Is the RIBA part of the solution or the problem?

Article Abstract:

New technology combined with changes in the organisation of the construction industry is threatening the position of architects. Three types of practice will emerge; large multi-disciplinary firms, practices with only one or two architects and a cottage industry based on drawing up plans for house extensions. Computers will be used to make the first two types more productive using fewer architects. The profession must recognise these changes and devise a radical strategy that should include reducing the number of trainee architects, changing the status of the Royal Institute of British Architects and defining the roles of architects more closely.

Architects, Architectural services, Architectural practice

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Private sector is leading recovery, says BMP, but public sector cuts spell danger

Article Abstract:

The UK construction industry is expected to have seen a modest rise in overall output in 1996, and faster growth is forecast for 1997 and 1998. The industry will be boosted primarily by increased investment in the corporate and personal sectors of the economy. There will be a revival in the private housing market, with 160,000 starts predicted for 1998, while 1997 will see a 5% increase in private housing repair, maintenance and improvement work.

Construction industry

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