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I have absolutely no doubt that the course is too long and does not focus sufficiently on technical, legal and structural matters. Architects also need a good early grounding in business in the hope that they do not undersell their skills as is rampant at present. Talented designers will always be talented, whether taught or not so why spend the bulk of their time on design when they end up not being able to control design because they lack the other skills which they can be taught! You all know that big builders are taking over the architect's role and we should not simply allow this just because the schools prefer us to be "designers" which is easier to "teach"!