[ad_1] David Green’s article in the AJ yesterday stated that architect firms are facing a financial crisis. Where is the Royal Institute of British Architects? is an important read. It highlights the financial struggles many architects currently face and the role the RIBA can play – or at least has the potential to do. Architects’ salaries have been low since deregulation, and for many before that too. We seem to lose touch with our own ideas too easily – many of the artists I’ve worked with over the years seem to be more aware of their own worth. RIBA is…
Author: Mkamerling
[ad_1] IMA Architects has received planning permission for a new mixed-use development at Glen Parva, Leicester. The project, in partnership with its client Anglia Healthcare, involves the conversion of the existing Anglia Healthcare and Mobility store on Little Glenn Road. The proposed scheme includes retail space on the ground floor and residential space on the two floors above. The ground floor retail area will be refurbished to serve as Anglia Healthcare’s new mobile showroom, providing a new retail environment as well as office facilities, amenities and parking facilities. Anthony Day, managing director of IMA Architects, said: “Obtaining planning permission for…
[ad_1] VANCOUVER – Engineers and Architects of British Columbia announce the release of standard contracts for construction and engineering services. The announcement from the Association of Consulting Engineering Firms of British Columbia (ACEC-BC) and the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) concludes a process that began six years ago, a release said. In 2018, a provincial sub-committee led by the Ministry of Finance was established to formulate RAIC Doc 6 2022 “Standard Form of Construction Services Contract” and CCDC-31 2020 Supplementary Conditions for the Owner and Consultant Service Agreement. The resulting contract is expected to “support fairness, transparency and efficiency…