. This was an attractive construction costs did not increase markedly, even including the costs Industrial- the U.K. Use of room Hungary Large building elements in| nets W. Germany Industrial- Prefabric— ation in fo Ors|Oe3|0 24leoeS] Sell eeO|73 eee Ona QRS (rat. trad.) ~ of lifts. The supporters of high-rise industrialised building methods refered to building costs in Scandanavia and the Iron Curtain countries which appeared to show that highrise was cheaper. THE EXTENT OF THE HIGHRISE BOOM. The following statistics summarise the boom, and show comparable figures for some other European countries: eee? 1.3||12.4]16.7| 22.9]36.5]/49.7|17.9| 24.7| 27.7| 28.6| 31.3] 28.2 isedconst=|gaa logec29.6]33.9)36.8]37.8]34.0]23.4/19.8|21.7]20.2/18.8 ruction in : aged consta| 7(al s5ealo7_a)06%6 98.2/ 90.0] 88.1] 86.6] 84.3| 79.6] 80.1/82.6 ruction in E. Germany (n.b. figures include concrete blocks) esceia cece | cece) eee! eoee!| eeee/10.7/10.7/10.9/10.9/10.8/10.7| 9.4 Materials used in industrialised housing in the U.K. as Z% of total: Concrete 95.9 || -.+-|75.1] 68.8] 71.4/69.6|71.6|64.0]62.7|61.2|50.7 39.1 New houses and flats built using industrialised methods - as a Z age of all new dwellings (all figures are taken from the Annual Bulletin of Housing and Building Statistics for Europe published every year by the UN) Timber Steel 2-3 | eee-} 7-1/11.5] 9.2/12.0]/11.5/13.1]15.3|24.5|39.7155.0 Bricks 1.7 || ..--] 7.9} 7.0] 6.4] 5.4] 3.3] 6.1] 7.9] 7.8] 4.3] 4.6 coos ieeee! 9.8/12.7/12.9/13.0/13.6/16.7/14.1| 6.5| 4.3] 4.6 1963|| 1966} 1967} 1968} 1969] 1970) 1971] 1972] 1973] 1974| 1975| 1976 THE END OF THE ERA. By 1968 the boom was over, and the ending was dramatic - high-rise industrialised housing was discredited. The apparent reasons were: 1. Growing public disenchantment with high-rise housing in general. 2. Design faults and repair bills due to hastily conceived designs and lack of experience in industrialised housing. After the partial collapse of Ronan Point in 1968,300,000 examined for structural faults. : dwellings had to be 3. The Housing Subsidies Act 1967 reduced financial high-rise flats by abolishing the additional in exess of six. support for subsidy for each storey 4.The devaluation of the pound in 1967 and the cutting of £82 million from the nations expenditure on housing. 5. The Wilson government introduced a large subsidy for hotel construction which meant that many building quickly as pessible to this. REASONS FOR THE HIGH-RISE BOOM AND FOR ITS COLLAPSE. 1. Commercial. Whatever the elaborate theoretical justifications housing the real underlying motives were always commercial. Apart from the advantages already mentioned of cutting back the workforce, the building companies could share the same plant and equipment for tall offices, housing and hotels. By the early 1960s the largest companies were already tooled up for highrise operations - for office building. But in their scramble to make profits out of high-rise housing, the large building companies were 80 greedy that they failed even to produce a reasonable product. Thus the serious building recession of the early 1970s was to some extent their own fault. 2. Political. In the early 1960s the establishment took up the cause of high-rise housing with enthusiasm. There were some direct influences on governments from the building companies; for example director of Bovis, from 1964 to 1971 Geoffrey Rippon was Chairman of Cubitts, and advisors to the Minister 1965 to 1966 a director of Costains director of Concrete Ltd. (Mr K. Wood) of Quickbuild Ltd. (Mr D. Llewellyn). Also very important in influecing companies switched as in 1963 Keith Joseph was @ of Housing included from (Mr Lederer), from 1966 to 1967 a and from 1967 to 1968 a director used for high-rise the Government was the NBA, supposedly an objective scientific research body, but which acted in fact as one of the main channels through which commercial interests brought about the high-rise boom. Other sections of the establishment such as the media and University research departments also played a role in legitimising the process. Of course it was mainly through political pressures that the experiment was abandoned. In the late 1960s high-rise housing began to be a political scandal and embarragment and the establishment dropped it as quickly as it could. 3. Ideological and Theoretical. In the early 1960s all sorts of ideolgical and theoretical arguments were found to justify the construction of high-rise housing. One of the most potent was the mechanistic line of thinking which said that since it was now technologically possible to construct mlti- storey housing it was there fore inevitable scientific progrss to do so. A number of simplistic architectural theories were also trotted out. Also Britain was said to be lagging behind countries like the U.S.A. or even the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe. Incidentally, the latter remains the one part of the world where high-rise solutions have continued to supply a high proportion of new dwellings; an analysis of this is however outside the scope of this paper. 4. Operational. As mentioned above the building industry was to a certain extent already geared to multi-storey construction for its very profitable office building operations. Nevertheless serious operational problems continued throughout the high-rise boom. One basic problem was the lack of a steady and regular supply of land. Public ownership of land, such as it was, was unable to counteract the effects on land supply of the capitalist land market. Another basic problem was the way that both Government and businesses use the building industry as a 'regulator’. The cyclical booms and recessions of a capitalist economy are thus magnified in the construction sector, and one of the ways that Governments try to regulate the economy in general is through housing policy. The high-rise housing boom was also so shortlived that builders afterwards claimed that lack of time to achieve competence in this new field was the main problem. Although there was some truth in this, it assumes, wrongly, that builders were primapily interested in building good dwellings. They were not - their primary interest was and is in making profits. As it happens, this may sometimes involve good building practice. 5. Sociological. Although it is hard to believe it now, in the early 1960s sociological theories were dredged up which ‘showed" that high-rise flats were going to bring a better life, particularly for the poor. However, we can now see what the actual sociological effects have been. Whereas the idea was put forward that multi-storey estates would be wonderful new communities, we can now see that in general they are barren and unsatisfactory places to live, particularly in comparison with some of the traditional working-class neighbourhoods which they replaced. The disruption caused by this novel form of dwelling has proved to be enormous; they are particularly unsuitable for families with children. All this combined with the appalling technical faults of many estates has meant that the whole building type is now stigmatised.— for many people the very idea of living in a high flat is a fearful prospect, and many people who do live in them want nothing more than to get out. CONSEQUENCES OF THE HIGHRISE BOOM. 1. The Housing Stock. As a result of the 1960s high-rise boom there are now a large number of extremely poor and problematic dwellings. New problems with highrise flats are constantly coming to light; among these are structural problems which lead to cracks developing or even danger of collapse, condensation due to inadequate insulation, heating bills which may be as much as three times those of traditional dwellings, and cheap and badly-fitting windows or other compoments. Ratepayers are now having to pay for enormous repair bills on estates which are less than ten years old; in some cases high blocks of flats are even being demolished long before the loans with which they were built have been paid off. , 2. Employment. As observed above, one of the original ‘advantages" of highrise construction was claimed to be that more buildings could be built with less labour - both on the construction side and on the design side. Despite the meteoric and short-lived nature of the boom we can see that this did happen. Also both designers were considerably de-skilled - indeed this was one of the advantages for the employers. Despite the failure of the high-rise housing boom, both these and construction workers | changes in the quantity and in the nature of employment are still going on. This has been helped by the fact that the building unions have been comparatively fragmented and ineffectual, and building design staff have been, until recently, hardly unionised at all. INDUSTRIALISATION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. About 20% of new housing is still being constructed using industrialised methods, but these days it is low-rise. The attractions to the building companies are the same as they were for high-rise. Most of the new low-rise industrialised systems use timber, and TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association) is performing a similar role in advocating these to that which the NBA performed in advocating high-rise industrialised methods in the 1960s, TRADA is partly funded by private construction companies. Another fact to note is that one low-rise syatem, Wimpey No-fines, has over the last few years accounted for over 20% of industrially built new public sector housing. Trade unionists in the building industry must keep a careful watch on these activities. Finally it must be pointed out that industrialisation in the construction industry is not necessarily a bad thing. But the criterion to decide whether the introduction of new technology is a good thing should be social need, and the pattern of employment should be taken into account as part of this. In the past this has not happened. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Building Design Staff, London Branch of AUEW-TASS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Andrew Brown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource post June 1977 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/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 <p><span style="font-weight:400;">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. </span></p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Local area control over resources </span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Design teams to be area based </span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Area design teams to be multi-disciplinary </span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Project architects to report directly to committee</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Abolish posts between Team Leader and Chief Architect </span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Joint working groups with Direct Labour Organisations</span></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/5d0860c12f184a48215ca43bc7eebb37.pdf d40d3d3f88de3ab9f8b5923eb24cb52c 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 &amp; 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 GMWU Letter Subject The topic of the resource Letter from GMWU to NAM re architects' relationship to users + cutting Description An account of the resource General and Municipal Workers’ Uimon Incorporating MATSA Your Res New Architecture Movement, 9 Poland Street, London W1V 3DG Dear Sirs, Our Ret RES /DG/SML Yours faithfully, f\ ' /gs | OC2 |LVSa if i’ DAVID BASNETT / | General Secretary F.A Baker CBE WJ.C.Biggin F.Cooper F.W Cottam C.Donnet F.Ear! J.Edmonds E.P Newall MW Reed JP R.Smith Patricia Turner D Wart irton National Industria! Officers. 8th November, 1978 I am writing to enquire whether you give any support to the idea that the people who consume the products of your profession should be involved in their specification and planning. We have had a great deal of evidence from our members in the past to show that health, safety and welfare have not been effectively included ‘in the design specifications for new buildings, and that the views of eventual users are frequently excluded from the consultative stages. As part of our effort to eliminate hazards at source we are ivising our members that they should be involved at the earlies ot of planning alterations to existing premises or of construct- .ew ones, You may know that the new Safety Representative and .ety Committee Regulations 1978 oblige employers to provide safety presentatives with information about "the plans" and their proposed changes" insofar as they affect health and safety. I am sure that many architects would welcome closer liaison between themselves and users of their designs, and the article regarding an order office at BOC Crawley in yesterdays Guardian (7th November - Women's Page, Peter Gorb) illustrates the general point we are making, We would like your comments on this, and in particular any support that you can give to the practice of closer liaison between user and: architect. We realise that the extent and nature of liaison will have to be agreed between the architect's client and eventual users, but if we knew that architects would welcome this idea it would assist in its general adoption. I enclose a copy of the Guardian article for your information. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D Basnett 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 8.11.78 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/90fd7055bc9b3d7b45ada0a9c8fa647f.pdf b97c56681b6178867c918c3e6658cbee 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 Norman Arnold - Professional Liability Review Subject The topic of the resource Letter to Norman Arnold re revised version/s of text of Advice to Architects Description An account of the resource Dear Mr Forder, I am writing to add my apologies to those of Stephen Dunmore's for the oversight which ted to ARCUK not being consulted untit very recently. This vas, I assure you, no deliberate act but a simple oversight, the result of having to accomplish too much tn too ttttte time. In the event, no damage Witt be done. We are now better informed about the problems perceived by att the construction professions and their clients and thus better able to take account of your advice and put it in contect. When you have responded to our Letter — me of course recognise that you uttt need adequate time to put together a considered response - I would be very glad to have the opportunity to meet you and influential members of ARCUK to talk through the issues you raise and your priorities for reform. In this zo'ay the Study Team Witt be able to take futt account of your response and, importantly, of the concerns of the one in four architects who are not members of any constituent body. Do tet me know if there are any other matters you ZDOUtd tike to discuss before you respond. I coutd east ty cat t, ideatty early or tate on a convenient working day. Again my apologies for our Late enquiry. Yours sincerely DONALD BISHOP Chairman Professor Donald Bishop, CEng, MICE, ARICS, FCIOB Secretary Ms. Ann Blackmore Technical Secretary Dr. Geoff Prosser WATERHOUSE & RIPLEY Chartered Architects 50 Charlotte Street London WIP ILW Telephone: 01-637 0881 Dear Norman , The Registrar passed me a copy of your letter of 7 August and I apologise for the delay in responding due to holidays and the distraction of the Directive . I take you points 1) and 2) which were upheld by the Group. I assume 'professional' was inserted to exclude matters covered by general law e.g. race — but I see it as incompatible with ARCUK's general Thesis that a 'criminal offence' may have a professional dimension. Reflecting on the nature and expression of the existing 'Advice to Architects' in relation to the Standard and Explanatory Memorandum, I think that the implication for integrity can be taken without express reference. So I too offer another alternative :— "An architect concerned with the selection of other architects for appointments or advancement should not make any requirement or preference in addition to registration which would limit the field of choice without demonstrably good reason " . I should like to have your reaction to this before consulting members of group — from whom I have had no comment on my Memo. of 25 June. Yours sincerely , D B WATERHOUSE. J. RtZa.u v'/ WATERHOUSE & RIPLEY Chartered Architects 50 Charlotte Street London WIP ILW Telephone: 01-637 0881 DAVID B WATERHOUSE ROGER M BUTTON MA JACK R WOOD MSAAT DONALD G KING DBW/LH/WA 3rd September 1985 Norman Arnold Architect 4a The Corn Exchange Leeds LSI 7BP Dear Norman , The Registrar passed me a copy of your letter of 7 August and I apologise for the delay in responding due to holidays and the distraction of the Directive . I take you points I) and 2) which were upheld by the Group. I assume 'professional' was inserted to exclude matters covered by general law e.g. race — but I see it as incompatible with ARCUK's general Thesis that a t criminal offence' may have a professional dimension. Reflecting on the nature and expression of the existing 'Advice to Architects in relation to the Standard and Explanatory Memorandum, I think that the implication for integrity can be taken without express reference. So I too offer another alternative '"An architect concerned with the selection of other architects for appointments or advancement should not make any requirement or preference in addition to registration which would limit the field of choice without demonstrably good reason . I should like to have your reaction to this before consulting members of group — from whom I have had no comment on my Memo. of 25 June. Yours sincerely , D B WATERHOUSE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D Waterhouse 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 3.9.1985 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/87b99027978e9228969553bfd00f7407.pdf c91c8bac125a9a48b0d350240eb6648d 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 Note from Code Monitoring Group (CMG) Subject The topic of the resource Note from Code Monitoring Group (CMG) re Advice to Architects Description An account of the resource The following suggestions for improving the draft Advice have been made : -- Draft as agreed 10 April All registered persons have equivalent recognition from ARCUK and architects concerned with the selection of other architects for appointments should not without demonstrable justification make any requirement or preference other than registration if to do so would put their integrity in question by unreasonably limiting choice . line 3 after " appointments " add "or advancement. line 4 delete "other than" : substitute "in addition to " These seem to me meritorious and unless I receive objections will be included in the draft for discussion by PPC. D B WATERHOUSE CONVENER c.c. Registrar . Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D Waterhouse 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 15.4.85 https://nam.maydayrooms.org/files/original/b3d3a42cb717c08fbcb3ceeeb20e7789.pdf 92c6974f7aa9269d963cb4368f8f9e76 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 Miscellaneous Subject The topic of the resource Miscellaneous issues Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Various Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976-1980 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 NAM Mailing List Subject The topic of the resource Letter 4/10/83 from David Jenkins Edinburgh Group to John Murray attaching earlier Mailing list Description An account of the resource COVICJenrKINSCSSOCIOIeS reese, 4th October 1983 John Murray, 37 Landrock Road London #8 Dear John, Please find enclosed NAM mailing list,which is at least two years out of date. Please bear this in mind when interpreting. Best of luck, DAIE. e 9 South College Street Edinburgh EH8 9AA O31°667s1417 David L Jenkins Bsc (Agric.) Dip LA ALI , / NAME ADDRESS PROF, AREA TRADE UNION Abley Allan Arndell Arnold Tan JOhn Jt Norman Havelock Hall Castle Leazes, Spital Tongues N-U-T 67 Romilly Road, London N4 19 The Grange, Gellinudd, Pontardang, W Glanorgan 2 St Martins Terrace, Chapeltown Rd. Leeds S/A N NIL A SE Beheshti Reza Dept. of Design Research, Royal College of Art Kensington Grove, London SW 7 23 Leweston Place, Stanford Hill, London N16 21 Drayton Gardens, Ealing,London W13 oLG Bisset Biernat Boys Broad Brohn Brown Bulley Burn David Burney David 286A Church St., Pimlico, London SW1 Pathead, Midlothian 71 Saltoun Road, London SW2 4 Eveline ST., Connaught Gardens, London N1O 3LA 146 Rushmore Road,London SE A Ss TASS Bush Blamire Caven Carver Clarke Clendenning leo Collective Actions A N NALGO A 4 NONE S N Cooper Cooper Comrie Tan ue Jamie s SE L TASS/ AUEW Davies Dunlop Andrew Malcolm 31 Honeywell House, Honeywell, Stoke-on-Trent 29 Aldeshot Road, London NW6 7LF A 4 A SE BDS TASS Eaton John 24 St Mark St., Gloucester, GL 1 200 SH Susan Field-Clegg Design 9 St Georges Avenue,London N7 1 Canton Place,London Road, Bath S/A SE NUS SW Francis Partnership Gillies Gordon Gorst Green Alec Robert Thonas Oave 74 Westwood Orive, Little Chalfont, Bucks 39 Walton Road, Sheffield 25C De Crespigny Park, Camberwell SE5 238A Spring Bank,Hull, North Hunberside $ SE $s N NALGO s SE Ss N E Jane Mr Marian S $ SE sSE ASE NONE Jos Mick Tony Andy Ton 4 SE BDS-TASS A SE NALGO A SE NALGO 4 SE NALGO C A Alex J Jacquetta Linda Elistree Road, Fulham, London SW6 Sandy Farn, Luckington, Chippenham, Wilts SN14 6PP 9 South East Circus Place Edinburgh 23 Springfield, Kegworth, Derbyshire 28 Marine Crescent,Liverpool 22 16 Northam, Cromer St., London WCl 94 Chantonbury Way, North Finchley,lLondon N12 7A8 175 Heningford Road London Nl 1DA 121 Arbury Road, Cambridge 75 Ball Pond Road, Hackney, London Ni 11A Ouesbery St., Hull, East Yorkshire A SE BDS-TASS SW Harns Hall Harley Hayhow David 4.Hawentng—tenSdetrriseientBbWawtyLeadWE. » SE wALGD- Hartmann Jack Oavid 105 Montgonery Street, Edinburgh EH? SEX B/Sur s TASS Leplat Leyland Lochhead Frederic 24 Godwin Court, Croundale Road, London NWI Christine 3B George Street, London W1 David T 34 Prince Regent Street, Edinburgh s Malte Malhey N@onald NcRiner HcVicar Melkshan Morgan Morris Murray Bob 14 Holmdale Road, London MW6 18S Kosta 1 Priory Grove,London SW Robert 89 Lon Maesycoed, Maesydail, Newtown, Powys 4 Tan "Rosedale", Butterrow West, Stroud, Glos. Gill 64 Northwestern Avenue, Northanpton Michael Neville 2nd Floor Flat, 18 Charlotte St., London WIP lHJ Ben c/o Oxford Polytechnic (Dept of Architecture) Oxford John 37 Landrock Road,London NB Hans Georgina John 29 Southhill Park, London W3 3B Carlton House, 29 Jesmond Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne S/A N 4 Priory Terrace, Cheltenhan, Glos. SW Monika 1 Priory Grove, London SW8 2PD (Butternelchester 3 D-8000 Munchens, W Germany) s SE A SE SW s 4 A SE S/A SE A SE NALGO NALGO SW! NALGO N SE ASMS UCL Str.Eng SE Ss SE $ N SE BDS AUEW SE AME ADDRESS PROF. AREA UNION ? 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A SE 96 Cairns Road, Redland, Bristol, 8S6 71G SW 23 Grove Hill Road, London SE5 SE 25 St Georges Avenue, London N7 OHB SE A 4 NALGO 84 Warrender Park Crescent, Edinburgh B13 BEX Ss 6 Hillcrest Road, Noseley, Birmingham B13 SX 4 "Oakfield", Station Road, Baschurch, Shrewsbury S 4 The Three Browns, Rowhedge, Nr Colchester, Essex SE 81. Mill Road, Cambridge 17 Delancey Street,London NWI 22Panmure Place, Edinburgh 3 51 Morton Street, London SW1 3 Brecknock Road, Knowle, Bristol Sa 149 Lower Cheltenhan Road, Bristol 8S6 5LB8 SW 54 Southwood Lane, Highgate,London N6 5ER SE 91 Allison Gardens, London W14 ODR SE s SE 31 Grimwood Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW 1BY SE 28 Crab Lane, Arnley,Leeds LS12 2a0 46 Field Lane, Frimley, Canberley, Surrey 4 Newell Street,Linehouse, London £14 7HR 7 Gosforth Terrace, South Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 43 Clarence Parade. 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