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Education must change if we are to remain relevant, says new RIBA president

By 2019-09-11T06:00:00

Alan Jones in Basel

‘Course curricula and academic staff’s qualifications all need to come under scrutiny’

Architectural education needs to change so graduates have the skills they need to remain relevant in a post-Hackitt world, the new president of the RIBA has warned.

Alan Jones described the profession as being at a T-junction, with one road leading to further marginalisation but the other containing opportunities to be grasped.

In an interview with BD he said the decision was a “no-brainer” but that there were implications for education and practice.

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