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Dear Editor, Who are the sharks? Architects are vested with the power to influence other people's lives and to transform the environment for better or for worse. So we should feel free to criticise one other whenever we believe that the consequences of our actions add to the misery of others. We are talking about a society where architects are free to choose who they work for and we are able to accept or decline commissions. Those who pretend to be above the processes which feed them cannot in the same breath claim the mantle of visionary - for them the role of the architect becomes that of functionary - of whatever state or corporation they are working for. I was unaware of receiving any reprimand for being a signatory to the earlier letter expressing concerns over the position of professionals in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - however I did read with interest the critical response published in BD. It is distortion to single out one campaign and claim that this represents a bias against that particular country. Architects who have raised the question of the Middle East have also campaigned on other issues at home and abroad and would find it very welcome if all of these areas of human activity received the same level of publicity. Yours sincerely, Paul Barham 40 Derby Street Glasgow