Dreaming of a life beyond carbon monoxide

摘要

Monday. To the Royal Institute for the Pop-Uption of British Architects, where I'm mindstorming with president Molly Bismuth and her team of'blue-sky artist impressionists'.Everyone agrees we need to remodel the structure of the profession. Times have changed since the Great Reconfiguration of 1894, when gentlemen won the right to practice without a waistcoat.For decades the profession was dominated by white, middle-class blokes. Then came deregulation under Thatcher and liberation under the lying shit Blair, who declared everyone middle class. Overnight, anyone could afford to train to be an architect, which is why the profession is such a vibrant mix of women, black and ethnic minorities, and people from poor families who feel relaxed and sophisticated about incurring massive debt.