Should architecture schools produce Wen-ready' architects?

摘要

The simple answer is of course that there is more than one type of oven! Despite the media image of starchitects, the RIBA's Business Benchmarking survey reinforces the profession's actual diversity with its reference to five sizes and types of practice, from micro to large with various gradations in between. As a head of school who also runs an architectural practice, it is a fascinating question to explore. So what does 'oven-ready' really mean? Well, probably a graduate who is 'useful' (ie has an earning capacity) to the practice from day one, which will most likely be characterised by excellent CAD skills and the ability to detail, rather than the theoretical, conceptual and design skills that schools of architecture traditionally value. The battleground of education versus training is set.