FAT's role in BBC job

摘要

I wanted to correct a couple of misconceptions as related in Rory Olcayto's article 'Moving to PRrchitecture' (AJ 20.09.1 2) regarding FAT's involvement in the BBC building, Cardiff.Firstly, it is not true to say that FAT 'conjured the project's basic idea but had nothing to do on site' and that Holder Mathias 'did the bulk of the work'. The relationship was that FAT was the concept architect leading the project to RIBA stage D and through the planning process. That part alone constitutes a considerable proportion of the 'bulk of the work'. Holder Mathias acted as delivery architects from RIBA stage E onwards, working closely and harmoniously with FAT and making a fine job of that part of the project. This is not an uncommon arrangement in the modern construction industry.